Cayman Islands Government issues Mid-term Report
Mid-Term Report on Progressives-led Government achievements 2013 – 2015 By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 19 June, 2015 Madam Speaker, Today it gives me great pleasure to bring to this Honourable House the Progressives-led Government’s Mid-Term Report, “Steering…
From the Field: Bringing a blue halo to Barbuda
From Scripps Oceanography Scripps students seek to help Caribbean island preserve its marine life I’m looking out the window of a small, four-seat airplane at the sparkling blue Caribbean water 2,000 feet below. It’s considerably less terrifying than dwelling on…
More Europeans migrate to Latin America, Caribbean than other way around: IOM Study
From International Organization For Migration Switzerland – IOM has released a study today that reveals a trend of increased migration flows from the European Union (EU) to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, and a marked decrease in the…
Earth ‘entering new extinction phase’ – US study
From BBC Climate change and deforestation are among the reasons we may be facing an extinction event The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Cayman Islands Community Events FRI JUNE 19 Botanic Park Closure The Botanic Park will close at 230pm on Friday (19 Jun) Needs Assessment Unit Closure The Needs Assessment Unit will be closed on Friday (19 Jun) Purple Dragon Karate Showcase…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Cayman Islands Community Events THU JUNE 18 Cayman International Film Festival Cayman International Film Festival kicks off with an opening night film premiere and gala party on Thursday (18 Jun) at 630pm at Regal Cinemas and Gardenia Court Humane Society…
The Editor Speaks: Is the waste-to-energy study a waste?
Is the waste-to-energy study a waste? I am studying it. The Cayman Islands public will have an opportunity to provide feedback on a draft National Solid Waste Management Policy for the Cayman Islands. During the consultation period of 16 June…
Caribbean endemic bird festival branches out into habitat restoration
June 2, 2015 — From the grand opening of an ornithological center in Puerto Rico to birding by boat at remote cays in the Grenadines, Caribbean birds were celebrated in more ways than ever during the past month. The 14th…
Most people don’t understand just how little we know about the human brain
By Kevin Loria From Business Insider The most promising futuristic medical innovation is already making a huge difference for some patients We can already send thoughts from one brain to another — and that might eventually let us download skills…
Thieves get early access to Colombia’s offshore oil data
By Andrew Willis Untapped offshore deposits are so important to Colombia’s flagging oil industry that some people aren’t waiting for the release of exploration results. Thieves made off with discs containing copies of seismic data belonging to Repsol SA and…