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Low-lying island must export sand despite risk

Michael Allan McCrae | June 23, 2013 | 5:04 pm

Despite worries about environmental damage and rising sea levels, a Caribbean island continues to mine its sand. Arthur Nibbs, council chairman of Barbuda, says he once opposed the practice but now feels it is necessary despite the risk. "We are...