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On Saturday 25th May at 9am – 12 noon there will be a support group of concerned citizens organized by Jamaicans United for Sustainable Development and Carlton Stewart, Former President of The National consumers League, gathered in HWT to join the world wide demonstration against Monsanto’s genetically modified food programme, NO GMOS/ NO 2 GMOS.
The [...]
by Rob Lightbown From Crown Weather Services
I wanted to post a quick update on the prospects of tropical development in the western Caribbean sometime between next week and the first week of June. Current surface analysis shows a tropical wave continuing to track westward and is located in the central Caribbean. This tropical wave is [...]
From Radio Australia
A British research company has reported remarkable results in controlling the mosquito that causes dengue fever.
At a trial in Brazil the company released sterile Aedes aegypti mosquitos resulting in a 96 per cent reduction of the wild mosquito population in the target area after only six months.
This could be very good news for [...]
From NewsWatch
The Return of Grand Cayman’s Blue Iguana: From Near-Extinction to Endangered
Posted by Nicole Glass
In 2002, between 10-25 blue iguanas remained in the wild. Today, there are 750. By incubating eggs in his home office and gathering plants to feed the baby blues, Fred Burton and his team have brought back a species that was [...]
by eTurboNews.com
The Caribbean Summit of Political and Business Leaders, May 17-18, [brought] together heads of state and corporate executives to launch Phase II of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) to address environmental threats to the Caribbean region. With the goal of protecting 20 percent of the Caribbean’s marine and coastal resources by 2020, the CCI [...]
From Film Annex Capital Partners*
A recent article on CayCompass.com explains a proposed National Conversation Law that seeks to protect lands for endemic and endangered species. Enacting this provision would not only protect those species but also create a developed and stable community in the Cayman Islands and show some Cayman Island hospitality to the environment.
The [...]
UPDATE:Â Oklahoma tornado: Search for survivors continues
May 21st 2013 From BBC
Emergency workers in the US are continuing to search for survivors of the massive tornado that tore through a suburb of Oklahoma City on Monday.
Rescuers worked through the night in the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in Moore, the worst-hit area.
Neighbourhoods were flattened by [...]
From Pacific University Oregon
In March, he took a hiatus from his work to spend a month volunteering in the Cayman Islands tagging the endangered blue iguanas.
The film and video graduate has been pursuing a career in wildlife education and filmmaking. He’s one of 12 semifinalists in the nation, and you can vote for your [...]
The week of Monday, 13 May, GIS Spotlight goes on a mission to bring you culture, and revisits two icons in the Cayman landscape.
A haven of Caymanian history and culture flourishes proudly in Bodden Town. Take a trip with us to the Mission House, a beautifully restored building, full of artefacts and memorabilia from a [...]
From Designer Daily Via Colossal (http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/05/composite-image-of-the-moon-taken-from-38-photos-reveals-solar-corona-during-a-total-solar-eclipse/)
Miloslav DruckmĂĽller*, a Czech photographer from the Brno University of Technology, created this stunning image. The photographer chose a remote location to get more clarity, and shot over 40 pictures he assembled to achieve this wonderful effect.
*From Miloslav Druckmüller “Total Solar Eclipse 2009, Marshall Islands, Enewetak Atoll, N 11deg. 21.546’, [...]
