What music have your solar panels been listening to?
By Steve Williams From Care2 Scientists have discovered that solar panels can be designed to perform considerably better when exposed to sounds like certain kinds of music. Why is this, and how could this knowledge help advance green energy? Researchers…
No turtle release but Cayman Turtle Farm conservation concerns remain
From WSPA Every year, the Cayman Turtle Farm releases a handful of baby turtles into the wild in celebration of Pirates Week festival. From the outside it looks like a great conservation project but, sadly, it does more harm than…
International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Awards Banquet
Join divers from all over the world as they induct the 2013 honourees into the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. We invite scuba enthusiasts everywhere to come honour the men and women who have played an important role in…
Guest Post from s/v ‘Cutter Loose’ – ‘Epilogue: Caribbean Cruise 2012/2013′
Posted by Andy and Mia From Sail Feed This is a fantastic feature from our friends Eric and Pat Fulmer from s/v Cutter Loose, participants in the 2012 edition of the Caribbean 1500 last year. We just received this email…
CTF announce reason for annual pirates turtle release postponement
The Cayman Turtle Farm’s annual turtle release, which usually takes place as part of the Pirates Week national festival, has been postponed as the farm is implementing new health screening procedures for turtles to be released. Following an independent inspection…
Should bird-lovers feel guilty about wind power?
By Chaya, selected from Networx From Care2 One reason alternative energy as a home power source (and beyond) is so popular is that it’s supposed to be better for the environment. It’s nonpolluting, doesn’t involve harmful extraction and refining techniques,…
Hurricane Sandy kills around 80 in the Caribbean, 1.8 million affected in Haiti
From UNDP Port-au-Prince/New York – Hurricane Sandy, which ploughed through the Caribbean region before hitting the eastern coast of the United States, severely impacted several countries causing nearly 80 deaths: 60 in Haiti, 11 in Cuba, two in the Bahamas,…
No turtles for the pirates
The Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) has announced there will be no release of baby and juvenile Green Sea Turtles during the annual Pirates Week Festival on Grand Cayman this month. One hundred and fifty turtles were released into the wild…
Heavy rain, localized flooding persist in the Caribbean
By Michael Doll, Meteorologist From AccuWeather Portions of the northern Caribbean have been doused by episodes of heavy rain since last week and additional downpours are a threat through Wednesday. While there will be some dry hours, rainfall at inopportune…
Service clubs go green for recycling awareness
Stationed at 7 grocery stores across island the members of Kiwanis, the 2 Lions Clubs and the 3 Rotary Clubs brought awareness to recycling this past Saturday. The clubs teamed up for this important and needed Community Service project called…
