DUMP THE DUMP: Bodden Town residents say no to Dart plan
A Bodden Town coalition will lobby against moving the George Town Landfill to Midland Acres, joining West Bay opposition to Dart Realty plans for the districts, and targeting a petition at Premier McKeeva Bush. The group, calling itself the Coalition…
Permission granted for Dart dump
Government planners have given permission for Dart Realty to begin development of five land parcels on 561 acres in Bodden Town for a proposed waste management facility, presaging relocation of the George Town Landfill. The company will pay $2.5 million…
Shipwreck spillage leaves little trace
Environmental officials said yesterday they were waiting for the weather to clear before examining possible reef damage caused by a Thursday night boat wreck and fuel spill in the North Sound. However, 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel loosed into the…
Turtles get a taste of freedom
A crowd of excited moms, dads, boys and girls waited patiently for the 50 turtles to be released into the waters of the North Sound, and from there to the oceans of the world. The Cayman Turtle Farm’s release programme,…
Tiger sharks are coming home
Luiza and Coco, two Tiger Sharks whose movements have been monitored for several months by special satellite tagging devices, were coming home to Cayman Waters. The third shark, Tina, was last heard of off Jamaica in May, but Coco is…
Room to roam for Blues
The Blue Iguanas have now got double the room to roam- thanks to the purchase of a piece of privately owned land in the Salina Reserve. The sale was made possible by willing land owners and an EU grant to…
Turning the tide on garbage
The tide is turning for flotsam on Frank Sound’s shores as residents decided to literally take matters in their own hands – filling 27 bags of garbage in one week. Tired of plastic and other debris marring the one-mile stretch…
The American ‘allergy’ to global warming: Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention. “I don’t think there were any newspaper articles about it…
Foster’s Food Fair IGA introduces another “green” initiative
Foster’s Food Fair IGA is pleased to announce the recent recycling initiative to send cardboard bales to a company in Miami called Miami Waste Paper. Every week a container of about 40 bales weighing anywhere from 600-1100 pounds is sent…
Baby Iguanas boom in San Diego Zoo
Over the past week there has been a baby boom for the highly endangered species of the blue iguana in the San Diego Zoo, Two breeding females and their mates remain in the zoo in case the population in Cayman…
