The Editor speaks: Destruction, disruption, & dat noise
It was with some gloom I read the nearly 500 pages of the Proposed Cruise Berthing Facility – EIA Consultation June 2015 Report executed by The CIG appointed consultancy team – W.F. Baird & Associates Coastal Engineers Ltd., Smith Warner…
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Cayman Islands Community Events The Grand Court jury report date has been changed Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 at 9:45 a.m. Please…
Public Consultation Planned for Cayman Islands Solid Waste Management Policy
The public will have an opportunity to provide feedback on a draft National Solid Waste Management Policy for the Cayman Islands beginning next week. During the consultation period of 16 June – 15 July 2015 the public will be able…
Cayman Islands Ministry of Tourism partners with Historical Diving Society
The Cayman Islands Ministry of Tourism has joined forces with the Historical Diving Society (HDS) to bring the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame (ISDHF) to new heights in 2015 and beyond. The Historical Diving Society has agreed to represent…
Cayman Islands coral nursery study published in global research journal
Scientists from the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) and the University of Miami recently published an article in the scientific journal Endangered Species Research, describing the results of a study conducted in the Cayman Islands that focuses on optimizing the…
International Day Against Child Labour
The call to end child labour must recognize challenges faced by poor countries and protect the rights of children forced to work. Over 150 million children are engaged in child labour worldwide and in the world’s poorest countries, the rate…
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Cayman Islands Community Events iPetitions – WE WANT DECENT INTERNET! We, the undersigned, individuals, request that the Members of the Legislative Assembly in conjunction with the Information & Communications Technology Authority mandate that customers actually receive the broadband internet speeds that…
Protecting the ocean could boost economy by $900 BN, says WWF
AFP Fr0m Business Insider Lisbon (AFP) – More than $920 billion could be generated by 2050 and 180,000 jobs created by expanding the ocean’s protected zones, according to a study published Thursday by conservation group WWF. “Every dollar invested to…
NASA responds to predictions of catastrophic asteroid impact and tsunami near Puerto Rico
From CARIBBEAN360 LONDON, England, Wednesday June 10, 2015 – End-of-time predictors have claimed that a massive asteroid hurtling towards Earth will destroy civilization as we know it in September. They are predicting a cataclysmic event that will trigger a major…
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Cayman Islands Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 April – 30 June 2015 session are now to report on Tuesday, 16…