Topic: environment
Edwards chosen despite long history of injuries
West Indies’ back-to-back tours of India offer a welcome return to the longer game for the top players and a chance for the reserves to stake their claims for promotion.
Government releases overseas travel costs
Roundup of costs on Premier's trip to London, Gibraltar and Jersey.
Premier praises police helicopter
The often criticized RCIPS helicopter appears to have finally gotten its due.
Coral spawning event makes history
Grand Cayman made history Wednesday night with a live Web broadcast of coral spawning, a once-a-year phenomenon that is a spectacular underwater show.
Human rights prompt new police jail cells
The modular buildings will be able to hold up to 24 police prisoners.
Yearly coral spawning to be captured by underwater webcam
An underwater webcam was restored just in time to capture one of the ocean’s most elusive sights – coral spawning.
Editorial for September 25: Here comes the sun
It is high time that Cayman stops squandering its gift of solar energy.
Caledonian opts to switch on Cayman’s largest solar array
The solar array for the 200,000-square-foot, three-storey Caledonian Global Finance building is the largest in the Cayman Islands, and may show other companies the way to slash electricity bills.
Dive legend promotes marine safety and conservation
Diving pioneer Dan Orr will be seen on local TV and cinema screens later this year campaigning for safety and conservation.
Chairman: Turtle Farm board will stay course
The Cayman Turtle Farm has a new board of managers.
George Town Primary gets help from CUC
Caribbean Utilities donate thermal lunch kits to George Town Primary School
Fitness class taps into the wonders of seawater
Fitness class taps into the wonders of water
Eco-tourism could help protect local nesting turtle population
Tourism could either be the saving grace or the downfall of the Cayman Islands’ nesting turtle populations, researchers believe.
Researchers listen in on fishy conversations
SCUBA pioneer Jacques Costeau famously described life beneath the ocean’s surface as “the silent world”.
Cayman islands request inclusion in tax convention
The Cayman Islands government has formally asked the United Kingdom to extend its membership in the OECD/ Council of the Europe Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters to the Cayman Islands.
Kilpatrick sworn in as governor
The harsh rhetoric and angry words that have so often characterized the relationship between Cayman Islands lawmakers and the United Kingdom’s territorial representative over the past decade evaporated on Friday as new Governor Helen Kilpatrick was sworn in and welcomed with open arms.
Coaches raise their levels
Cayman’s proud record of teaching kids to swim at an early age is set to continue through the work of former technical director Ian Armiger who helped raise standards amongst local coaches.
Annual coral spawn enthralls divers
It’s not quite a once-in-a-blue-moon event, but the annual coral spawning remains one of the ocean’s most elusive sights.
Home, home on the range
The Cayman Islands Sports Shooting Association is encouraging the sport of shooting
Rivers South Africa trip shrouded in silence
Few answers are forthcoming from government on Tara Rivers' trip to South Africa.
New governor flies in
Helen Kilpatrick was sworn in as the Cayman Islands' 12th governor at a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly Friday afternoon.
New senior ministry officers announced
Government recently appointed three new deputy chief officers to various ministries.
Huta expects a bright Future
Future Sports Club in West Bay has for many years been a conveyor belt of young footballing talent, thanks to the tireless input from technical director Roy “Huta” Ebanks and his dedicated coaches.
Industry responds to consultation on fee increases
The Cayman Islands Government has received 11 responses from the financial services industry, including one from the Chamber of Commerce, to its 16 July consultation paper on possible revisions to recent revenue measures.
Animal welfare concerns over increased turtle production
Turtle farm bosses have been urged to do proper research to discover the real local demand for turtle meat instead of manipulating the market by dropping prices.
Nicholas McLean wins coveted gov’t employee of year award
The Deputy Governor's Employee of the Year Award went to Nicholas McLean with the Department of Education.
Revitalizing George Town
Writer feels George Town could be transformed and revitalized by establishing residential units in the downtown area.
Professor: Health City novel project for Caribbean
Health City Cayman Islands has caught the attention of international researchers interested in the feasibility of large-scale medical tourism in the Caribbean and the potential effects of such a large development on a small territory like Cayman.
Cheaper turtle meat follows boost in production
The price of farmed turtle meat is coming down in a move that has been welcomed by environmental watchdogs as a helpful step in the fight against poaching.
Cayman doctor departs to teach in South Africa
After practising in the Cayman Islands for more than 13 years, Dr. Barry Richter is leaving for South Africa.
Cayman’s economic potential recognized by magazine ranking
The Cayman Islands placed first in the category of economic potential, and fourth in the category of overall country, in fDi Magazine’s Caribbean and Latin American Countries of the Future rankings.
New stamps feature shipwreck anchors
Anchors, shipwrecks, diving and history come together in the latest issue of postage stamps.
Students achieve record-breaking exam results
Cayman Islands students achieved record-breaking pass rates, including big improvements in English and mathematics, at the end-of secondary school exams.
Explorers return to Cayman
Deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard, perhaps best known for his discoveries of the Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck, has a vast appetite for the unknown.
Chamber welcomes vendor clampdown
A clampdown on unlicensed vendors selling arts, crafts and jewellery to tourists at the Royal Watler pier has been welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce.
Volunteers bring youthful energy to Botanic Park during work experience
A small-group of young volunteers are helping things run smoothly and learning some of the tricks of the trade at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park.
Students train as rescue divers
A group of Caymanian high school students trained as “rescue divers” and learned about the marine environment in a two-week summer course aimed at creating the next generation of environmental leaders.
National Trust facing extinction?
The National Trust, overseer of blue iguanas, a dozen historic properties and fully 5 percent of the land mass of the Cayman Islands, is slowly going broke.
Titanic wreck discoverer leads explorers down Cayman Trough
The Exploration Vessel Nautilus docked in the Cayman Islands before making its way to the Cayman Trough on Tuesday.
Transplant law enables ligament surgery
Phillip Mitchell recently became the second person to receive a human tissue transplant and the first person to undergo PCL reconstruction surgery in the Cayman Islands.
Kai drama over 50-acre development
Cayman Kai residents turned out to weigh in on the Kai Village PAD.
Bush: Whistleblowers should be rewarded
Whistleblowers should receive financial reward for exposing corrupt behaviour, legislator Bernie Bush told Commonwealth government heads at a conference in Antigua.
Beer fuels shark conservation effort
White Tip Lage celebrates one more year of shark conservation with a fundraiser at Royal Palms.
Editorial for August 14: Helen Harquail: Bequeathing an enduring legacy
Helen Harquail, supporter of the arts and environment, will be greatly missed.
Shetty hospital halfway to February opening
The 140-bed hospital in East End is set to open in six months.
Old plans could be revived for Grand Cayman airport project
Government will look to existing proposals as it attempts to draw up a plan for the development of the airport in the coming months, tourism minister Moses Kirkconnell has said.
Cruise plan hinges on environmental report
Plans for cruise berthing facilities in George Town harbour won’t go ahead if an environmental impact report deems the risk to the island’s natural resources is too great.
Kids will be able to Dart around more in the new season
The competitive age group swimming season technically ended in July, but thanks to support from Dart Enterprises Ltd, the Stingray Swim Camp is providing swimmers from all of Cayman’s clubs and schools with the opportunity to get some much needed pool time to help keep them in competitive shape for the first two weeks of August.
Intensive training for Cayman squad
The Cayman National Rugby squad departed on Monday for Glendale, Colorado for an intense training camp before competing in a huge tournament this weekend.
Progressives deliver policy update with first meeting since election
In its first public meeting since the 22 May elections, the ruling People's Progressive Movement on Saturday told an audience that exciting times were in prospect, the economy was improving and changes were on the way.
Import duty break on electric cars nears
Slowly but surely, Cayman's electric car charging station network is taking shape.
Images document decline of coral reefs
Thousands of SCUBA divers annually gasp in awe at Cayman’s reefs, still the envy of the Caribbean. But a series of photographs shows they are a pale shadow of their former selves.
Chief Justice: Tara Rivers is qualified for office
Education and Employment Minister Tara Rivers was judged qualified to
stand for elected office, according to a ruling handed down by Cayman’s
chief justice Friday afternoon.
Mums celebrate breastfeeding
A local breast-feeding support group encorages moms to breast-feed and employers to support it.
Rounds of farewells for Taylors
Among the parting gifts given to Governor Duncan Taylor during his recent round of farewells was a cow cod, handed to him by Police Commissioner David Baines.
Dolphins will be back to teach us
The Miami Dolphins are far from finished with Cayman’s youth.
Governor gives grant for sea turtle survey
The Office of the Governor has granted nearly $11,000 to the Department of the Environment for nighttime surveys of nesting female turtles on Cayman beaches.
Pecking at the parrot problem
Biologists, conservationists, ornithologists and other experts put their collective brainpower to work at a recent Caribbean-wide workshop to address how to deal with parrots that are considered agricultural pests.
Clampdown on conch poachers
Environmental watchdogs are clamping down on poachers amid concern that the island’s conch populations have plummeted.
Shooting Stars will keep rising up
A three-on-three basketball tournament will become a fixture in the Cayman Islands.
Hunters warned not to feed lionfish to predators
Lionfish hunters are being urged to stop feeding speared lionfish to predators, including moray eels, amid concerns they are showing more aggressive behaviour towards divers.
Dealing with waste management
Writer explores sustainable options for managing Cayman's rubbish.
Giant squid found in Cayman’s waters
A rarely seen species of squid, eight-feet in length, was found floating dead in Cayman’s waters by a fisherman on Friday.
Editorial for 30 July: Lionfish battle needs to be coordinated
The fight against the lionfish invasion needs to be coordinated.
National Trust invigorates ballers to reach new heights
Three-on-three basketball has a viable future in the Cayman Islands.
Barcadere Marina wins 2013 Governor’s Award
The Barcadere Marina in George Town is honoured for excellence in design and construction.
Tourism chiefs to host panel discussion
A panel discussion focusing on hot tourism topics, including the planned cruise dock and airport developments, will be held next month at the University College of the Cayman Islands.
Minister of sports dreams big after Island Games gold rush
The Cayman team finished fourth in the medal table at the event – a mini Olympics for 22 small island nations.
National Trust shoot for support
A local community organization is turning to basketball for help.
Winds on waters Perfect tunes for the Caribbean
Gordon Solomon and his wife Alta are both very well known on the local art circuit as they are established artists and display their works at a number of shows throughout the year.
‘Cayman Islands, My home’
The court hearing into the Tara Rivers election petition case began Wednesday morning.
Banking on customer data
Banks have to obtain efficient, low cost data about their customers to make analytical decisions and adapt their business models to a changed regulatory and market environment
