Environment

TRAPPIST-1 is an ultra-cool red dwarf star that is slightly larger, but much more massive, than the planet Jupiter, located about 40 light-years from the Sun in the constellation Aquarius.

Archive·Mar 27

27 Mar Weather in Cayman

Humidity: 68% (DOWN from yesterday)

Archive·Mar 27

Caribbean Development Bank issues loan for Dominica's post-hurricane recovery

Archive·Mar 26

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