G8 ministers condemn North Korea nuclear moves
BBC Foreign ministers from the G8 group of nations have condemned in the “strongest possible terms” North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. Tensions have risen on the Korean peninsula in recent weeks. The ministers also expressed “deep concerns…
Living Green Fair Sat April 20
Cayman Islands Departments of Tourism and Environment (DOT) and (DOE) invite everyone to the Living Green Fair on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Lions Centre and the admission is Free!! The Cayman Islands Environmental Programme for…
DMS Responds to allegations of roundabout road safety
Caymanian business conglomerate DMS would like to respond to allegations, speculation and public discussion on the topic of the DMS Roundabout. The DMS Roundabout was conceived as a gift to our community, an important collaboration between the public and the…
Deadly quake in south-west Iran’s Bushehr province
BBC A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has killed more than 30 people and injured 850 in south-west Iran, officials say. Rescue teams have been sent to the affected area, but darkness is hampering rescue operations. The quake struck 90km (60 miles)…
Why doesn’t WSPA view the CTF ‘independent inspection’ report as a legitimate basis for constructive dialogue?
Following public pressure from nearly 180,000 individuals across 150 countries (WSPA, 2012), WSPA was encouraged to see that the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) responded to our animal welfare concerns by commissioning an independent inspection to establish whether its operation was…
Grand Cayman – A Divers’ Paradise
Written by Rick Stratton from divenewsnetwork Located on a plateau in the middle of the western Caribbean Sea, Grand Cayman Island is literally sticking up like a mountain off the surrounding sea floor. Bounded by steep shear walls sliding into…
Environment report labels Cayman as “weak”, “weak”, “weak” and “weak”.
We are weak in all four categories of “Species, Sites”, Development control” and “Accountability” in the first-ever analysis of environmental laws across all of the UK’s 14 Overseas Territories. The report, “Environmental Governance in the UK’s Overseas Territories”, was published…
Governor backs the bats
With the news that H.E. Cayman Islands Governor Duncan Taylor has installed a bat house on the grounds of Government House along Seven Mile Beach, the National Trust for the Cayman Islands has warned about the dwindling numbers of bats….
EIA published on relocation of dump
You have three weeks to comment on the Draft Environment Statement (ES) on the proposal by the Dart Group to relocate Grand Cayman’s landfill to Bodden Town, up to 29th April. Comments must be in writing either during the two…
Fisheries managers from 17 CRFM member states build capacity in transformational leadership
“Our future in the Caribbean lies in our ability to develop and use the knowledge, mental capacity, and skills of our people to make the most of our limited resources and negotiate our way in an increasingly complex and competitive…
