Tag: Department of Environment
![Little Cayman airport plan risks drastic change Little Cayman airport plan risks drastic change](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Little-Cayman-airport-150x150.jpg)
Little Cayman airport plan risks drastic change
(CNS): The proposal to move the airport on Little Cayman to a site owned by the Cayman Islands Airport Authority in the centre of this least developed island could have far-reaching implications for its fundamental character, according to a document prepared by the Environmental Assessment Board Subcommittee of the National Conservation Council.
![ReGen EIA finished but project still in limbo ReGen EIA finished but project still in limbo](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/George-Town-dump-9-April-2024-150x150.jpg)
ReGen EIA finished but project still in limbo
(CNS): The construction of the proposed waste-to-energy facility and other related waste-management projects remain in limbo 2370 days after the Cayman Islands Government awarded the contract to Dart before the details of the deal had been worked out. Last week, Department of Environment (DoE) Director Gina Ebank-Petrie said that the environmental impact assessment on the […]
![Choice of national dish leaves bad taste for some Choice of national dish leaves bad taste for some](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Turtles-at-the-Cayman-Turtle-Farm_compressed-150x150.jpg)
Choice of national dish leaves bad taste for some
(CNS): Since CNS published an article last week about the additions to the list of national symbols, readers have been debating the Cayman Islands Government’s decision to make Turtle Stew the official national dish, and most of the 200+ comments on the story were about this choice. Many were surprised that an endangered species was […]
![Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/View-from-Regal-Beachs-new-sea-wall-150x150.jpeg)
Beach project fiasco in US provides lesson for 7MB
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government may want to rethink plans to spend CI$21 million on imported sand to replace parts of Seven Mile Beach in front of some of the islands’ most expensive real estate after a half-million-dollar sand dune project in Massachusetts took just three days to wash away. Although the Department of the […]
![Brac, NWP, GT harbour, Sth Church St pummeled by storm Brac, NWP, GT harbour, Sth Church St pummeled by storm](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Lighthouse-Point-150x150.jpg)
Brac, NWP, GT harbour, Sth Church St pummeled by storm
(CNS): Government officials began ariel damage assessments on Tuesday afternoon in the wake of the winter storm and found that Cayman Brac, North West Point in West Bay, parts of South Church Street and the George Town Harbour had borne the brunt of the huge waves. Pictures and videos of the sea surge and flooding […]
![Colourful African lizard poses new threat to natives Colourful African lizard poses new threat to natives](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Red-headed-Rock-Agama-150x150.jpg)
Colourful African lizard poses new threat to natives
(CNS): The Department of Environment is issuing an alert over the first recorded sighting of a red-headed rock agama (Agama agama) on Grand Cayman. The small invasive lizard, which is a native of sub-Saharan Africa, was spotted last Thursday in the industrial centre of George Town, next to the container yard where international shipments have […]