Cayman Islands National Trust holds ‘I am Cayman’ drive
From NTCI The National Trust of the Cayman Islands (NTCI) is calling for assistance in increasing its membership numbers while also raising a total of CI$10,000 to support its vital programmes. Corporations, individuals and students are invited to participate in…
Humming bird
Nexus 6P captures mesmerizing footage of a hummingbird at 240 frames per second By Brad Reed From BGR Nexus 6P Camera Hummingbird Video Image Source: YouTube / FlexBot Remember how Google insisted that it was really upping its camera game…
World’s oceans facing biggest coral die-off in history, scientists warn
By Karl Mathiesen From The Guardian UK A third global bleaching of coral reefs is underway following a massive and persistent underwater heatwave Scientists have confirmed the third-ever global bleaching of coral reefs is under way and warned it could…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide: Opportunities to…
Offers for Paris Climate talks would reduce warming by 1°C
By Ellie Johnston From Climate Interactive Contacts: Paige Knappenberger, [email protected], (602) 549 0344 and Jennifer Haskell, [email protected], (703) 231-1835 Offers for Paris Climate Talks Would Reduce Warming by 1°C Warming could be reduced from 4.5˚C to 3.5˚C under INDCs submitted…
Preliminary report on arsenic poisoning at Cayman Islands farm points to no concerns
The Pan American Health Organization has issued an Arsenic Exposure Preliminary Report to the 14.5-acre Powell family farm in Frank Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. It points to no significant differences between the arsenic content of soils from the test…
Grenada joins regional call at UN for action on climate change
From UN News Centre 2 October 2015 – A framework for climate change “cannot wait,” Grenada’s Foreign Minister said today, joining other leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean calling for urgent action in the United Nations General Assembly. “The…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide: Opportunities to…
Missing ship in Caribbean demonstrates long, strong history of trade between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico
By Drew Dixon From Jacksonville.com While the search continues for potential survivors of the Jacksonville-based El Faro cargo ship, the tragedy at sea highlights just how entrenched business ties are between the First Coast and Puerto Rico. The El Faro…
A flip-flop tree grows in Cayman Islands
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon From Caribbean Journal It started with just one flip-flop. But now there are hundreds, joined by assorted sneakers, slippers and even flippers, nailed to a casuarina tree bordering the coastal road that runs through Grand Cayman’s South…





