Environment

The Editor Speaks: “The Day After Tomorrow”

Archive·Apr 18

Climate change: Climatologists warn of catastrophic Gulf Stream collapse

Recent studies show that the strength of the AMOC has declined some 15 percent since 1950, and that it is at its weakest flow in some 1600 years, based on sediment bore studies in the North Carolina s...

Archive·Apr 18

WHOI among first funding recipients of The Audacious Project

Archive·Apr 18

IICA assists in reclaiming and remediating degraded soils in the Caribbean

Archive·Apr 18

Caribbean farmers and agriculture officers learn sustainable agricultural practices and technologies in Japan

Archive·Apr 18

Study: Hurricanes resulted in about 826,100 less visitors to Caribbean

Archive·Apr 18

18 Apr Weather in Cayman

Humidity: 75% (DOWN from yesterday)

Archive·Apr 18

Scientists accidentally produce an enzyme that devours plastic

Archive·Apr 17

Project launches in Caribbean to build climate resilience by using nature to reduce risks

Archive·Apr 17

Drought concerns in parts of the Caribbean

Archive·Apr 17

Latest Articles

Law & Courts

Two Charged After Cayman Drug Interception Yields 505 Pounds of Cannabis and Cocaine

Major interception follows years of regional assessments warning of maritime trafficking risks.

Jul 24

Regional

Will Cayman be caught up in a Cuba crisis?

Rising pressure on Havana, U.S. military activity and migration concerns are prompting questions across the Caribbean, but officials say preparation is not evidence of an imminent threat.

Jul 24

Environment

Agriculture Department Confirms Infectious Coryza in Poultry Flocks Across Cayman

Poultry farmers across the Cayman Islands are being urged to tighten biosecurity measures after the Department of Agriculture confirmed an outbreak of Infectious Coryza in local flocks.

Jul 24

Opinion

Team Cayman Deserves More Than Our Cheers

Team Cayman has earned the nation's support. Now Cayman must ask whether its sporting system is doing enough to turn talent into medals.

Reader SubmissionJul 23

Business

Bahamas cruise boom puts Cayman in the frame as private-island model expands

The Bahamas has become a key destination in the cruise industry's push to build larger, more controlled beach resorts, with Carnival, MSC and other lines investing in private or semi-private ports. The aim is to keep more passenger spending on site and give guests a smoother day ashore. Grand Cayman differs from the private-destination model now being pursued by the major cruise groups. Ships continue to drop anchor and tender passengers to shore. This means the port call is still shared with the island, not fully controlled by the cruise line. However, Grand Cayman remains an important cruise call in the Cayman Islands, in a region where the biggest operators are increasingly choosing destinations they own and control.

Jul 23