Climate change and disaster risk management at centre of regional fisheries talks
Belize City, Belize, Monday, December 10, 2012 The hurricane season just ended, and particularly the trail of death and destruction carved out by Hurricane Sandy in October, has left many with a reminder of just how devastating natural disasters can…
Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89
British astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore has died, aged 89, his friends and colleagues have said. He “passed away peacefully at 12:25 this afternoon” at his home in Selsey, West Sussex, they said in a statement. Sir Patrick presented…
The Green Iguana marches on
The Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico have published an article Called “March of the Green Iguana: Non-native Distribution and Predicted geographic Range of Iguana iguana in the Greater Caribbean Region”. The Abstract from the…
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Secretariat announces Jamaican workshops
Belize City, Belize, Wednesday, December 5, 2012 Small-scale fisheries, although they do not land as much produce as commercial or large-scale fisheries, bear far more socioeconomic importance. They produce more fish for domestic human consumption, employ over 90% of the…
Suomi satellite pictures Earth in black
By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News, San Francisco This spectacular night-time view of Earth is called Black Marble. It has been assembled from a series of cloud-free images acquired by one of the most capable satellites in the sky…
Ghana solar energy plant set to be Africa’s largest
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News A UK firm has announced plans to build what it claims is the biggest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Africa. The Nzema project, based in Ghana, will be able to provide electricity…
Garbage Collection Holiday Schedule
Department of Environmental Health officials advise the public of changes in the garbage collection schedule for Christmas Day (Tuesday, 25 December). For all Cayman Islands residents: All landfills in Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman will be closed to…
It really is a croc!
Yes it really was a crocodile that was spotted on Tuesday (4) in the Barkers area of West Bay on Grand Cayman. The crocodile was spotted by a man kite surfing and a was captured by a “crocodile expert” with…
CITA urges everyone to write to Minister re marine parks
The following is a letter sent to us from Jane van de Bol, Executive Director Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CTA) As you may know, there is a plan to expand our marine parks that is currently under review. CITA whole-heartedly…
Sea-level rise from polar ice melt finally quantified
Melting of polar ice sheets has added 11mm to global sea levels over the past two decades, according to the most definitive assessment so far. More than 20 polar research teams have combined forces to produce estimates of the state…
