Tag: Department of Agriculture
DoA giving eggs to local families over summer months
(CNS): The Department of Agriculture is partnering with local charity Resilience Cayman to support Caymanian families with children by providing fresh local eggs. According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture about the new initiative, the EggsUp programme launched on 21 July for a three-month pilot period to coincide with the summer break.
New law tightens protection for local flora
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has successfully steered the Plant Protection Act, 2023 through parliament in order to tighten the rules around importing plants that may harbour pests and threaten the local flora. Cayman’s native plants and trees are at risk from a range of new plant pests, such as the ever-present mealybug to the […]
Ag department gets into the business of beef
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is moving into the business of beef after importing 22 Red Poll cattle from Jamaica, which, after completing quarantine, will form the base herd for a breeding programme that will be managed by the Department of Agriculture. The goal is to increase local livestock numbers and improve local beef production.
Animal welfare officers threatened with violence
(CNS): The Department of Agriculture (DoA) has said that officers from its Animal Welfare and Control Unit and other public servants have recently received numerous threats of violence during the course of their work. CNS has asked the DoA for details of these unspecified allegations but we have not received any response. In a press […]
Ag dept calls on public to report animal cruelty
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture is urging the public to report their concerns about animal cruelty to help its animal welfare and control officers track down perpetrators. According to a DoA press release, these officers “have a wide range of powers under the Animals Law” to enforce animal welfare and to investigate and […]
K9 Baron’s death could lead to criminal charges
(CNS): The findings of an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and the Department of Agriculture into the death of RCIPS canine Baron last year were handed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions four months ago, the OMB has revealed. While there were unofficial reports at the time that the […]
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 […]
Home gardeners snap up free DoA class
(CNS): Places on a free four-week training session offered by the Department of Agriculture, aimed at introducing and equipping homeowners with the skills necessary to develop home gardens, were snapped up as soon as the official registration opened. With many people worried about supply chains, food quality and costs, more and more residents are trying […]
DoE v CPA legal battle confirmed for June
(CNS): The unprecedented forthcoming legal battle between two public sector entities, effectively setting government against government, has been listed to be heard in June. The Department of Environment and the National Conservation Council have requested a judicial review of a Central Planning Authority decision that ignored a legal directive not to grant planning permission.
DoA seeks info on dumped dead dog
(CNS): The Department of Agriculture (DoA) is appealing to members of the public for information about the corpse of a dog that was found dumped on a dyke road off Barkers Park in West Bay on Monday. The adult brown and white male animal was discovered by a member of the public who then reported […]
Ag show cancelled in face of COVID and wake of Grace
(CNS): The annual Cayman Islands Agricultural Show has been cancelled for the second year due to coronavirus restrictions as well as the loss and damage suffered by several farmers as a result of Tropical Storm Grace, officials from government and the Agricultural Society said Friday. The show, which usually takes place on Ash Wednesday, attracts […]
