Archive for February 2nd, 2021

NAU goes to districts to reach clients

NAU goes to districts to reach clients

| 02/02/2021 | 26 Comments

(CNS): The Needs Assessment Unit has launched a pilot project in which NAU officers go out into the community to meet with those who most need help. The ‘NAU in Our District’ initiative assisted 41 vulnerable people in its first six sessions in district public libraries and civic centres. Officials said most of the new […]

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Over 10,000 vaccines now in more than 7,700 arms

Over 10,000 vaccines now in more than 7,700 arms

| 02/02/2021 | 42 Comments

(CNS): Public Health officials have given the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 7,723 people, while 2,339 have received their second jab. With more than 10,000 shots now administered, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee said he was pleased with the take-up of the vaccine plan. Meanwhile, positive cases of the virus among travellers […]

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Premier: New virus strains ‘changing game’

Premier: New virus strains ‘changing game’

| 02/02/2021 | 155 Comments

(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has warned that the borders of the Cayman Islands may not be opening next month, as previously indicated, because the spread of more infections strains of the coronavirus have “changed the game completely”. As the scientists are raising concerns that the vaccines may not protect against all of the new strains, […]

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Case against suspect in fatal smash dropped

Case against suspect in fatal smash dropped

| 02/02/2021 | 24 Comments

(CNS): Philip Price (34), who arrested almost three years ago but not charged until last July in relation to a crash in East End in which his wife was killed, has now been discharged by the court but may face future charges. Having taken more than 18 months to charge Price with causing death by […]

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No confidence motion a necessary vote

No confidence motion a necessary vote

| 02/02/2021 | 26 Comments

Len Layman writes: If government manages to dodge a vote on the no confidence motion on the speaker, they will be doing themselves and the people of Cayman a grave injustice. In life, the most difficult decisions to make are usually major decisions that involve choosing right over wrong. The effects of doing right are […]

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JR application in civil union case released

JR application in civil union case released

| 02/02/2021 | 78 Comments

(CNS): Three months after Kattina Anglin filed an application for a judicial review of the Civil Partnership Law, which was implemented last year by the governor under direction of the UK, the document has finally been released. After CNS published a related ruling allowing the application to proceed, which had also been withheld from the […]

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