Cayman Brac: E. Coli levels unsatisfactory in Watering Place well samples
From Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) advises residents of Watering Place, Cayman Brac to refrain from utilising well water for the purposes of drinking, bathing, brushing teeth, cooking, handwashing and washing of utensils…
Cayman Islands DEH supports more than 5,000 volunteers for Earth Day
From Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health As part of community outreach for Earth Day activities this weekend, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) is providing support to more than 5,000 clean-up volunteers. This includes the provision of dumpsters, grab…
20 Apr Weather in Cayman
20 Apr Fri 2018 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Light to moderate east to northeasterly winds along with slight to moderate seas will continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours due to a weakened pressure gradient across the…
The stuff that launched at CES 2017 but never came out
By Kris Naudus, from engadget Not everything we saw at the show made it to your local Best Buy. CES is the busiest time of year for Engadget, with our team spending a week on the ground in Las Vegas…
Dreaded ‘cone of uncertainty’ will shrink for the coming hurricane season
By Jenny Staletovich, Tribune News Service From CantonRep National Hurricane Center will provide more precise data and expand advisories MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center plans to shrink the dreaded “cone of uncertainty” during the upcoming season based on an…
19 Apr Weather in Cayman
19 Apr Thu 2018 Weather in Cayman SYNOPSIS Not available. See Weather Forecast Top Right of Website Sunshine just makes the day a little better, but it can also cause sunburns. Check the UV Report below to be prepared Humidity:…
Climate change: Climatologists warn of catastrophic Gulf Stream collapse
From Sputnik News As recent studies detail the enormous Greenland ice sheet to be melting at its fastest rate in 450 years, climatologists now point to a new threat; the collapse of the mid-Atlantic Ocean Gulf Stream, which would severely…
WHOI among first funding recipients of The Audacious Project
From Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $35M grant enables study of the ocean’s mysterious twilight zone Woods Hole, MA–What if we explored the ocean’s vast twilight zone, teeming with undiscovered life? Today, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) was awarded $35…
IICA assists in reclaiming and remediating degraded soils in the Caribbean
From Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Four audiovisual clips on pilot projects implemented in Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica and Suriname were created as part of a process aimed at disseminating knowledge and providing tools to facilitate decision making…
Caribbean farmers and agriculture officers learn sustainable agricultural practices and technologies in Japan
From Barbados & the OECS More than twenty agricultural practitioners across eleven Caribbean countries have concluded a two-week study tour to Japan. The study tour, supported by the United Nations Development Programme’s Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (UNDP J-CCCP), held a…