You should always hire an independent professional home inspection service before you buy a house. It is too easy to buy your house at face value.  Your dream house is a man made structure and there are many factors to consider. You may well think you’ll be able to find any flaws yourself that are serious enough to make you decide not to invest in a certain house, but don’t kid yo...
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In the Caribbean - The Season is the term we use to describe the busiest period in the Islands. The Season starts around the middle of October and ends after Easter.  It is the time when the Caribbean comes to life after the sleepy, hot, humid summer.  The hurricane season is now at an end and the weather changes for the better, becoming pleasantly cooler. Winter residents return from th...
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The disappearing act -  “Vanishing edge, infinite or lost horizon” are just a few ways to describe water features that tend to blur the transition or distinction between foreground and scenery; and as swimming  pools are classed as water features, we can attribute such rubric to them, too.

Although the ability of an architectural structure to deceive is not commonly seen as an...
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The clear blue waters of the BVI are enticing at the best of times. The fact that the islands are surrounded by some fabulous reefs is a huge selling point: diving and snorkeling all rate highly on the ‘things to do in the BVI’ agenda. Reefs are not just beautiful features, though. They are also an important element of the marine ecosystem and probably the BVI’s most important na...
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So what, It’s a hedge - who cares, except perhaps Edward Scissorhands or those overly-zealous Floridian hedge-fences grown to keep out the entire universe? The problem is that in the BVI, the hedge is often overlooked when designing a landscape.  Everyone wants to concentrate on flowers, palm trees and lawn, but forget how aesthetically practical such a frame can be. Hedges can be used ...
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Nice 'Links! - Almost 3 years ago we started building our overweight position in gold and precious metals.  Our thesis was (and is) that gold as an undervalued commodity - a commodity that hasn’t even kept pace with inflation over the last 20 years and has underperformed oil and the S & P 500 as well as many Blue Chip stocks - will rise in value.  In addition, gold is a hed...
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Officials Receive Update on Private Sector Developments - Senior Government officials that gathered at the first meeting of the newly formed Government Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC) meeting were brought up to date on environmental and other important matters related to three major private sector development projects that are currently under way in the Territory. Individual presentations...
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