Tag: Earth Day
Minister’s message for Earth Day
Minister of Environment Dwayne Seymour writes: ‘Protect Our Species’ is the theme of this year’s Earth Day celebrations, and in my view, it is a fitting one to mark all that we have achieved in the Cayman Islands, such as the recent approval of the expansion and enhancement of our marine parks in March, our […]
Cayman cleans up for Earth Day
(CNS Local Life): A record number of teams participated in the 2018 Earth Day Clean-up on Saturday, 21 April, heading to Cayman’s beaches, parks and roads to clear up litter. The annual Chamber of Commerce initiative attracted 150 teams, with dozens of other teams participating in other collaborative community efforts, including mangrove clean-ups.
Swim club dives into Earth Day clean-up
(CNS Local Life): For the second straight year, members of Stingray Swim Club (SSC) took part in an Earth Day clean-up, with 45 people heading to Windsor Park to clear the neighbourhood of trash. Members, along with family and friends, filled more than 50 bags, going through 120 pairs of latex gloves in the process.
Concerned about official recycling efforts
With all the recent uncertainty surrounding the management at DEH, how can we be sure that what we place in the recycling bins around the island is actually being recycled? Auntie’s answer: I have not yet received a reply to your question from the Department of Environmental Health, but just this morning they sent out […]
Earth Day clean-up soon come
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce is completing preparation for its 2018 Earth Day Clean-up, which is set for Saturday, 21 April. For more than 20 years, the chamber has encouraged businesses from the private sector and members of the wider community to don a pair of gloves, pick up a trash […]
Law firm joins Earth Day clean-up
(CNS Local Life): Harneys staff and family in the Cayman Islands formed one of the teams that participated in the annual Chamber of Commerce Earth Day clean-up on Saturday, 22 April 2017, tackling rubbish on the roadsides around North Sound Estates. Olivia Shanks, organiser of the law firm’s clean-up volunteers, said of the day: “We […]
Chamber of Commerce set to clean Cayman for Earth Day
(CNS Local Life): The Chamber of Commerce is making the final preparations ahead of their 2017 Earth Day cleanup set for Saturday, 22 April. This year the organisation has partnered with Guy Harvey to create an exclusive T-shirt, which features a one-of-a-kind logo that he personally designed. “Earth Day is a vital community event that allows […]
Community celebrates the Earth at Botanic Park
(CNS): The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, together with the Tourism Attraction Board, hosted their firstEarth Day fair on Sunday, 24 April. Almost 600 people came to show their support for the annual environmental-awareness campaign, which was officially celebrated around the world on 22 April. The day was filled with organic food, drinks, tours and other activities.
Divers hit the beaches for Earth Day
(CNS): Dive industry leaders say it is a 365-day commitment to keep Cayman’s environment a major tourist attraction that draws visitors from around the world. However, hundreds of volunteers made a special effort on Earth Day, 16 April, to tidy up beaches, roads and reefs as part of the annual cleanup in recognition of that […]
Brac students go to the park for Earth Day
(CNS): Students from Creek, Spot Bay and West End primary schools celebrated Earth Day at West End Community Park in Cayman Brac on Thursday, 21 April. The event began with Kathleen Bodden-Harris sharing information from the Department of Environment (DoE) regarding endemic Rock Iguanas.
Human Rights Commission message for Earth Day
Human Rights Commission: The Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission joins organisations in Cayman and other countries around the world in celebrating Earth Day 2016. The Cayman Islands can take pride at being in the notable position of having a right to environmental protection enshrined in its constitution – something present in less than half of […]
Record turnout for Chamber of Commerce Earth Day Clean-Up
(CNS): The Chamber of Commerce hosted its 18th annual Earth Day Islandwide Clean-up with well over 1,400 volunteers on Saturday 18 April. Starting at sunrise until 10:00 am, official said hundreds of people representing schools, businesses, church groups and other community organisations, worked throughout the day to cleanup Cayman’s roadsides and beaches.
