Archive for August 21st, 2024
MRCU data shows dramatic drop in mosquitos
(CNS): One sign of dedication in the staff at the Mosquito Research and Control Unit is their willingness to get bitten in the name of science. As well as counting the number of mosquitoes caught in traps each night, they also collect data in the form of bites per minute. “This is when a disease […]
Beloved musician Dave Martins passes, aged 90
(CNS): Acclaimed Guyanese musician and Caribbean cultural icon Dave Martins died on Sunday, 18 August, at the age of 90. The Cayman Islands Ministry of Culture described him as “a visionary whose influence on Caymanian culture, as well as the culture across the wider Caribbean region, was truly extraordinary. As the leader of the iconic […]
Woman seriously injured in South Sound crash
(CNS): Just before 12:14pm Tuesday, the police and other emergency services responded to a 911 call about a single-vehicle collision along South Sound Road in the vicinity of the Red Bay Dock. Cayman Islands Fire Service officers extricated the lone occupant of the vehicle, who was transported to the hospital by ambulance, where she is being […]
Breakers dock depends on chosen EWA route
(CNS): While the claim by Planning Minister Jay Ebanks that the choice of option B3 for the East-West Arterial Road extension was because it balanced development and environmental responsibility is dubious, the claim that it “aligns with our strategic goals” seams to be more on point, as the UPM appears determined to build a new […]
Activists call for referendum on B3 choice for EWA
(CNS): Sustainable Cayman, the Cayman Islands’ leading environmental advocate group, is calling on the government to ask voters what they want regarding the East-West Arterial Road extension. Cabinet has said that it picked Route B3, but given the planning ministry’s misleading claims that the government selected the “environmentally optimal” choice for the road, the activists […]
