Archive for September, 2020
Gov’t increases cash for early learning
(CNS): The monthly payments for parents in the Early Childhood Assistance Programme (ECAP) has been increased by $50 for supplementary funding and $30 for basic funding to help parents who are struggling in the face of the current health crisis. The programme helps parents of Caymanians kids aged three and over cover the cost of […]
Turtles still at risk despite record year
(CNS): This year’s turtle nesting season may be a record-breaking year for the number of nests but experts at the Department of Environment are reminding residents that there are still a number of preventable threats for turtles, particularly artificial lighting, which lures the babies as they hatch away from the relative safety of the sea […]
Dump deal ‘soon come’, claims minister
(CNS): Government is said to be close to signing a deal with the preferred bidder on the long-awaited waste-management project. It has been almost three years since the Ministry of Health selected DECCO and a consortium of waste experts to take on the project, but to date almost nothing has happened on the tender remit […]
Latest COVID-19 tests all negative
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee Confirmed that 321 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last day were all negative, following the disappointing news Monday that a lingering asymptomatic case had been picked up in the community, breaking Cayman’s more than two month run without any community transmission. There are still four active cases […]
Cruise lines press CDC to lift ban
(CNS): The major cruise lines are lobbying the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the no-sail order currently in place and allow ships to sail once again from American ports, despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19. In the early days of the pandemic cruise ships played a critical role in spreading […]
‘Resort bubble’ concept not an easy answer
(CNS): The idea of ‘resort bubbles’, which was floated as a way of kick-starting a post-COVID return to tourism by some hotels in the Cayman Islands, poses many challenges that even those suggesting the concept cannot answer. The idea is to have visitors in sealed bubbles in hotels that would operate as all-inclusive resorts and […]
Cash remittances fall over 40% during lockdown
(CNS): The closure of money transfer services during lockdown had a massive impact on the amount of cash that left the Cayman Islands during the second quarter of this year, CIMA has said. Well over US$26.6 million less went offshore during April, May and June than would normally be sent during that time of year, […]
CS remote or flexitime work part of traffic solution
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has introduced formal policies for both flexible and remote working for civil servants. Despite concerns that the public sector is not doing much to address the traffic problems, with a return to significant congestion levels last week, the civil service boss said the policies introducing this shift were proving successful […]
Suspect in stabbing gives himself up
(CNS): The man who police were looking for in connection with a serious stabbing on Seymour Drive in the early hours of 24 August turned himself in on Monday and has since been bailed. The police, who had circulated pictures of the suspect on CCTV asking the public for help tracking him down, wanted to […]
Positive COVID case picked up in community
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in the community for more than two months. Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said the asymptomatic person had no relevant travel history and the case appears to be a past infection where the virus is still lingering. He said the test picked up […]
Cement mixer crushes car in collision
(CNS): Two people had to be cut free from a silver Honda Accord on Monday at around 9:30 after the car was hit by a cement mixer truck and crushed. One of the two occupants was taken to hospital once she was freed by the Cayman Islands Fire Service and is now being treated in […]
