Earth Day in the Cayman Islands
This April the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DoE) is taking part in the 45th annual Earth Day, an internationally recognised event focused on the protection of the environment with the objective of broadening, diversifying and activating the environmental movement…
Origins of Cayman Islands’ ‘Tax Free’ Status, where it’s now and where it’s going.
From Milestone Chestertons Properties Cayman The Wreck of the Ten Sails. There are numerous stories tied to this infamous shipwreck that praises the fortitude and heroism of the Caymanian people. Nearly all stories end with the awarding of ‘tax free’…
Caribbean water crisis forces long-term reliance on desalination
From The Guardian The extraction of clean water from seawater is becoming increasingly key to the Caribbean’s search for water security, despite energy cost and environmental impacts To mention the Caribbean is to conjure up images of sun, sand and…
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Giant snake-like creature filmed in the sea By Dev Sharma From Island Crises An enormous tubular ‘creature’ has been spotted in the sea. Is it a new species so far unidentified? It looks like a giant snake-like animal, navigating its…
“Weak leadership in the Turks and Caicos – a Caribbean trend”
Letter to Editor – By Ingrid Williams Dear Sir: The decision to postpone the governing Progressive National Party (PNP) annual convention is not surprising, shocking or alarming. For the Turk and Caicos Islands (TCI) it may be best deemed “business…
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Cayman Islands bank robbers sentenced Last month a jury found David Tamasa, George Mignott, Andre Burton and Rennie Cole of robbing $500,000 from Cayman National Bank in 2012 for the second time. The first time a Court of Appeal overturned…
Latest news from the Cayman Islands Turtle Farm
Cayman Islands Turtle Farm assists Meals on Wheels Monday, February 9th, 2015…… Cayman Turtle Farm staff used their lunch hours to assist Meals on Wheels this past week. Meals on Wheels is a local charity that feeds the elderly and…
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Recent tsunami exercise exposes Cayman Islands to ‘significant’ flooding According to Simon Boxall of Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) had the recent tsunami exercise been the real thing the Cayman Islands would have suffered significant flooding. Although it was just…
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Cayman Airways update on emergency landing Cayman Airways Express flight KX4722 experienced a false engine fire indication while enroute from Little Cayman to Grand Cayman on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Although there was no visible evidence of a fire, the…
Additional capacity for consumer owned renewable energy announced by Cayman Islands regulatory authority
From Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. and The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands March 31st 2015 The Electricity Regulatory Authority of the Cayman Islands Provides Additional Capacity for Consumer-Owned Renewable Energy (CORE) Generation Programme Following an interim decision made…