Among diplomats in Brussels, there was much exasperation over Mr Papadopoulos's blockage of attempts to allow the north of the island to trade more freely.
His other reforms, under which at least 221, 000 licences for small businesses have been issued since October, may make the island more attractive for Cuban-Americans to visit or retire to.
It has long seen investment as giving the island more clout, and been willing to provide considerable subsidies and tax breaks to encourage businesses to set up in countries considered to be friendly.
The poorer, more crowded third of the island of Hispaniola, it was once the heart of the world's richest sugar colony, providing France with a quarter of its wealth in the late 18th century.
Guam competes with the sheer natural beauty of Hawaii and the wealth of beaches in the Bahamas, but more than that, the island offers an authentic, delicious and culturally rich getaway you may never have known was waiting for you.
In turn, the States of Jersey put more emphasis on promoting the island as an upmarket destination.
By withdrawing ARI it is hoped the EU working group will be more likely to view the island's current tax regime favourably.
Although bird enthusiasts from both countries visit during the summer months, Canada has a more noticeable presence on the island.
But nowhere in the United States is the immediate need to tackle resource efficiency more evident than in the island state of Hawaii.
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The Isle of Wight suffered badly on Monday as 41mm of rain fell by midnight, more than half the island's total October average rainfall.
Although South Molle is smaller than both Hook and Whitsunday, the island offers more than 10km of walking tracks.
But other parts of the island look more like California, with throngs of pink-shouldered tourists, strip malls, bulky hotels and clusters of time-shares.
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Both the royal visit and big-name resort helped put Nevis on the map and draw more visitors, and more money, to the island.
And I would know as I have been visiting the island for more than 20 years and was living there for nearly all of 2007.
But for that to become reality, the island needs more courses.
"I guess it was a combination of wanting to do even more for the island and believing it would be a productive investment, " Mr. Sillerman says.
Cities have been cleaned up, and previously lacking international five-star facilities are sprouting up, helping to make the island a more potent competitor in the regional meeting and event business.
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The move, according to a report, could bring more political equality to the island's voting process.
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The radiation threat in Japan becomes more frightening for residents of the island nation, and it has in turn increased speculation in the yen, as investors anticipate damages to the country will be paid for by insurance and sovereign relief from other nations.
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The festival was revived in 2002, more than 30 years after the island's legendary 1960s events.
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The contractors running the island's installations have become more efficient, reducing payrolls and property usage.
On Wednesday, Steve Bellone, the Suffolk County executive, blamed the breach Sandy cut in an eastern Fire Island preserve, the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dunes Wilderness, for making the bay more volatile.
Ms Williams said that one of the big ideas - after listening to islanders' suggestions - was to bring more specialist care to the island.
As time goes on, we get to see glimpses of Croft and her crew on the ship before the wreck, and through finding tapes and notes scattered in odd corners of the island, we learn more about the central story.
Ellison has bought about 98% of Lana'I, the sixth-largest island in Hawaii -- and one that's more than 1, 000 times larger than the private island that Branson owns in the British Virgin Islands.
Deputy Kevin Stewart, the Commerce and Employment minister, said a "special offer" would be extended to attract more small aircraft to the island.
So, once traders figured out that the nuclear problem in Japan was more like Three Mile Island than Chernobyl, the question of what exactly everyone was so worried about from an economic perspective seemed to take center stage.
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Since 2006, more than 4, 000 people have been screened in the island by the foundation, with more that 100 defects detected.
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The second-largest island in the Mediterranean is blessed with more than 1, 000 miles of coast, and sandy beaches that invite nothing more strenuous than bouts of paddling interspersed with lots of basking.
He said the island could attract more people by promoting its sunshine and beach holiday traditions.
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