Science & Nature
Baby turtles don’t need help to make it to sea
(CNS): The Department of Environment is urging the public not to try to help or interfere with baby turtles as they hatch from their nests. The experts explained that the little creatures don’t need help, and attempting to dig them out of the sand can cause more harm than good. Only DoE teams are authorized […]
Ministry attempts to raise climate awareness
(CNS): The Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency has launched a Climate and Energy Challenge to raise awareness about climate change in the Cayman Islands. As the UPM’s commitment to prepare the country for climate change and create a more sustainable future appears to be waning, the ministry is hoping to engage the public and […]
Hurricane experts expect stormy September
(CNS): The National Hurricane Center in Miami is monitoring three potential storms, as hurricane experts are all calling for a stormy September. While the season got off to a worrying start, a number of factors, including Sahara dust clouds, have dampened what was expected to be an exceptionally busy hurricane season. But as we move […]
Marine survey will map deep water around Cayman
(CNS): A privately funded comprehensive marine survey of the Cayman Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is currently underway. Although the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) conducted a seabed mapping survey of these islands in November 2021, this new survey by Saildrone will explore deeper waters within our EEZ, according to the Lands and Survey Department.
Cabinet approves damaging marine park dredging
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has given the green light for a private developer of a subdivision to dredge a canal in a marine protected area and mangrove buffer that the Department of Environment warned will cause serious and significant damage to a wide swathe of important and unique marine habitat. Against the clear advice […]
Region bracing for busy peak storm season
(CNS): Colorado State University hurricane researchers are still predicting a very active Atlantic hurricane season with a total of 23 named storms, down from 25 in their initial forecast. Four have already passed, which means we may see another 19 over the next three or four months. As TS Debby continued to deluge the southeast […]
Intent of EWA road is for more development
(CNS): Minister Kenneth Bryan and opposition independent MP Chis Saunders have made it clear that the basic intent of constructing the East-West Arterial Road extension deep into the Eastern Districts is to access the green space land there for development, not to ease traffic congestion. During a recent debate in parliament on a private member’s […]
Open letter urges MPs to take action on climate change
Dear Representatives of the Cayman Islands and United Kingdom Government: We, the youth of Cayman, urgently call upon you to develop a comprehensive plan to prepare our islands for the imminent impacts of climate change. Time and time again, we have all been warned about the effects of climate change, yet virtually nothing has been […]
New climate policy edited by MPs and already gathering dust
(CNS): The new climate policy appears to be in danger of suffering the same fate as its predecessor and has already begun gathering dust on a government shelf, having been presented to the PACT caucus by then-premier Wayne Panton almost a year ago. In parliament last week, Panton asked the current sustainability minister what had […]
One arrested over attempt to sell local parrot
(CNS): One person has been arrested, and a Grand Cayman parrot has been seized and handed over to a vet after it was listed for sale on various social media platforms. The Department of Environment said they were contacted by concerned residents who had seen posts with pictures of the bird caged up and began […]
Grand Cayman had wettest June in 58 years
(CNS): Every month over the last 13-month period was the hottest on record globally, scientists have confirmed. The average global temperature was also 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era for 12 successive months, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). On Grand Cayman, the maximum temperature in June was slightly above the 10-year […]
