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The Most Important Thing: Giving Back to the Community

The science lab at Cayon High School on the island of St. Kitts was found to be in a serious state of disrepair and neglect.     The staff of St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation/Virscio donated labor, materials, and scientific equipment to refurbish the Biology/Physics and Chemistry labs. From the maintenance to scientific staff, many many hours were invested in providing the students with a fresh start for this school year with an environment that fosters learning.   Maintenance and Construction team members completely refurbished both labs and fabricated new storage cabinets and countertops.  Repaired and replaced experiment tables.   Air conditioners were installed where there previously were none.  Coordinating with the St. Kitts Bureau of Standards, the hazardous chemicals were disposed.  Exterior doors were repaired, de-rusted, and painted.  Lab glassware was scrubbed to a like-new state. Many new instruments were donated.   St. Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation/Virscio a

World Monkey Day, December 14, 2020

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Kite Boarding on St. Kitts

Unsolved Mystery of the Ghost Ship

Unsolved Mystery of the Ghost Ship Facts: The sailboat was last tracked to Costa Teguise, Spain on February 26, 2018, per Marinetraffic.com. The deceased captain washed ashore in Portugal in March 2018, per his obituary.  https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/09/rob-mitchell-obituary The sailboat is beached on rocks on the coastline of the Caribbean island of Nevis; observed on January 2019 and remains on Nevis today [May 2019]. Distance between Costa Teguise and Nevis is 3,200 miles (as the crow flies). Hurricanes Florence and Helene crossed the Atlantic directly between Spain and Nevis in Aug/Sept 2018. Questions: What event caused the sailboat and the captain to get separated? How many days was the derelict sailboat at sea before it arrived on Nevis? "Katniss" on the rocks on Nevis The captain's obituary at The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/09/rob-mitchell-obituary Marinetraffic.com tracking info f