Applicants wanted for a one-way ticket to Mars
By Melissa Hogenboom, BBC News Want to go to Mars? Dutch organisation Mars One says it will open applications imminently. It would be a one-way trip, and the company hopes to build a community of settlers on the planet. Uncharted…
Conservation
Cayman Islands Conservation Legislation 1. Marine Parks & Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) In order to protect the reefs in the Cayman Islands, many of the areas around Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are protected as marine parks (e.g….
Aggravated burglary at Frank Sound
Bodden Town detectives have launched an investigation following an aggravated burglary at a remote property in Frank Sound, which resulted in two people being treated in hospital. About 11.45pm on Tuesday, 16 April, two men were within their home which…
Siem Amethyst anchor handling tug supply vessel, Norway
From technology.com Siem Amethyst is a large-capacity anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel owned and managed by Siem Offshore, a supply and subsea shipping company headquartered on the Cayman Islands. Delivered in April 2011, Siem Amethyst was the last in…
Major earthquake strikes south-east Iran
Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan….
















