Archive for September 17th, 2020
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Airport begins COVID-19 testing trial
(CNS): With the arrival of the first fortnightly British Airways service between London and the Cayman Islands on Thursday, government has begun the trial run of its new protocol system with around two dozen people. The passengers selected for home isolation with a geofencing device will be tested at the airport, taken to their home […]
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Suspect of domestic abuse on the run
(CNS): Police are asking the public to help them track down Conway Clive Whittaker (41) from North Side, who is wanted in relation to a domestic assault, making threats to kill, as well as violating a probation order. He is about 5’9” tall, weighs around 140lbs with a dark complexion. He usually frequents the North Side […]
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Work restarts on mental health facility
(CNS): Work on the much needed and long delayed mental health facility has resumed, after the project was halted by the COVID-19 lockdown in March, officials have said. Government re-started roadworks and gave construction workers the green light to return to sites back in June, and it is not clear why work has only just […]
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Drivers fume over return of traffic jams
(CNS): With students back in school and parents back in the office, traffic congestion levels have quickly returned to pre-COVID-19 levels for commuters in the Eastern Districts. Drivers are fuming that government has failed to take the opportunity to press the reset button to better manage the commute for thousands of workers coming into George […]
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MLAs to run independent parliament
(CNS): A bill that will see members of the Legislative Assembly manage the parliament themselves has been published on the government gazette ahead of its debate next month. The proposed law is designed to take away the management of the financial and day to day affairs of the political body from government and separate the […]