Archive for March, 2020
Cayman faces lockdown reality
(CNS): Cayman faced the first business day of the COVID-19 lockdown with a mixed response Monday. While the streets of George Town were far from deserted, the capital was very quiet, with a fraction of the usual traffic on the roads for the start of the working week. Many stores and bars were closed for […]
Fire crews remain as dump continues to smoulder
(CNS): Hopes that the landfill fire in George Town would have been completely extinguished by Monday have been dashed, as firefighters remain at the site, continuing to tackle hot-spots across the smouldering garbage heap. Officials said progress is being made with the top section of the dump capped, smoke at a minimum and many deep […]
Teenagers charged in Strand stabbing case
(CNS): Two teenagers have now been charged in relation to a stabbing in the Strand Plaza, off the West Bay Road, last Saturday around 12:15am, in which a man sustained serious injuries. The victim was taken to hospital, where he remains. The two suspects were arrested shortly afterwards and have now been formally charged, police […]
Testing for COVID-19 limited to sick people
(CNS): As Cayman began local testing on Monday for the novel coronavirus, officials stated that only those people who are sick and already showing symptoms of COVID-19 with a relevant travel history will be tested. With only five test results in for this virus at so far — four negatives and the fatal case at […]
RCIPS chopper delivers medicine for stranded ship
(CNS): The RCIPS helicopter transported emergency medical supplies on Saturday for a transatlantic cruise ship that is stuck 25 miles off the coast of the Bahamas with five confirmed coronavirus cases on board, four crew and one passenger, and at least 40 people in isolation. The MS Braemar, which has 681 passengers, most of whom […]
Coronavirus and our financial health
(CNS): The coronavirus outbreak has thrown the Cayman Islands, like the rest of the world, into two emergencies: health and the economy. The ramifications for the health of the public and the health services are discussed on the many articles on the issue. On this thread, we invite readers to explain how the current health […]
North Side woman arrested for murder
(CNS): A 36-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 27-year-old man was found stabbed to death at a home in Splendid View Boulevard, North Side, early Sunday morning. Police said they were called to the scene at around 3am along with the emergency services, who took the unresponsive victim to the […]
HSA bans most visitors, expands flu clinic
(CNS): The George Town hospital saw 300 cases of respiratory tract infections over a two week period last month, the Health Services Authority has said. The flu clinic at the hospital has therefore been expanded due to high numbers of people going there with flu-like symptoms, although it’s not clear if the HSA is testing […]
Two victims stabbed in separate crimes
(CNS): A Bodden Town man was stabbed during a street robbery around 6:00 Saturday morning, almost six hours after another man was stabbed during an assault at the Strand Plaza off the West Bay Road around 12:15am in two separate violent crimes. Two teenagers were arrested in the wake of the assault at the Strand, […]
Breach of gathering ban could mean jail
(CNS): Government has said that it is serious about the ban on public gatherings where more than 50 people are in the same place at the same time. The ban aims to slow down and limit the inevitable spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Cayman. People breaching it, unless in an exempted place such […]
COVID-19 patient dies at Health City
(CNS): Health City Cayman Islands has confirmed that the patient being treated there for cardiac problems who had also contracted the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, died in the early morning hours of Saturday, 14 March. The 68-year-old man who was a visitor to Cayman, having arrived ill on a cruise ship, is the country’s first victim […]
