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By Melanius Alphonse Caribbean News Now associate editor melanius@caribbeannewsnow.com CASTRIES, St Lucia — A press conference held by the ruling United Workers Party (UWP) in Saint Lucia on Monday, quickly deteriorated into what one media worker present described as a “street-side quarrel”. The press briefing was chaired by Oswald Augustin, UWP general secretary, along with […]
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By Ray Chickrie Caribbean News Now contributor PARAMARIBO, Suriname — After several changes in dates, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will become the first Turkish foreign minister to visit Suriname when he arrives on Thursday for a two-day visit. A few days later, on September 23, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will also arrive in the country, elevating […]
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By Dana Niland
CJ Contributor
The island of Grenada has announced a significant new green initiative.
In an effort to ensure that its natural environment is protected and preserved for future generations, the country says it has implemented the new Non-Biodegradable Waste Control Act.
The act began with a ban on the importation of Styrofoam, effective September 1, 2018, which will be followed by sale sanctions on the substance effective March 1 and a complete embargo on its use a month later.
The act will also bar all single use plastics such as shopping bags, cutlery, plates, straws and cups by February 1, 2019.
“Our brand is Pure Grenada, the Spice of the Caribbean. This legislation will greatly assist us in keeping our tri-island destination of Grenada, Carriacou & Petite Martinique clean and beautiful for citizens as well as visitors.,” said CEO of the Grenada Tourism Authority, Patricia Maher.
Grenada’s Minister for the Environment, Simon Stiell called it “progressive legislation which seeks to regulate the use of non-biodegradable products, with a view to reducing the negative environmental impacts and improving the health of Grenadians.”
According to Environment America’s Wildlife Over Waste campaign, scientists have found plastic fragments including Styrofoam in 86 percent of all sea turtle species, 44 percent of all seabird species and 43 percent of all marine mammal species.
When animals ingest Styrofoam it can harm the animal’s health and people as well if the animal makes its way up the food chain.
Already in Grenada, many hotels, restaurants and stores have transitioned to the use of alternative biodegradable products.
— CJ
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By the Caribbean Journal staff
There’s a new way to island hop in some of the Eastern Caribbean’s most exotic destinations.
The new Val Ferry began operating between Dominica and Guadeloupe last month, complementing existing ferry service by popular operator L’Express des Iles.
The new service is running a weekly schedule between Pointe a Pitre and Portsmouth with a seating capacity of 400, according to a statement from the Discover Dominica Authority.
Val also operates ferries from Pointe a Pitre to Marie-Galante and Les Saintes, both of which are in the Guadeloupe archipelago, along with Fort de France in Martinique.
The new ferry is the latest access expansion for Dominica, which has been making a strong comeback from last year’s hurricanes.
For more, see our latest feature on the New Dominica.
For more, visit Val Ferry.
— CJ
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