Environment

IFAD leads on sustainable farming on World Water Day

Archive·Mar 21

TRAPPIST planets may have too much water to be habitable

Archive·Mar 21

21 Mar Weather in Cayman

Humidity: 90% (UP from yesterday)

Archive·Mar 21

What you learn by giving 200 Senate speeches on climate change

Archive·Mar 20

NASA wants your pictures of clouds to verify its satellites’ data

Archive·Mar 20

Mysterious new ocean ‘twilight zone’ full of previously unknown fish identified by scientists

Archive·Mar 20

UNICEF and partners continue to support children in the Caribbean, six months after Hurricanes Irma and María

The main international donors for the emergency caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean in 2017, in addition to the National Committees of UNICEF and individual donors on-line, were Canad...

Archive·Mar 20

NAREI Institute buildings in Guyana as of now powered by clean energy

Archive·Mar 20

20 Mar Weather in Cayman

Humidity: 76% (UP from yesterday)

Archive·Mar 20

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