Elections Office: issuing of voter cards – UPDATE
The Elections Office is extending the hours during the weekday for Voter ID cards in order to ensure as many persons as possible have the opportunity to receive their ID. The last day to collect a voter’s card from the…
PWD/NRA Hurricane Preparedness Exercise this week
Don’t be alarmed if you see hurricane shutters being erected on numerous Government buildings and hurricane shelters in Grand Cayman on Thursday 2nd May, 2013. A hurricane is not approaching the Cayman Islands, but Public Works Department (now inclusive of…
Grouper and Lionfish Update ~
Grouper and Lionfish Update ~ Guy Harvey Little Cayman Expeditions 2013 Written by: Guy Harvey PhD Date: April 10th, 2013 From guyharveymagazine.com My first trip to Little Cayman this year was at the end of January to check in with…
‘Cannibal’ shark eats its siblings in the womb
By Robert Ferris, Business insider Most humans are pretty scared of sharks, but for the sand tiger shark, its own brothers and sisters are the ones who have the most to fear. In one of nature’s most extreme cases of…
EU funds weather station to help protect Cayman from natural disasters
The Cayman Islands is now better prepared to deal with natural disasters, thanks to the recent commissioning of a Digital Early Warning System station in that country. The station completes and complements a European Union regional programme which has already…
Accent on education
The week of Monday, 29 April 2013, GIS Spotlight re-airs its coverage of the official opening of Government’s newest high school but also takes another look at after-school excitement, and the work that is being done to nurture a precious…
Groups come together for Coastal Awareness clean-up on Grand Bahama
From bahamaislandsinfo GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, Bahamas — The Coastal Awareness Committee on Grand Bahama in conjunction with many partners, including the Keep Grand Bahama Clean Committee, EARTHCARE, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Rangers, and many community organizations and young persons…
Students meet Fabien Cousteau in efforts to restore damaged Exuma reef
From bahamasislandsinfo On Saturday, April 20, 2013 noted French oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau, left, and other experts supervise students of the St Andrews Anglican School, who are members of the Bahamas National Trust Discovery Club, on an exploration near the…
PWD conducts shuttering exercise
Members of the public are advised that the Public Works Department (PWD) and the National Roads Authority (NRA) will carry out their annual hurricane preparedness exercise on Thursday May 2, 2013. As part of the exercise PWD and the NRA…
Why it is important to save Lighthouse Point?
Why it is important to save Lighthouse Point – It contains one of few un-spoilt ecosystems left on Earth Tuesday, 23 April 2013 09:58 Written by Azaleta Ishmael-Newry ELEUTHERA, Bahamas -– Land disputes, protecting the environment, sustainable development and the…