Archive for October 8th, 2020
Traveller gets COVID-19 positive test
(CNS): Just one traveller tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, during the screen testing for those leaving quarantine or coming to the end of their isolation. Dr John Lee, the chief medical officer, said that this was the only positive result from 342 tests carried out over the last day. He added that the individual […]
School inspections to focus on local students
(CNS) The Office of Education Standards has published a new document that will guide the inspection of schools from the beginning of next year. The document builds on the framework published in June 2018 but has some significant changes, including the decision to single out and compare the achievement of Caymanian students. OES Director Peter […]
Cayman gets over 120k donated face masks
(CNS): The government has received a donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) as a result of the Cayman Islands’ membership of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). Despite having no community transmission at the moment or shortage of supplies, Cayman has received 3,640 N95 masks and 117,900 surgical masks, which will be added to […]
Arrest made after home isolation breached
(CNS): One family in home isolation has been moved to government quarantine after a member of the household breached the isolation rules by meeting another person just outside the geofenced limit. Officials said the monitoring team responded rapidly and the visitor has also been detained as the authorities tackle this first threat under the new […]
Over $400 million taken from pensions
(CNS): With just a few more weeks to go before the emergency pension fund withdrawal opportunity ends, Caymanians and residents have already taken over $400 million from their funds. Almost 34,000 successful applications were made to take money from pensions and over 71% asked for the full amount, which was $10,000 plus 25% of the […]
