Cayman Islands celebrates World Ocean Day & Environment Day
From Hon Wayne Panton Cayman Islands Minister for Environment Today (8 June 2016) is being celebrated worldwide as World Oceans Day with a theme of ‘Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet’. Globally our planet’s oceans and seas are under an unprecedented level…
Cayman Islands still Zika free
Cayman Still Zika Free Statement on Investigated Case of Zika Virus in the Cayman Islands Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez has provided an update on the investigation of a reported case of Zika virus in the Cayman Islands….
Cayman Islands Premier’s Report on Project Future Update
Project Future Update Report By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 8 June, 2016 In November, 2015, the Deputy Governor and I launched the “Programme Brief” for Project Future, establishing a comprehensive and far-reaching programme of public sector reform….
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WHO to reconsider Olympics Zika threat
World health chiefs to reconsider Zika threat to Rio Olympics after professor slams them for ‘terrible conflict of interest’ By Amie Gordon For Mailonline World Health Organization said it will reassess Zika threat after pressure There are less than two…
Can the world’s coral reefs be saved?
Coral reef scientists say it’s not too late to save the world’s coral reefs, if we actually try harder. St. James’s Palace in London will be the venue for an international symposium: ‘Rethinking the Future for Coral Reefs’ on June…
Flooding in Paris
Flooding in Paris: Photos of the Seine By Bryan Pirolli From Eurocheapo Paris’ Seine River has flooded and risen to its highest point since 1982, expected to peak today at 21 feet. What does this mean for residents and for…
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UNESCO-endorsed facilitator to consult on culture/heritage policy in Cayman Islands
A facilitator endorsed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to arrive in the Cayman Islands on 4 June, 2016 to provide guidance to the Culture and Heritage Policy Steering Committee and the Ministry of…
Miss Universe, Pia Wurtzbach, touches Ecuadoreans
By Eton B. Concepcion From The Standard ph Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach traveled recently to Ecuador, her second trip to a South American country, to help in a relief effort and fund-raising campaign to build 6,000 homes for…
World Animal Protection: Cayman Islands Turtle Farm subsidies to hit CI$100m
World Animal Protection Comments re: Turtle Farm Subsidies Leading animal welfare charity World Animal Protection has criticised the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) for further subsidising failures at the controversial Cayman Turtle Farm. The CIG’s announcement of a further subsidy of…
Zika Virus Update as of 30 May 2016 – No Zika Cases in Cayman Islands
Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Samuel Williams Rodriguez, wishes to advise that as of Monday, 30 May, there are no reported or confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Cayman Islands. Sixty countries worldwide have reported continuing Zika virus…
