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Life is good on Barbuda – rather be a fisherman than a banker?

Across Europe people are protesting about the state of the economy, youth unemployment is higher than on Barbuda, there are no fish left to catch and no young person can even begin to think about building their own house. But on Barbuda life is good. You cannot eat money!

Tropical Storm Rafael hits Barbuda

Tropical storm Rafael has been hitting Barbuda for 36 hours. Since Friday Rafael has brought constant rainfall and high winds. Much of Codrington has been affected by flooding in areas traditionally susceptible to high rainfall. However, it is less severe than hurricane Lenny in 2000 which flooded most of the island. There has not been […]

Going somewhere? Not to Barbuda it seems.

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Yet again we face limited transport to and from Barbuda as the ferry is in dry dock in Antigua. Look around the Caribbean at other islands: St Kitts/Nevis, Anguilla/St Martin, Antigua/Montserrat. All have large ferries and flights that run more than once every day to the mainland.  The limited availability of transport  affects everything Barbudans […]

Caribbean coral reefs under threat

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A feature from The Guardian in London today revealed the extent of the damage to our coral reefs in the Caribbean. The reefs in Barbuda are suffering too: from spearfishing, visitors who moor their boats to reefs and use jet skis, and from hurricanes and other environmental damage, all contribute. A petition was initiated in […]