内容摘要：“And indeed he did see himself as being from the north west (of Ireland),” he added.

“And indeed he did see himself as being from the north west (of Ireland),” he added.

A woman who manages holiday lettings in a seaside resort has said she faces going out of business after the flats were declared to be "second homes".Judith Robbins runs eight self-catering units in one building in Blackpool, which she lets out to families on a tight budget.

But in October, the 75-year-old was told six of her Westward Holiday Apartments near North Pier had been reclassified, leaving her with a council tax debt of about £20,000 that she said she could not afford to pay.The government said people had been given a year's warning that "properties should meet the rules".Mrs Robbins was billed just over £1,500 for each of the Band A properties going back two years.

She said: "I read in the newspapers about this second homes crackdown, but we never considered for a moment it would impact us."It really is unbelievable. We've been here over 22 years and I've never once been behind with any of my payments."

Under the old rules, Mrs Robbins was billed about £3,500 a year in business rates and received small business rates relief.

But the holiday apartments were reclassified as second homes by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)Ormat says it has never had a such an incident in its many years of operations.

Mr Blachar believes the Caribbean could become "a hub" for geothermal technology.Ormat acquired Guadeloupe's plant from the French government in 2017 and is currently expanding it to boost its capacity to 25 megawatts.

With support from the CDB and driven by the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission, work is also under way to explore and develop geothermal potential in fellow volcanic island nations Grenada, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.Ormat will operate the Dominica plant for 20 years before handing it over to state electricity provider Domlec. Mr Blachar estimates it will employ around 30 local people when it comes on stream later this year.