By Alric Lindsay According to a National Geographic article by Brian Clark Howard on January 29, 2016, billionaire Paul Allen’s “300-foot yacht Tatoosh allegedly caused significant damage to a protected coral reef in the Cayman Islands” in January 2016....
Environment
Sustainable Cayman Celebrates The Power Of Community To Protect The National Conservation Act
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Press Release By Sustainable Cayman On January 31, amidst the backdrop of Heroes Square and surrounded by the monuments of our national heroes, Sustainable Cayman, along with representatives from Protect Our Future, presented to MPs over 500 letters written...
By Alric Lindsay In the Cayman Islands Gazette published today, December 31, 2024, the Government published the National Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which, if passed in 2025, will amend the National Conservation Act, 2013. Proposed changes include the composition...
Chief Magistrate Finds That A Year Of Summary Court Adjournments Agreed To By The DPP Is “Unfair” To Defendant.
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By Alric Lindsay During a hearing in Summary Court today, December 3, 2024, the Chief Magistrate heard that DPP counsel agreed to a further adjournment in a case that has already been delayed for over a year. The case...
Department Of Environment Warns SCUBA Divers To Stop Feeding Sharks As Sharks Have Associated Food With SCUBA Divers
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DoE Press Release Recently the DoE received a report of a shark closely approaching a SCUBA diver who carried a lionfish culling spear and empty bucket. When the diver lifted the spear for self-defense, the shark opened its mouth....
Sustainable Cayman Issues Opinion on Plans to Dredge East End in Attempt to Recreate Swim Hole: A Risk to Cayman’s Environment and Heritage
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Sustainable Cayman Press Release While recognizing the positive intentions of creating an area for the East End community and visitors to more easily access and enjoy the ocean, Sustainable Cayman is very concerned by Minister Isaac Rankine’s application to...
Sustainable Cayman Press Release Sustainable Cayman is excited to announce the launch of Sustainability Ambassador Isabel Watler’s ‘Honouring Coasts Public Outreach Survey’. The project aims to document intergenerational Caymanian stories, our connections to natural spaces and also, study shifting...
Water Authority Concerned Over Fuel & Oil Dumped Around Meter Boxes. Contamination Of Public Water Possible
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Water Authority Press Release Over the past several months, the Water Authority has seen an increase in waste oil and fuel being improperly disposed of, in and around our meter boxes. This poses a great risk to the public...
Department of the Environment Press Release The Department of Environment (DoE) is advising the public that conch and whelk season will open this Thursday, 1st November. Marine Park rules and boundaries remain in full effect at all times and no...
By Alric Lindsay Kamean Dean Douglas pleaded guilty with an explanation in Summary Court today, October 29, 2024, to taking a protected species, being a Cayman parrot, and offering it for sale. Both are offences under section 33(1) of...