Sustainability is on the Hook as Cuba adopts new Fisheries Law, EDF says
From EDF Law will protect fish populations, ocean ecosystems and fishing communities (HAVANA – July 14, 2019) The government of Cuba enacted sweeping reforms of its fishing laws over the weekend, putting the island nation on a course to increase…
Cayman: Governor addresses new CBC recruits & expanding K9 Unit
On Tuesday (10 July 2019), His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Martyn Roper attended and spoke to recruits on the first day of a 21-week training course for 11 new Customs and Border Control (CBC) officers. The new recruits will be…
Cayman: Hurricane season increases threat to national bird
With the 2019 hurricane season now upon us, the Department of Environment (DoE) asks members of the public who are making their own preparations, to also consider the resilience of Cayman’s natural habitats and species during this storm season. Our local…
The Editor speaks: MRCU HOPES the mozzies aren’t bothering you
It wasn’t long ago that I was extolling praise on our Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) for the way they they have been handling our mosquito problem. For years we haven’t been bothered by those damned mozzies that when…
Audio personality
By Paul McGowan Each of our systems has its own, unique, personality. Mine is big, open, spacious, and revealing. Others might be described as delicate, faithful, and impressive. Adjectives aside, I wonder how much our own personalities match those of…
Nearly 9 out of 10 flying insects in hospitals carry potentially harmful bacteria, a new study finds
By Kat Tenbarge From Business Insider A new study found that almost 9 out of 10 flying insects in hospitals carry potentially harmful bacteria, and over half of the bacterial strains found were ‘superbugs,’ or resistant to at least one class of…
Florida residents urged to kill iguanas ‘whenever possible’ amid overpopulation fears
By Andrew Burcombe From Independent UK No suggestions offered on how to carry out task The advice to residents of Florida about the rapidly multiplying green iguanas could not have been clearer – kill them, “whenever possible”. Naturalists say the lizards, which are…
Lions are not impressed with Japan zoo’s mock lion escape drill, but we are
By Sasha Lekach From Mashable To prepare for the worst, the Tobe Zoo in Japan put a staff member in a lion suit. In the event of an earthquake or some other incident that leads to lions escaping their enclosure,…
Dog-agility event
Things get fast and furry-ous at ‘signature’ dog-agility event By Shawn Gibson From Barrie Today The dog days of summer are just that for more than 50 canines competing in the local leg of a U.S. national championship to determine the…
The world’s ugliest dog for 2019 is a real Scamp
By Adam Rosenberg From Mashable Can you believe it’s been an entire year since the bulky English bulldog Zsa Zsa was crowned as the World’s Ugliest Dog for 2018? Well, here we are. It’s June 2019 and the latest edition of the…