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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationSaving Cayman’s National birdAnd, the parrots remaining in cages and kept as pets, will be needed for an expensive captive breeding program, or the Cayman Islands National Bird will be extinct. If we all love seeing the wild parrots fly free, we should find a way to share the economic burden of preserving them.Can no one intervene? - Where is the greater good for the country? - Dept of Tourism? Real Estate companies? Surely there is a vested interest here that would profit by finding a solution to this problem. Linda P. Myers Back... Send us your comments! Send us your comments on this article for publication in our Readers' Forum. All fields are required and in the interest of openness and transparency we will no longer accept anonymous submissions. We therefore request that all submissions include a name for publication, regardless of content.Walkers makes donation for IguanasIn the wake of recent disheartening reports of the deaths of two of the Cayman Islands' most celebrated Blue Iguanas, locally based legal firm Walkers have stepped in to help the National Trust's Blue Iguana Recovery Programm.The firm donated CI$20,000 to the programme and has pledged a total of CI$60,000, to be paid over a period of three years. The donation will be used to fund the operating costs of the programme. "Donations for the purpose of covering staffing and operating costs of the facility are like gold dust," said Mr. Fred Burton, Director of the Blue Iguana Recovery Programme. Mr. Burton added that he was delighted with the generous contribution from Walkers. "Organisations tend to be interested in sponsoring a particular project or donating a specific piece of equipment to the recovery programme. Flood plans ready in JulyPossible solutions to deal with flooding problems in Savannah will be made public in July, consultant engineer Mr. Steve Bolt said Tuesday night.Mr. Bolt was answering questions after a public meeting at the Savannah Primary School on the subject of flood and storm surge mitigation. A similar session was planned for Wednesday night as well. A brochure about the event referred to it as a public visioning meeting. Residents who attended were asked to look at a large map of the area and identify where they live. Depending on their answer, they were then asked to go to tables with even larger maps to relate their flooding experiences. Details included their location, the flood events, height of flooding, duration and frequency. Residents were also requested to fill out a questionnaire that included space for their additional comments and concerns.
Police recover ganja plants in East EndThe Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) reported that it had carried out a search operation on Friday morning on 16 June which resulted in a small quantity of ganja and two ganja trees being recovered in bushes.The searches were carried out as part of the Royal Cayman Island's Police Service's drive to stamp out drug-related crime in the Cayman Islands. District Inspector Alden Welcome accompanied by East End PC and dog handler Dave Scott and K-9 Officer PC Henry McField, with five-year-old German Shepherd drugs dog Monty, carried out the searches in the areas of Bluhill Drive, John McLean Drive and Gun Bay. The drugs have been seized and will be sent for destruction.
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compiled by Columbian staffSaturday: Bergfreunde Club Indian Point hike, 8:30 a.m., TA Travel Center, I-84 at Troutdale, eight miles with 2,600 feet elevation gain in Columbia Gorge. Contact: 503-591-5653 or 503-642-4891.Saturday: Oregon Nordic Club Hamilton Mountain hike, 8 a.m., Gateway Transit Center, Northeast 99th Street and Northeast Pacific Street, Portland, seven miles with 2,100 feet of elevation gain in Beacon Rock State Park, $3 for non-members. Contact: 503-226-6437. Sunday: Bergfreunde Puget Island ride, 9 a.m. Clatskanie Safeway off Highway 30, eight to 41 miles on island via Westport ferry. Contact: 503-612-9085. Tuesday: Bergfreunde Club Skamania ride, 9:30 a.m. at North Bonneville fire station, 24 to 34 miles in Stevenson area. Contact: 503-666-6651. July 7: Forever Young Hiking Club Ghost Lake hike, 4.6 miles with 500 feet elevation gain near Mount St.
Little Cayman Airport plans revived: MinisterThe development of the airport at Little Cayman will continue under the current administration, and may start this year, according to Tourism Minister, the Hon Charles Clifford, who has responsibility for Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA).Initial plans for the new runway were approved in August 1999 by the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Development Control Board (DCB). Approval was appealed by several individuals, but the Appeal Board upheld the decision of the DCB. In August 2003, then Aviation Minister Gilbert McLean announced at a public meeting on Cayman Brac that the position of the proposed new runway on Little Cayman had been "tweaked south to avoid deep swamp area". These amendments to the Little Cayman Airport plan, passed in 1999, have not been approved by the DCB, and must be resubmitted to the Planning Department. Converging Cultures in Cayman (part II)In an interview in a year 2000 Issue of the Britannia Magazine, Dr. Philip Pedley (then the Director of the National Archive) said, "there seemed to be a general feeling in the 1970's, as development began to pick up, that in order to move forward, you had to forget the past - the past could be a kind of a hindrance. In the 1980's, however, there was a feeling that things had been moving too fast and that there was a need to stand back and to take stock"It is very interesting, and instructive, that in the year 2006 we are still trying to come to grips, in Vision 2008 Strategic Plan and otherwise, on how to enhance the cultural identity of these Islands. Intentions are all fine and good, but it is the translation of those intentions into concrete items - that can make the difference between becoming a vibrant and sustaining culture, or falling behind in an ever-changing world and ceasing to be a player at all. |
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