CITA urges everyone to write to Minister re marine parks
The following is a letter sent to us from Jane van de Bol, Executive Director Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CTA) As you may know, there is a plan to expand our marine parks that is currently under review. CITA whole-heartedly…
Sea-level rise from polar ice melt finally quantified
Melting of polar ice sheets has added 11mm to global sea levels over the past two decades, according to the most definitive assessment so far. More than 20 polar research teams have combined forces to produce estimates of the state…
Over 100 to gather for multi-agency fisheries meetings in Jamaica
Belize City, Belize, Wednesday, November 28, 2012 Over a hundred stakeholders from government and grassroots agencies, as well as regional and international organizations, will be gathering next week in Kingston, Jamaica, for a series of five multi-agency fisheries meetings spanning…
WSPA’s response to iNews Editorial
Rachel Alcock, Campaign Manager for World Society for the Protection of Animals (UK) (WSPA UK), has responded to Colin Wilson, iNews Cayman’s Editor-in-Chief’s Editorial re WSPA’s insistence to end Cayman’s sea turtle farming and his email to her on 26th…
BP faces temporary ban from new US contracts
BP has been temporarily suspended from new contracts with the US government, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. While it is unclear how long the ban will last, it follows BP’s record fine earlier this month over the 2010…
Dolphin Cove meets resistance from TCI business group
Avia Collinder, Business Writer Jamaica Gleaner Stafford Burrowes, chairman and CEO of Dolphin Cove Limited, says he welcomes the public debate on his efforts to open a dolphinarium in Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), saying resistance to his type of…
CITA backs DoE campaign for more Marine Parks
The Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DoE) is campaigning for more marine parks in the Cayman Islands and Cayman’s Tourist Association has backed them. This seems to fly in the face of Cayman Islands premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, who is…
Family planning for mosquitoes: Genetically modified insects to fight dengue fever
From Wellcome Trust Blog We’re publishing the shortlisted entries to the 2012 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. Here, Michael Conway writes about efforts to stop the spread of dengue fever by using genetically modified mosquitoes. It is 6am in the…
St Asaph: Woman’s body found inside flooded home
The body of an elderly woman has been found in a flooded home in St Asaph, north Wales, as heavy rain continues to cause problems in England and Wales. There are two severe flood warnings – indicating danger to life…
Cayman Islands encourages scuba divers to hunt lionfish for local restaurants
Further to iNews Cayman story on Monday (26) “Wanted Dead Lionfish!! Reward TBA” at http://www.ieyenews.com/2012/11/wanted-dead-lionfish-reward-tba/ the following story on Cayman’s lionfish was published by www.examiner.com. The Cayman Islands is engaging the dive tourism industry in an effort to combat the…
