MOA to participate in Caribbean ‘One Health’ initiative
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 08, 2014 (SKNIS) — “One Health, One Caribbean, One Love” an initiative designed to impact the agriculture, public health and environment sectors, is one of the newest projects in which St Kitts-Nevis is becoming involved. Permanent…
Going green without sinking into the red
By Peter Richards From ipsnews CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr 7 2014 (IPS) – Most Caribbean countries are famous for their sun, sand and warm sea breezes. Far fewer are known for their wide use of solar, wind and other forms…
DEH responses to “Garbage trucks leave noxious trail” letter
From Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health In reference to the recent letter to the editorial section of the Caymanian Compass, where Roger M. Davies outlined his concern “Garbage trucks leave noxious trail”, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) would…
Cayman Island funerals for March 2014
Details from funeral home announcements Timothy Mullin …
Cayman is better prepared for mass casualty incidents
Between March 31st and April 4th, 27 individuals in Grand Cayman received training in Mass Casualty Management (MCM) and Incident Command Systems (ICS). Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) sponsored the courses. Course Coordinator, HMCI Deputy Director Omar Afflick explained, “Sometime…
Putting climate polluters in the dock
From CaribbeanCIC Can Caribbean governments take legal action against other countries that they believe are warming the planet with devastating consequences? A former regional diplomat argues the answer is yes. Ronald Sanders, who is also a senior research fellow at…
IDB provided US$2.8bn for Latin America, Caribbean climate change projects
From Caribbean360 The Inter-American Development Bank says it committed US$2.8 billion for projects that address climate change, sustainable energy and environmental sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean last year. WASHINGTON D.C., CMC – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says…
Cayman Islands Resort strives to save endangered Nassau Grouper
LOS ANGELES, California – “Nassau grouper are beautiful, they have personalities and they can be like friendly puppy dogs,” said Peter Hillenbrand, Owner of the Southern Cross Club in the Cayman Islands. “Unfortunately, these puppy dogs are easy to catch…
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OPINION: Japan’s yen for whales blown
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean 360 Many Caribbean environmental groups that participated in the struggle to get their own governments not to support Japan will feel vindicated by the ICJ decision says Sir Ronald Sanders. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday April…
Dr Ulric Trotz reviews the latest IPCC Report
Posted by Nicholas Robson The Cayman Institute The Cayman Institute is an apolitical, privately funded, non profit organization established to consider the long term effects and implications of diverse technological, sociological, economical and cultural issues to the Cayman Islands. Its…
