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George Town Harbour (CNS): The Cayman Islands’ environment is an intrinsic part of its identity and critical to the lives, livelihoods, and lifestyles of Caymanians and residents, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute said in a press release about the potential development of cruise berthing facilities. The independent marine research centre warned that the development and operation of cruise…

R3 makes second round of grants

(CNS): In its second set of grants, the R3 Cayman Foundation has given CI$190,000 to eight charities, just over half of its last handout. The foundation, which was established with CI$1 million seed cash from Ken Dart to help Cayman navigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has handed out money to non-profit initiatives and projects focused on recovery in the wake of the pandemic, such as…

Little Cayman becomes global ‘Hope Spot’

CCMI researchers study coral reefs off Little Cayman

(CNS): Global marine conservation organisation Mission Blue, which campaigns to have critical areas of the world’s oceans recognised and protected, has added the whole of Little Cayman to its list of ecologically critical ‘Hope Spots’. While this does not give the island any additional legal protection over what is already given to it by…

All Four Major US Carriers Introduce #SMS Replacement -- #CCMI -- #Xanjero

The largest wireless carries in the United States have come together to announce a replacement for SMS, called the “Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative”…

Legacy SMS might have its workable replacement in the works. Its introduction comes via a partnership between Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile in a joint press release. 

All Four Major US Carriers Introduce SMS Replacement — the Cross Carrier…

Cayman reefs in fair health, say experts

Researchers survey the reef (Photo courtesy CCMI)

(CNS): Researchers at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute in Little Cayman said the results of work conducted throughout last year on local reefs has revealed that the coral cover has declined since the last survey 20 years ago from 21% to 17%, leaving them in fair rather than good health. Marking its 20th anniversary, CCMI repeated the reef…

Donation supports CCMI’s coral restoration efforts

Coral outplants of endangered species Acropora cervicornis boost wild coral population (Photo: CCMI)

(CNS Local Life): The Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) has recently received a donation from the Aall Foundation towards its Coral Restoration Programme. With increasing water temperatures threatening coral reef health, CCMI said in a press release that its team knows “they must…