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DART unveils a 10 year plan for development in Cayman Islands Dart Realty has unveiled a ten year plan to develop Camana Bay and Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman. The plans call for Camana Bay to be linked to…
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Tom Cruise on ‘scuba diving mission’ [in Cayman Islands] From Stuff NZ Tom Cruise has shocked holiday makers by turning up for their scuba diving class. The 52-year-old actor is renowned for doing his own stunts on movies and has…
Cayman’s hurricane-surviving rooftop solar system installed in Cayman International School
From Energy Trend Cayman International School is excited to unveil a very sunshine-filled landmark. Thanks to the engineering, design build work by Cayman Solar, the school’s Arts and Recreation Center is now home to the largest rooftop solar system in…
Ebola patient zero may have been infected by a bat
By Laura Geggel for LiveScience From Mashable In the small village of Meliandou, in Guinea, stood a tall, hollowed-out tree where children loved to play. But thousands of bats lived in the tree, and one toddler — a 2-year-old named…
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New Year’s Day triplets for Cayman family Caymanians, Mark and Sheena Thompson, have three additions to their family when triplets were born, Alexa, Jenna and Emma. The babies weighed in at only 3lbs. 12ozs, 3lbs. 7ozs, and 3lbs 2ozs, respectively…
Cayman Islands College observatory continues to reach for the stars
Since its opening in February 2012, the UCCI Observatory has been an active site on campus. Hundreds of school students, from pre-K to seniors, have toured the Observatory and been impressed with images taken through the various telescopes. A number…
2015 Begins with urgency to save the Caribbean from climate change
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Huntington News If ever there was a time and an issue for the countries of the Caribbean to speak with one voice and at a high level, both the time and the issue have arrived….
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Cayman Islands fuel pump prices slowly fall According to the Cayman Islands petroleum inspectorate’s latest price updates of all of Cayman’s gas station prices, on Christmas Eve both Walker’s Road and Mike’s Seven Mile Esso were selling regular gas for…
Management plan [St Croix] for invasive lionfish open for public comment
By Joy Blackburn From Virgin Islands Daily News ST. CROIX – Several years after the predatory, invasive Pacific lionfish showed up in territorial waters, a task force of federal agencies has developed a draft National Invasive Lionfish Prevention and Management…
Australia is hunting for a killer shark that a teenager fired a spear into
From Business Insider Experts say attacks by sharks are increasing as water sports become more popular Sydney (AFP) – A teenager who escaped a shark attack that killed his friend in western Australia has described how he fired his spear…