Sovereignty 
Greece Advised to Sell Private Islands(0)
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 [...]
Maldives Getting Tough On Climate Change
The Maldives is getting tough on climate change with the government recently announcing a new plan to fund its climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts with a $3 per day tax on all tourists coming to the low-lying Indian Ocean nation’s island resorts.
In 2008 some 683,000 people visited the Maldives as tourists, which is nearly double [...]
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 [...]
Liberty Island
It’s a time of war, change and hope for our country so I thought today I would feature a symbol of what we all strive for, not just as American’s but as human beings. The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886 to commerate the centennial [...]
Tuvalu Seeks Help With Global Climate Change
One of the world’s smallest nations, Tuvalu, is facing a huge problem. Slowly, the tiny island nation is slipping beneath the rising waters of the Pacific. The government is reaching out to the world to help save the island nation which has about 12,000 residents.
Tuvalu is the world’s fourth smallest country, bigger only than the [...]
Russia and China Settle Island Dispute
It was announced this week that China and Russia have settled a territorial dispute that has been going on for decades. In the landmark treaty Russia will return half of the Heixiazi Dao Island (Bolshoy Ussuriysky in Russian) and the entire Yinlong Dao Island (Abagaitu or Tarabarov), both of which are located on the Ussuri [...]
Visit France without Crossing the Ocean
What if you could visit France without flying to Paris. It is possible and you would be surprised how close part of France is to North America. Off the coast of Canada lies the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Located in the North Atlantic just 25 kilometers south of the Canadian Province of Newfoundland, [...]
Tiny Shetland Island Declares Independence
One of the reasons people own private islands is that they provide a sense of ownership and control and although it is next to impossible to declare your island an independent nation, it does not stop some people from trying.
It has been reported that the owner of a tiny island off Scotland declared its independence [...]
The Solovetski Islands
I was recently flipping through June’s issue of Conde Nast Traveler and came upon an interesting article abot the Solovetski Islands in Russia. The islands are the home of monasteries and priests, but they are also haunted by the memories of the Soviet Gulag. Author Peter Savodnik writes a brilliant article about this unique island [...]
Man Crowns Self King of Island
Most island owners like to think of themselves as “masters of their domain” or the “king of their own island.” There is really no harm in doing this, unless of course thousands of people already live on the island.
A man named David Howe, was recently contacted by a genealogist in England who informed him [...]