Environment & Sustainability

Eliminating Single Use Plastics in Cayman

Anyone who’s walked the beaches in the Cayman Islands has seen the problem. Fishermen see it every day on the sea. It fouls their baits and gets tangled in their lines. Divers run across it on our reefs frequently. It’s no secret – our waters and shores are being inundated with singe-use plastics. The time to do something about it...

Nice Project Cleans up Cayman

Take heed this summer on the roads and beaches people, there are Caymanians hard at work! Massive Turnout for NiCE Program Nearly 500 local citizens have been out in droves as the NiCE program rolled out for the summer. NiCE, or the National Community Enhancement clean-up program, recently began various efforts along the nation’s beaches and roadways. Their aim is...

Sargassum: It Stinks!

Those of you who’ve spent any length of time in Cayman have eventually run into it. It starts as a creeping odor as you drive up certain parts of the coast. You encounter it walking on the beaches. It inundates and chokes out access points to our normally crystal clear Caribbean waters. It’s called Sargassum. And it stinks! Fear not...

Overwhelming Objections Regarding Barkers Plan Received by DoE

Over 100 written objections were received by the Department of Environment regarding a recent application filed to create a swimming beach for cruise ship tourists off of Barkers peninsula. (more…)

Iguanas Beware: The Cull Cometh!

If you’re an invasive green iguana spending your days sunning yourself in the white sands of the Cayman Islands you are likely shaking in your little jade-coloured boots right about now. (more…)

Island Ecosystems Need Help From Humankind

Although not the sole contributing factor to environmental damage, a great deal more needs to be done to mitigate the pressures people place on the Cayman Island natural resources and ecosystems. (more…)

New Species Discovered on Grand Cayman

When recent cruise ship visitor James Wetterer landed in the Cayman Islands on holiday he did not do the things that typical cruise ship passengers do during their time here. (more…)

Cayman Islands Banks To Finance Solar Power Systems: Renewed Vigor For Clean-Energy Discussions

Several banks here in the Cayman Islands are beginning to offer loansto homeownersfor the installation ofsolar-power generating systems. (more…)

CUC Adds New Equipment & Addresses Green Energy

CUC recentlyannounced the installation of new diesel generators that cost the company a reported $85 million US dollars. (more…)

Lionfish

We went Lionfish hunting last weekend with a friend. She's a dive master and uses her days off to 'go fishin'. We met at her house where she loaded up all her gear, then we drove to West Bay dock to meet the boat. Several other dive masters were already on board.  It's become a Sunday... (more…)

Government Building is LEED Certified

We wrote recently about green construction in the Cayman Islands and have since learned that the new Government Office Accommodation Building (GOAB) has received Silver certification from LEED - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. (more…)

Green Construction

Cutting-edge building techniques that produce eco-friendly structures have taken root in the Cayman construction industry. The Sailfish Estate in Sunrise Landing on Grand Cayman is an exemplar of modern green construction. And Cayman Enterprise City has... (more…)

Cultural and Environmental concerns

Today's headlines include notice of a rally by protesters who are opposing part of the ForCayman development. The protesters object to the closing off of a segment of West Bay Road - the segment that currently includes access to Public Beach. This segment also includes the last section of West Bay Road with direct views of the water. This protest...

The Shetty Hospital – business, residential and more

Ambitious is a great word to describe property development in the Cayman Islands. In the past couple of years, several ambitious projects have been announced or launched – Cayman Enterprise City, ForCayman, The Barcadere and the Shetty Hospital. Each of these is a... (more…)