From Cayman to Cancun and affecting beaches in the eastern and western Caribbean all the way to the Sargasso Sea in the vicinity of Bermuda (hence the name), sargassum seaweed is a nightmare for the tourism-dependent countries on whose shores it despoils.
A large plume of Saharan dust continues to move westward across the Caribbean Sea, with peak concentrations of Aerosol Optical Depths (AODs) predicted to reach the Cayman Islands on Thursday, 17 June.
Tropical Storm Bill which formed Monday off the US East Coast was expected to dissipate by Tuesday as it continues moving out into the Atlantic.
OfReg considers that it is in the interests of the electricity sector to implement an additional capacity of 3MW of DGR to Caymans' transmission and distribution system.
Cayman Brac and Little Cayman are better prepared for a major incident following Mass Casualty Management (MCM) Training held from 10-15 May 2021.
The recruitment drive for the next Miss Cayman Islands Universe was officially launched last weekend with a special ‘Meet & Greet’ event at The Wharf. Potential contestants joined committee members for an informative yet casual evening.
Representatives of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) convened on 9 June for the annual National Hurricane Exercise, which tests the national emergency response mechanism.
Due to increased demand, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL)) has added two extra repatriation flights for travel in June between Grand Cayman and Miami, in partnership with the Cayman Islands Government
Government Information Services (GIS) Video Production Specialist Lenford Wilks knows a lot about delivering an outstanding customer experience, so much so that Deputy Governor Franz Manderson selected him to be the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month (EOM) for March 2021.
More perspectives are emerging on what the implications could be for the financial services sector for the UK’s Overseas Territories resulting from the agreement by G7 Finance Ministers for a minimum 15 per cent global corporate tax.