Tributes are pouring in at this hour following the death of leading attorney and environmentalist John Fuller. Fuller died at his home in Hodges Bay which is
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The island of Antigua and Barbuda recorded only 159 Covid-19 cases last year, but that number rose to more than 1,000 this year, after borders reopened. Pixabay
On a clear day in Antigua, Uriah Gregory, 43, pulls his taxi van over in front of a guest house painted in bright pink, purple and orange hues, and steps out to help a woman with her luggage.
Pre-pandemic, Gregory estimates his taxi brought in US$1,110 (RM4,556) a month, shuttling visitors from resorts to restaurants and beaches during peak tourist season on the Caribbean island. Now, with few of those visitors in sight, he’s barely averaging US$110 (RM455).
Biden offers Caribbean environment a ‘fighting chance’
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Climate change is blamed for worsening hurricanes such as Irma that devastated Barbuda in 2017 (Photo Gemma Handy, The Independent)
by Gemma Handy
From rising sea levels to calamitous storms and devastating droughts, the Caribbean has often been described as the world’s most vulnerable sub-region to climate change.
Newly installed US Joe Biden is on a crusade to make America ‘green’ again – and his pledges to tackle greenhouse gases, impose curbs on the US oil industry, and heighten protection for endangered species have been welcomed by environmentalists far and wide.