Mozambique to Become Vital Energy Exporter
By Terrence Murray, The Financialist Offshore Mozambique is believed to hold huge natural gas reserves, large enough to turn the country into a pivotal energy exporter. Mozambique’s economy is poised to undergo a radical transformation with the ongoing development of…
Maples and Calder Uses Social Media for Staff Hurricane Preparedness
Maples and Calder’s Cayman Islands office continues to set the standard for the effective use of social media via the launch of the MaplesHEP twitter page. With the very first tweet débuting in advance of Tropical Storm Ernesto, the firm…
Marine Parks Consultation Underway
Department of Environment’s first district meeting to make public presentations and receive comments on expanding Marine Parks around all three Islands took place today (Tuesday, 23 October) in George Town at Elmslie Church Hall from 7 p.m. This will be…
Hurricane Sandy brings torrential rain to Jamaica
Jamaicans have taken refuge in shelters and their homes as Hurricane Sandy nears the island’s south coast. Schools and airports are closed and a curfew has been imposed in major towns to keep people off the streets and deter looting….
Madagascar’s palms near extinction
Eighty three percent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk – according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today by the International Union for Conservation…
Solar: Close to Going Mainstream
By Terence Murray, The Financialist A slew of new solar powered electricity projects have come online in the past two years, and the sheer volume has solar power nearing price-parity with carbon-based generation in some markets. In 2011 US solar…
Silversides spotted in October in Grand Cayman
This video has been posted by Frans De Becker on the Vimeo website. It is well worth a visit. Frans says: Seeing Silversides in October in Grand Cayman is rather unusual. They stay mostly only during July and August. So…
Idaho dairy fires 5 workers in animal abuse video; 3 of them charged
By Michael Martinez and Amanda Watts, CNN (CNN) — Five workers at an Idaho dairy have been fired after an undercover video by animal rights activists showed mistreatment towards cows, the dairy owner said. Three of the workers have been…
MRCU doing its part to control dengue outbreak
While the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) carries out routine control operations against the mosquito vector (Aedes aegypti) in the West Bay and George Town areas it has intensified its control effort after learning of the first locally contracted…
Mysterious drilling at proposed Bodden Town dumpsite sparks angry questions
Press release from BTdumpFree Outraged residents in Midland Acres have contacted the Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free about the high level of truck traffic and mysterious drilling witnessed at the site proposed by Dart and Government for a new…
