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Cayman Islands low may develop when it moves in the Gulf of Mexico

On Tuesday (19) Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather had this report: Satellite imagery and surface analysis clearly shows an area of gradually lowering barometric pressures over the western Caribbean this morning. This broad system is producing heavy thunderstorm activity across…

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Cayman Islands largest Brac Rock Iguana killed by car

I was so sad to hear on Friday that ‘S’, the largest known endangered Brac Rock Iguana in the Cayman Islands was run over and killed by a car on Cayman Brac. It is a big loss for the Brac…

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Little Cayman’s Tarpon Lake boardwalk refurbished

The Ministry of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture restored Little Cayman Tarpon Lake boardwalk back to its natural splendor for all to enjoy. The dock or boardwalk had fallen into disrepair due to a combination of factors, including age…

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41 Feet Completed and Nearly There!

Construction of the Doppler weather radar tower in East End is on schedule and its chief architects, the Ministry of District Administration, Works Lands & Agriculture, the National Weather Service and the Cayman Islands Airports Authority are looking forward to…

Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

The Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee with a public turtle release on Saturday, 2nd June and a resident rate special on the Jubilee public holiday Monday, 4th June. The turtle release planned…

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It’s almost “Goodbye” to Beryl

The centre of Tropical Depression Beryl is close to the ocean again, and the storm has strengthened slightly in response. Beryl’s heavy rain show will be focused on Eastern North Carolina today, where widespread rain amounts of 2 – 4…

Astronomical Society invites public to view transit of Venus at Camana Bay on Tuesday 5 June

Cayman Islands residents and visitors will have the extremely rare chance to watch the planet Venus transit across the face of the Sun in the late afternoon of Tuesday 5 June. This opportunity will not occur again for 105 years….

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Saving Dominican forest and an elusive songbird

SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic (AP) — An elusive songbird that wings its way each year from austere mountaintops of the northeastern U.S. to the steamy forests of the Caribbean has inspired the creation of what conservationists hope will…

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Disturbed weather over Cayman Islands unlikely to develop

From Rob Lightbown of Crown Weather (www.crownweather.com) Satellite imagery early Tuesday (29) morning showed an area of concentrated disturbed weather right over the Cayman Islands. The conditions around this disturbed weather have not changed since yesterday with little or no…