Weather Service training under way in Cayman Islands
A group of meteorological and aviation officers in the Cayman Islands are currently receiving training that will allow them to provide weather observations anywhere in the world. The National Weather Service is required to have all officers providing weather observations…
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MSU researchers part of iguana hatchling discovery in Cayman Islands
From newswise Office of Public Affairs News Bureau 662-325-3442 Contact: Sasha Steinberg [email protected] November 1, 2016 Newswise — STARKVILLE, Miss.—A team of Mississippi State students and faculty is among a group of researchers working in the Cayman Islands that may…
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Sanders: Banking: Is the US making a stick to beat its own back?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Kaieteur News Caribbean governments have rightly focused on the severe consequences for their countries of the withdrawal of correspondent banking relations from regional banks by international banks, particularly those located in the US. But there…
The Editor Speaks: Ironwood or deadwood
Because the Cayman Islands government quite rightly has asked for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the proposed East-West Arterial (EWA) extension, Ironwood have issued a statement hinting the whole proposed development may not go ahead. Why? It is not…
Second Annual ‘Shark Talk’ returns this November
Following a successful first event in 2015, Shark Talk Cayman is returning for a second year featuring a packed line-up of school talks, documentary screenings and a fundraising banquet with a keynote address from leading ocean conservationist Sylvia Earle. Taking…
Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end in November
From Accuweather Will more storms brew in the Atlantic before the 2016 hurricane season comes to an end in November? As the calendar flips over to November, the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will enter its final month. The big question…
No admission of guilt but Paul Allen reaches agreement with Cayman Islands government on damage to coral
“Losing any of our coral affects not only the stability of our environment, but also our economy. The agreement with TDE Maritime therefore reflects a value commensurate with the loss of our public resource and facilitates a permanent mooring solution…
Ernst & Young Ltd. announces two senior leadership changes in Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Ernst & Young Ltd. today announced two leadership changes. David Brown will become the firm’s Senior Partner in Bermuda and Insurance Leader for the EY Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and…
In the Caribbean, the 4 seasons pared down to 2
By Daryl Bell From The Philadelphia Tribune In the United States, we are used to having four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Most people think of the Caribbean as being synonymous with year-round summer. They do not think of…
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Caricom strategises to fight seaweed that’s hurting fishing industry
By Denis Chabrol From Demerara Waves The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has borrowed and modified a Puerto Rico protocol to remove large amounts sargassum seaweed that has been retarding the movement of fishing vessels and chasing away some fish…
