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Bequian whalers are permitted to kill four humpback whales per year but almost never maximise the quota. Here, they process a 50-foot humpback whale caught in March 2017. (iWN photo)

Bequia’s century old unifier faces a rift

By Kenton X. Chance The usually sleepy northern Grenadine island of Bequia, known as the place, even among Vincentians, to relax and unwind, came alive on Thursday as whalers began processing the…

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Styrofoam can pose an environmental as well as health risk. (iWN photo)

St. Vincent bans Styrofoam products

St. Vincent and the Grenadines will as of May 1, 2017 ban the importation of Styrofoam products. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves made the announcement in Parliament on Monday as he…

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