Storm Sandy: Obama surveys devastation in Atlantic City
US President Barack Obama visited the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby. With Republican Governor Chris Christie, he met rescue workers and residents in Atlantic City. The massive…
Ethanol: Yesterday’s renewable energy?
The writing appears to be on the wall for the US corn-based ethanol industry. After recording a compound annual growth rate of more than 21% in the past decade, production of the so-called first-generation biofuel has peaked and is expected…
Monster storm Sandy marches west, leaving death, chaos in its wake
By Michael Muskal and Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times Floods and fires, seawater surges and electrical outages, fierce rains and lashing winds continued to pummel parts of the Northeast as Sandy continued its destructive march on Tuesday. From Chicago to…
6 Strange & Scary Plants
By Katie Waldeck It’s amazing what strange, scary & weird plants Mother Nature has under her belt. Click through for six of the most interesting examples! 1. Doll’s Eye This plant, native to Eastern North…
Finalists for Governor’s Conservation Awards revealed
The panel of judges convened by Cayman Islands H.E. Governor Duncan Taylor released the shortlist of the finalists this week to receive the first ever Governor’s Conservation Awards. These are: Conservationist of the Year category: Arie Barendrecht, Bonnie Scott Edwards…
Eagle Assets closing in on Botanic Park
In a Memorandum from Gina Ebanks-Petrie dated 24th July 2012 to Colleen Stoetzel, Director of Planning, a Freedom of Information Request from CNS has highlighted the developments planned by Eagle Assets Investments Ltd. These planned developments are encircling the Cayman…
Teen inventor is UCCI Keynote Speaker
An 18-year-old inventor and the holder of several US patents – and who was recently here in Cayman pursuing a Gates’ Frontiers Foundation-sponsored project – is slated to be the keynote speaker at this week’s commencement ceremony at the University…
Amazing photographs of Cayman’s stingrays on UK’s Daily Mail
Close up with the stingrays: Photographer captures special holiday snaps of tourists swimming underwater off the Cayman Islands By Mark Duell Mail Online Photographer Claudio Gazzaroli, 38, captured the moment on camera during a trip to Grand Cayman in Caribbean…
Hurricane Sandy closes in on US East Coast
An intensified Hurricane Sandy is roaring up the US East Coast, threatening major floods and power cuts that could affect 60 million people. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate New York City and New Jersey. Public…
CDB to finance Dominica water supply project
Water consumers in Dominica’s capital, Roseau, and its environs extending to St. Joseph in the North and Pointe Michel in the south will be the direct beneficiaries of a loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to the Government of…
