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By Orville Williams orville.williams@antiguaobserver.com A comprehensive plan meant to improve Barbuda’s revenue-generating capacity, is being hailed as a…
Meet edie's 30 Under 30 Class of 2020: Chris Landsburgh, Wills Bros Ltd This new series profiles the members of edie's 30 Under 30 - a nomination-based community of 30 hugely talented young sustainability and energy professionals who have already achieved great things or are showing fantastic promise. Up next: Wills Bros Ltd's environmental and sustainability manager Chris Landsburgh. Chris joined Wills Bros Ltd in 2018 and has quickly risen up the ranks to lead his own team The future of business leadership starts right here. Earlier this year, edie unveiled the second cohort of members of...
The farming community lost a great friend, farmer and SAC Consulting specialist with the sudden death of Gavin Elrick, near the end of 2020. Born Robert Gavin Elrick in 1961 to Robin and Jean Elrick, he grew up in King Edward with his younger sister, Shona. In 1985, he married Carol at Cullen Old Parish Church. Their daughter, Lauren, was born in 1993, followed by sons, Nathan, in 1995, and Ellis, in 1998. More important than anything to Gavin was his family and he cherished the time they all spent together. After his parents retired in 1996, Gavin and Carol moved into the family farm...
Burial or cremation of COVID-19 victims is a WHO recommendation for the disposal of those who die from this disease. This is practiced the world over in more than 190 countries. Sri Lanka prohibits burial on the belief that burial of COVID-19 victims contaminates ground water. Hitherto, the government scientists have not substantiated scientifically why it is prohibited while the international community and the global scientific authorities have recommended burial of such victims. This is a puzzling question yet to be answered by government scientists. The purpose of this article is to fo...