2025 Hurricane Season Preparedness: Join us at the kick-off of CARICOM’s webinar series this Friday, May 9
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) will join several regional and international entities as presenters in the 2025 Hurricane Preparedness Webinar Series, to be hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat this month. With the hurricane season rapidly approaching, the…
Cayman: Weather Radio Service Restored for Sister Islands
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) has announced that operations for the Cayman Brac weather radio have been fully restored, reinstating the essential service for residents of both Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The weather radio service, which broadcasts…
Cayman Team Attends Conference, Boosts Storm Readiness
Representatives from Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS), Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) and Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) recently participated in the 2025 National Hurricane Conference, held in New Orleans, Louisiana from…
Dynamic hurricane season predicted for Atlantic in 2025
From AccuWeather The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and it is poised to be a turbulent year with AccuWeather predicting 13 to 18 storms and warning of hurricanes that can rapidly strengthen leading up to landfall. By Brian Lada,…
Rainforest to radio waves: BBC Radio 4 appeal to protect rainforests will be broadcast this weekend
BBC Radio 4 appeal will broadcast an appeal to protect rainforests on behalf of climate change charity Cool Earth. The appeal will be voiced by wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet. Funds from the appeal will be used to support Indigenous communities…
Cayman:Regional Tsunami Exercise CARIBE WAVE Set for 20 March
CARIBE WAVE, an annual regional tsunami exercise is slated to take place on Thursday, 20 March at approximately 10am local time. The exercise is part of an international effort coordinated by the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other…
World Bank Supports Jamaica’s Efforts to Promote Private Sector Development and Improve Disaster Preparedness
Washington, D.C, March 3, 2025 – The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a new project to support Jamaica in promoting private sector development and improving disaster preparedness. The US$ 192 million Sustainable and Resilient Recovery Development Policy Financing…
Cayman: Scheduled Maintenance at Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar
wThe Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) announces scheduled maintenance at the Kearney Gomez Doppler Radar facility this week. The radar will be offline for a period of three days, from 9:30 am on Tuesday, 25 February to 5:30 pm…
CDB Launches Rainfall Intensity-Duration-Frequency Curves Project with Regional Stakeholder Engagement
February 18, 2025 – BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – In a significant step towards enhancingclimate resilience and equipping Caribbean nations with critical data to withstand extreme weatherevents, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), in collaboration with the Caribbean Institute forMeteorology and Hydrology (CIMH),…
Cayman Islands Government Issues All Clear Following Tsumami Threat
8 February 2025 | By: CIG Communications The Cayman Islands Government has issued an all clear for its three Islands – Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman following a Tsunami threat after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake was detected 202…
