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A leatherback turtle on the beach. Communities in Trinidad and Tobago are actively conserving the leatherback. (Photo courtesy: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region Follow/CC by 2.0)

Trinis know ‘a turtle is worth more alive than dead’

By Nalisha Kalideen NAIROBI, Kenya (IPS) — On the north-eastern shores of Trinidad and Tobago, on the shoreline of Matura, more than 10,000 leatherback turtles climb the beaches to nest…

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Heavy clouds over Rillan Hill and other Buccament Valley communities as rain continued Wednesday morning. (iWN photo)

Unstable weather to linger until Friday

Unstable conditions associated with the passage of a tropical wave that resulted in heavy showers and thunderstorm Tuesday night are expected to continue to affect St. Vincent and the Grenadines…

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