Crowley: 2 LNG-powered ships for PR
By Kevin Mead From Caribbean Business Crowley has ordered two larger, faster and environmentally-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ships for the Puerto Rico trade as shipping companies increasingly go greener to help them stay in the black. Jacksonville-based has contracted…
Double the rate of methane release from Arctic seafloor
By Kukil Bora Double the rate of methane release from Arctic seafloor creates fear of new ‘climate-change-driven factor’ The Arctic seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than double the amount of methane as previously estimated, a…
NOAA: Slow Atlantic hurricane season coming to a close
No major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin – first time since 1994 November 25, 2013 PHOTO: GOES East satellite tracks Subtropical Storm Melissa, the last storm of the season. (Credit: NOAA) The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends…
EE, GT Conservation talks swap dates
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The dates for public District meetings to discuss the proposed National Conservation Law have been a switched between East End and George Town. Gimistory is slated to be held in East End on Thursday, 5…
Cayman Minister furious at local newspaper Editorial
Letter to the Editor of Caymanian Compass 25 November, 2013 To say that I was dismayed to read the editorial in the 25 November, 2013, edition of the Caymanian Compass is putting what I was feeling quite mildly. While I…
Slow Atlantic hurricane season coming to a close.
From NOAA No major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic basin – first time since 1994 The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends on Saturday, Nov. 30, had the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982, thanks in large part to…
Meeting dates for Conservation Law
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Environment Minister Hon. Wayne Panton, invites members of the public who have questions regarding the National Conservation Bill to come out to a series of public information meetings during the week of December 2nd. Each…
Conservation Bill a good place to start
From Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce & Environment GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The absence of a Conservation Law in the Cayman Islands could have dire consequences for future generations. Those aren’t just words from the Government, but from Caymanians…
National Trust statement of support for the National Conservation Bill
The National Trust for the Cayman Islands is pleased to support the passage of the National Conservation Bill 2013. The National Trust Council has reviewed the National Conservation Bill 2013 (“the Bill”) and is of the view that it represents…
Brac to report green iguanas
Residents on Cayman Brac are being asked to report all sightings of green iguanas to the Department of Environment (DoE) and keep track of their whereabouts until an official arrives. The invasive green iguanas spread very quickly. They pose a…
