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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July – 6 October 2015 session are now to report on Wednesday, 29 July, 2015…
Cayman Islands: Couple celebrates 30th anniversary with Caribbean surgery
CAYMAN ISLANDS (July 23)—For many married couples, a wedding anniversary is an opportunity to enjoy a special luxury or a romantic getaway to a destination far away from the realities of everyday life. Not so for Janice and Kelly Renegar,…
Cayman Islands: Study examines local variability in ocean climate conditions for reef health
Joint NOAA – CCMI research monitors environmental conditions on Little Cayman’s coral reefs to understand coral resilience and improve the accuracy of NOAA’s bleaching forecasts. LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND – A joint effort between NOAA and the Central Caribbean Marine Institute…
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another…
NOAA Coral Reef Watch
From NOAA Satellite and Information Service Seasonal Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress Outlook (CFS-based) (Experimental, Version 3.0, CFSv2-based, updated weekly, 0.5×0.5-degree spatial resolution) Outlook of Coral Bleaching Thermal Stress 2 IMAGES 90% Chance: Current Seasonal Bleaching Outlook Weekly Outlook 60% Chance:…
Ten years after the De Menezes killing, we’re no better at identifying faces
By Graham MacKenzie From IFL Science It was ten years ago that the Metropolitan Police killed Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell station in south London in a case of mistaken identity. The family of the Brazilian electrician are still…
Global warming is ticking time bomb for the Caribbean, expert says
By Desmond Brown From CARIBBEAN360 FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Wednesday July 22, 2015, IPS – A leading geothermal expert warns that the small island states in the Caribbean face “a ticking time bomb” due to the effects of global warming and suggests…
Biodiversity movements saving our oceans
From Miami Caribbean Code Our oceans are in trouble. Lionfish have overpopulated the waters and are preying on other fish. Pollution, harmful algae and rising ocean temperatures due to climate change is killing the coral reefs. And then there’s human…
Scientists implant teeny, tiny lasers
Scientists implant teeny, tiny lasers into human cells By Andrew From engadget A few years back, a pair of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital made human cells glow by impregnating them with a molecule that’s normally found in jellyfish called…
Law firm supports Cayman Islands marine institute
Stuart Walkers Hersant Humphries supports CCMI’s long term monitoring programme and CREWS2 maintenance LITTLE CAYMAN July 21, 2015- Law firm Stuarts Walkers Hersant Humphries has recently announced its $15,000 commitment to supporting the Central Caribbean Marine Institute’s long-term monitoring programme…