Science & Nature
Entangled nurse shark in need of help
(CNS): The Department of Environment is asking the diving and snorkelling community to look out for a nurse shark that became entangled in a thick mesh bag which found its way into the sea. The DoE team said they are already doing their best to locate and assist the shark but so far they have […]
Activists warn of growing microplastic risk
(CNS): Young local environmental activists from Protect Our Future and Plastic Free Cayman teamed up last weekend for another beach clean-up and collected almost 300lbs of trash from Smith Cove. Noting that the bulk of the debris was plastic and microplastics and that much of it is now becoming micro-environments for various species, the groups […]
Caribbean is world’s worst region for diversity loss
(CNS): The Caribbean and Latin America Region has seen a decline in animal and fish populations of 94% over the last 50 years, according to an analysis of bio-diversity by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published Thursday in the Living Planet Report 2022. The world has seen a devastating drop of over 69% but this […]
Brown boobies could disappear from the Brac
(CNS): The colony of brown boobies on Cayman Brac is declining and could disappear altogether if they are not protected. These striking seabirds, which are declining in numbers worldwide, are found across the region but only on the Brac in the Cayman Islands. They are among the bird species under threat locally and included in […]
7MB erosion worsens after Ian batters structures
(CNS): The passage of Hurricane Ian this week has revealed the seriousness of the erosion problems on Seven Mile Beach and how seawalls and hard structures, far from solving the problem, are making matters worse. In some places where there are no hard structures on the dynamic beach, the ocean delivered new deposits of sand. […]
CUC cuts deal for long-awaited energy storage
(CNS): Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) has signed a deal with a global energy company to install two 10-megawatt storage systems. This will be the local power provider’s first storage facility, which was approved by OfReg more than three years ago. The project is expected to be finished late next year and will enable CUC to […]
Sustainability activist to chair National Trust
(CNS): Melanie Carmichael has been elected as the new chairperson of the National Trust for the Cayman Islands along with a new board during the Annual General Meeting of members. Carmichael, who is well known for her local activism and campaigning on environmental and sustainability issues, takes over the board just as Frank Roulstone was […]
NEOC issues all clear as Ian rumbles away
(CNS): National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has issued the all-clear for the Cayman Islands, as of 3pm Monday. However, with flooded roads and high seas, residents are urged to proceed with caution. Weather conditions in the Cayman Islands are expected to gradually improve but we can still expect more rain, wind, rough seas and heavy […]
Ian intensifies as it heads away from Cayman
(CNS): UPDATED 1pm Monday: The hurricane warning for Grand Cayman and the tropical storm watch for the Sister Islands were lifted at 1pm Monday but a tropical storm warning was issued for Grand Cayman as Hurricane Ian continue to produce tropical conditions across the island. The centre of Ian was located just over 100miles northwest […]
CINWS warns of potential stormy weather
(CNS): Experts at the Cayman Islands National Weather Service are keeping a very close eye on the active tropical wave currently moving across the southeastern Caribbean and have issued a potential severe weather notice. The disturbance is forecast to move over the western Caribbean in the next five days and likely to become a tropical […]
Young activists to protest missing plastic ban
(CNS): Members of Protect Our Future will be leading other environmental activists in the Youth Global Climate Protest on Friday. In what is now an annual event inspired by Greta Thunberg, Cayman’s local climate activists will be marching to the Government Administration Buildings to ask the government about progress on the proposed plastic ban.
