Islands and Politics 
Private Island Fights Public Access to Bridge in Newport Beach(0)
The great thing about Private Islands is that you don’t have to worry about neighbours. Well not always. Residents on a Private Island in Newport Bay are suing the California Coastal Commission to keep their pedestrian bridge from opening to the general public.
The Los Angeles Times recently explained the dispute noting that the Coastal Commission contends that [...]
Fake Islands to Fend off Oil
Artificial islands are being proposed as a means to help halt the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf Coast. As news surfaced that the giant cap meant to contain the spill failed, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced his own plan to save the coastline from mass amounts of incoming oil. Jindal is proposing [...]
Who really started the island business?
A facinating article in the new Spring/Summer issue of Private Islands Magazine reveals how the business of selling private islands actually began. The article is particularly interesting because most island enthusiasts probably think that Farhad Vladi started the business. It turns out that Farhad Vladi gave up on trying to sell islands back in the [...]
Floating Islands in the Maldives
A low lying island nation, the Maldives is at the front line in the fight against global warming. Already facing damage from rising sea levels, the Maldives is facing a grim future if action is not taken immediately.
Refusing to go gently into the good night, Maldives is fighting back with plans to build a series [...]
Indonesia Proposes Tougher Island Ownership Laws
The Jakarta Post is reporting that Indonesia’s central government is being encouraged to provide tighter controls on islands exclusively owned by private companies for fear of having slowed down investment activity and misappropriating land use in Riau Islands province.
The article notes that the central government must take over the islands to restore public access, noting that having [...]
Greece Advised to Sell Private Islands
Island lovers know that islands are a hot commodity and a valuable resource. In the case of Greece however, they may also be a way out of debt.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently recommended that Greece should sell of some of its state assets, including some of it’s private islands. According to reports, Josef Schlarmann, a senior [...]
Did Private Islands Kill a Prominent CEO?
The recent world economic problems have had the unfortunate side-effect of increasing suicides due to business failures and bankruptcies. Sadly, Steven Good, CEO of Chicago-based auction house Sheldon Good, joined those ranks earlier this year. While the reasons for his death are truly known only to him, a failure of a highly publicized private auction [...]
Antigua Takes back Stanford Owned Island
Embattled investor Allen Stanford is losing his private island in Antigua. The governments of Antigua and Barbuda are making the move to take control of the texas Billionaire who has been accused of securities fraud.
Stanford, owned Guiana Island A 1,500 acre island that has emerged as the heart of his elaborate dealings. Antigua and Barbuda’s [...]
The Islands of the Great Barrier Reef
Tourism Queensland is working hard to promote their region as a top tourist destination, and I must say they are doing a fantastic job. First they came out with an island caretaker position, where the proud winner gets to live on a beautiful island for 6-months and recieves $150,000 at the end of their term [...]
Biden to Visit Virgin Islands
While President elect Barack Obama is vacationing in Hawaii, his second in command Joe Biden visited the U.S. Virgin Islands with his family for a brief vacation. A government spokesman says Gov. John deJongh greeted Biden at the airport.
Jean Greaux said Saturday that Biden is “here for a couple of days of rest and relaxation.” [...]