Science & Nature
Feral cat issue settled, control project restarts
(CNS): Feral cat control has resumed in Little Cayman after an agreement between the Cayman Islands Government and two local animal welfare non-profit organisations, Feline Friends and the Cayman Islands Humane Society, which had challenged the programme in the courts. The NPOs managed to stop the control project for several years, placing threatened native and […]
Experts finally coming to fix long-broken radar
(CNS): International experts are expected to arrive in Grand Cayman next month to repair the Cayman Islands National Weather Service’s Doppler radar in East End, which has been out of service for more than eight months. Varying explanations have been given about the repairs in response to CNS inquiries, but a major cause appears to […]
Young activists begin campaign for reef-safe sunscreen
(CNS): The student-led environmental advocacy group, Protect Our Future, has launched a new campaign to promote the use of reef-safe sunscreen brands in the Cayman Islands. Sunscreen chemicals, such as oxybenzone and octinoxate, are known to contain nanoparticles that disrupt the growth cycles of reef corals, cause coral bleaching, and lower their defences against diseases […]
OfReg finds consultants for solar market review
(CNS): The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) has awarded a CI$78,000 contract to consultants to conduct a ‘Value Of Solar Study’ to help the country move towards its renewable energy goals. OfReg is responsible for regulating the emerging solar sector and this is a small step in the long process towards that aim. In […]
Climate survey passes ministry’s response target
(CNS): Over 850 people have responded to the Climate Change Risk Assessment public online survey, more than double the number the ministry had hoped would participate. With three more days left before it closes, officials are urging anyone who has not yet answered the anonymous survey and would like their comments to be considered to […]
Heavy rain expected from first potential storm
(CNS): The US National Hurricane Center has issued its first advisory for what is likely to be the first tropical storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. As the storm brews, it is expected to bring very heavy rain to the Cayman Islands from this evening and throughout the weekend. At around 4pm Thursday, potential Tropical […]
OfReg ‘surprised’ by PACT policy on green energy
(CNS): Heavily redacted minutes from an OfReg extraordinary board meeting on 2 May show that the utilities regulator was caught off guard by the PACT Government’s recent policy announcement to ensure public ownership of future green energy facilities. CNS has learned that OfReg had also failed to tell the Cabinet about its own plans, after […]
Premier urges public to prepare for busy storm season
(CNS): Government will do all it can to help the country get through any storms during the next six months or more, Premier Wayne Panton has said in a message marking the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season. But he urged everyone to ensure they have a plan and said families need to stock […]
Climate scientists impressed with local engagement
(CNS): The scientists visiting from the UK to help the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency with a climate risk assessment for the Cayman Islands said they were really impressed with the local engagement on climate change issues. The ministry is hoping to maintain that engagement since public consultation is a critical part of the […]
Hurricane season opens as storm brews in Caribbean
(CNS): The remnants of Hurricane Agatha in the Eastern Pacific, which drenched resorts on Mexico’s southern coast on Monday, are now merging with other systems, brewing up stormy weather in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, just as the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season opens. The US National Hurricane Center said a large, complex area of low pressure […]
Cayman may be treated to spectacular meteor storm
(CNS): Stargazers in the Cayman Islands might, or might not, be treated to the greatest meteor storm of our lifetimes on Monday night, 30 May, the Cayman Islands Astronomical Society (CIAS) has said. If it happens it will be around midnight, when we could see as many as 1,000 meteors within half an hour, as […]
