New process for exporting goods imminent for Cayman Islands
A new Customs process for exporting goods from the Cayman Islands will launch next month to ensure safety and to help curb possible stolen goods leaving the country. Currently, persons are permitted to pack containers for export at any location,…
World Animal Protection fears talks with Cayman Islands Government have broken down since July meetings; Issues Statement
September 19, 2014 – World Animal Protection issued a statement today outlining its fears that its ongoing discussions with the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) about the controversial Cayman Turtle Farm have broken down. World Animal Protection’s concerns follow encouraging talks…
Company providing floating ocean power platform technology to supply renewable energy to Cayman Islands in talks
US Baltimore-based OTEC International is in talks with Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC), Grand Cayman’s electrical provider, to supply renewable energy to the island via Ocean Thermal Energy from a platform at North Side. The company has already met with the…
$400M loan from its own CEO is only 1/10 of what Sears needs to stay alive
By Chris Morran From Consumerist I don’t know about you, but if someone loaned me $400 million, it would just about cover all my debts. But I’m not a sagging national retail operation that hasn’t been relevant in decades. If…
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Cayman Islands coroner’s jury record suicide verdict to policeman On Wednesday (17) afternoon the Corner’s Jury in an inquest to determine the death of former RCIPS’ officer PC Raphael Williams returned a verdict of “death by suicide”. The RCIPS would…
Gonsalves describes St Vincent as “disaster prone” in climate change seminar opening remarks
From caribbean360 KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Wednesday September 17, 2014, CMC – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has called on the sub-regional organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to develop measures that would allow the countries…
We can save coral reefs
By Jeremy Jackson and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson From The New York Times Parrotfish eat algae and seaweed. These brightly colored fish with beaklike mouths inhabit coral reefs, the wellsprings of ocean life. Without them and other herbivores, algae and seaweed…
A Cork pioneer who is helping tourists to find their feet here
By Louise McBride From Independent IE Swimming with sea turtles in Barbados or climbing Dunn’s River Falls in Jamaica might be high on your wish list if you’re lucky enough to visit the Caribbean islands soon. However, unless you know…
Causes of endemic radiation in the Caribbean
From Space Interactive Causes of endemic radiation in the Caribbean: evidence from the historical biogeography and diversification of the butterfly genus Calisto (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini) Calisto is the largest butterfly genus in the West Indies but its systematics, historical biogeography…
Climate change may lead to food shortages, civil conflicts, scientists warn
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable The effects of man-made climate change, from sea-level rise to increasingly acidic ocean waters, have already become starkly apparent throughout the world. These effects are poised to worsen dramatically in coming decades due to continued…
