Topic: environment
Brac receives new dumptrucks
Cayman Brac's public works department has three new dumptrucks.
Experience LC diving, dining
This May, Little Cayman Beach Resort as special activities for R.E.E.F. Week including diver training to assist in scientific reef monitoring. The resort will also host the Sister Islands Cook Off competition among the chefs of Little Cayman.
Oil moving out
The Department of Environmental Health is in the process of shipping 20,000 US gallons of used motor oil to a hazardous waste processing plant in the United States.
World heading in the wrong direction
A new report by the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) highlights a disturbing trend about the condition of women worldwide.
Oil spill clean-up nears end
Over the last two weeks, the Department of Environmental Health has recovered 1,700-2,000 gallons of used oil that spilled into the canal near the George Town...
Oilspill clean-up delay questioned
The National Trust said Friday that government never told it about the Harquail bypass oil leak, and the six-month clean-up delay had caused considerable worry.
ELECTIONS 2005: Nominated name is ballot name
The way a candidate's name appears on the nomination form is the way it will appear on the 11 May General Election ballot.
Government extends Lee Witt contract
Government announced this week that two independent consulting agencies will be lending expertise to the development of a comprehensive national disaster plan and supporting systems.
Oilspill may cause permanent damage
An oil leak near the George Town Sanitary Landfill will likely cause permanent environmental damage.
Dolphins up in the air
A planned dolphin attraction originally hoped to be part of the forthcoming Boatswain's Beach development in West Bay is still intended, pending approval from regulatory bodies.
First Cayman bird count launched on Sunday
Cayman's first bird survey will begin on Sunday, led by the National Trust and the Bird Club in an effort to assess the environmental damage from Hurricane Ivan.
Mangrove tour answers questions
What are the mangroves? What are they good for, if anything? Did Hurricane Ivan destroy them?
Food spoiling
The Department of Environmental Health is appealing to food establishments to collect chilled food containers from the Port Cargo Distribution Centre at Industrial Park within the first half hour of arrival notification.
Residences sales soar
Three sales since December at $4-5 million each at The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman could be the bellwether of the much forecasted long-term, sustainable growth in the island's high end real estate market.
LGB makes unity plea
Leader of Government Business McKeeva Bush has urged members of the Legislative Assembly to pull together to rebuild the Cayman Islands.
CIIB Hong Kong office to open in a month
The Cayman Islands Investment Bureau's Hong Kong Office will officially open 15 March.
No end in sight to debris
No one is predicting when residents of Grand Cayman will finish dealing with the wreckage and rubble of Hurricane Ivan.
Nesting turtles dwindling
Hurricane Ivan dealt a harsh blow to the nesting turtle population in the Cayman Islands.
Shark nursed back to life
Sharon Ludlum was walking her dog Meg early Wednesday morning on Cemetery Beach in West Bay when she came across a small nurse shark lying motionless on the shore.
Reefs survived
Observations indicate that Grand Cayman's coral reefs suffered no irreparable or detrimental effects from Hurricane Ivan.
New equipment
Environmental Health workers along with Planning Minister Julianna O'Connor-Connolly, Chief EH Roydell Carter and DVES Director Dale Dacres stand in front of the huge Vermeer TG525 tub grinder.
Doctors monitoring gastroenteritis outbreak
The Public Health Department is monitoring an outbreak of gastroenteritis (diarrhoea and vomiting) among children and adults.
Beach eroded following storms
A section of Seven Mile Beach, just north of the Courtyard Marriott beach has become badly eroded following a recent spate of storms.
Number of blues doubles
At a time when much of Cayman's wildlife is still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Ivan, some good news comes from the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme.
Derelict vehicles targeted
Community Policing Beat Officer for Watlers Road Constable Ian Lavine, with assistance from the Licensing Department recently embarked on a project to dispose of the derelict vehicles.
Recyclers return from Fiji
John Gray Recyclers returned with fresh insights following their July visit to Fiji in the South Pacific where they, and representatives from the Seacology Foundation, officially opened the kindergarten classroom in Naikorokoro on the island of Ovalau.
Mr. Basdeo heads CI Investment Bureau
The Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Development and Commerce has announced the appointment of Mr. Dax Basdeo to the post of Executive Director for the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau .
Tsunami legislation introduced in US Senate
Senators from states most vulnerable to tsunami activity introduced legislation to upgrade and modernize the US tsunami warning system.
Cruise virus poses little threat
A possible Norwalk virus outbreak on board the Mariner of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, which was docked in Grand Cayman yesterday, should not pose too much of a threat to the people of Cayman.
New Trashmaster arrives in CI
The Department of Environmental Health has received a CMI Trashmaster 3-90E landfill compactor.
Public cemeteries cleaned
The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) wishes to inform the public that public cemeteries have been cleaned and cleared of hurricane debris.
DoE staff off to turtle symposium
Two Department of Environment representatives, Janice Blumenthal and Joni Solomon, have headed off to Savannah, Georgia to attend the 25th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology this week.
Residents want dump site cleaned
Residents in Spotts-Newlands are demanding that a hurricane refuse dump be completely cleaned.
Smith’s Cove replinished
As part of the post-Ivan Cayman Islands Recovery Operation, the beach at Smiths Cove was replenished with more than 100 cubic yards of sand last week.
A look back at 2004 in Cayman
The year just past was filled with news, from renewed talk of dredging North Sound to the opening of the telecommunications industry to full competition.
Rats climbing the walls after Ivan
Some residents are experiencing some very unwanted guests in their homes following Hurricane Ivan - rats!
A closer look at tsunamis
The chance of a major tsunami hitting the Cayman Islands is slim, but that is no reason not to understand them and know how best to survive one.
Brac gets new truck, facilities
CAYMAN BRAC - There is to be no alcohol in Pop-a-Top Park, a favourite watering hole in Watering Place.
Holes lose their blow
Since Hurricane Ivan one of Caymans most popular tourist attractions has not even as much as blown a spray.
Newmont admits emitting mercury
Indonesia - U.S. gold mining company Newmont admitted that it released mercury into the environment at one of its Indonesian mines but denied that it had any health impact on its employees or nearby residents.
Bringing back a landmark
Time and again the Cayman Islands have seen members of the public and private sectors get together to iron out another wrinkle from Ivan.
Just in time for Christmas
The first shipment of items from the Ritz-Carlton Kids Care programme arrived in Grand Cayman last Thursday, 16 December.
Guilty plea in Little Cayman ganja
In Summary Court on 20 December, a Dutch national admitted possession of the 300 pounds of ganja fond aboard a vessel that sank last month off Little Cayman (Caymanian Compass, 10 December).
Natural News
A species of monkey unknown to science has been photographed in India by an international team of researchers. Named the Arunachal macaque, the new monkey is a comparatively large brown primate with a relatively short tail.
