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The Island Voice
Local dialects are spoken less and less, so every effort to retain their special charm is welcome. From Pitve on Hvar Island, poetess Ičica Barišić has been preserving the particular dialect of her village for many years.
Recycling in Jelsa
We are delighted to report that the Recycling Yard for the Jelsa Municipality is now functioning, after a long period of 'teething problems'. This is good news for everyone who cares about the environment. We hope all residents and visitors will be encouraged to manage waste of all kinds responsibly.
An appeal from the heart for happy wagging tails! The Bestie Foundation is in urgent need of financial help, and here are twelve good reasons for supporting it.
Hvar's natural environment is its greatest asset, for those who live on the island and its visitors.
Saint John Paul II: relics on Hvar!
In an event of huge significance to the Catholic population of the island, relics of St. John Paul II were brought to the parishes of Vrisnik and Pitve in September 2021, thanks to parish priest Don Robert Bartoszek.
Insect Spraying: Open Letter to Jelsa Council
An open letter to Jelsa Council authorities about unacceptable practices related to the Insect Suppression Programme,
Croatia, Beloved Country
"My connection to Croatia is unbreakable. I feel it as a cord of turquoise and rosemary and cicadas and curry plants, from my heart to that island. I feel blessed every single day to have Croatia in my heart."
Hvar's children excel, Eco Hvar benefits!
Children who care make a BIG difference to the world around them. It is great to find them on Hvar.
Tourism is people
From the 1960s, package tourism was the mainstay of the trade on the Croatian coast (which was then part of now-defunct Yugoslavia).
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