AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoDisaster Resilience Research: Dr Barbara Carby, a disaster-risk-management expert with senior experience in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, will keynote UCC’s 10th Annual Research Conference (Sept 23–24) on readiness, recovery and resilience, with sessions also covering climate change and AI governance. Local Environment & Wildlife: The Department of Environment reports fresh sea turtle hatchling deaths and misorientations linked to non-turtle-friendly artificial lighting, including hatchlings found in pools and on roads, with 15 nests affected so far this season. Coastal & Wetlands Protection: Sustainable Cayman urges Cabinet to act fast to protect the Central Mangrove Wetlands, warning development could lock in damage before the National Development Plan is finished. Telecoms & Digital Resilience: Cayman ministers Rolston Anglin and Isaac Rankine attended the UN ITU WTPF-26 in Nassau, discussing digital inclusion, telecom resilience and space connectivity, with takeaways tied to plans for an additional subsea cable. Tourism Tech: Cayman Airways launched “Cayman Airways Vacations,” a new flight-plus-hotel booking site powered by Switchfly to simplify trip planning for visitors and residents. Public Health Lab Capacity: CARPHA’s CariPHLN workshop in Barbados brought together lab directors across the region to strengthen preparedness, surveillance and diagnostic coordination. Shark Conservation Trials: DoE continues testing an electromagnetic shark deterrent device with local fisherfolk to reduce catch loss while protecting Cayman’s breeding shark population.
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