Archive for February 8th, 2021
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70% of over 60s have had first COVID-19 shot
(CNS): Government’s target of inoculating 90% of the over 60s is getting closer as 70% of people in this age group have received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine and 80% of the over 70s have had at least one COVID-19 shot, public health officials said Monday. Over the weekend, another 716 people got […]
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Pastors help counter resistance to taking vaccines
(CNS): Public Health officials have been talking to church leaders to enlist their help in persuading some reluctant congregations to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Premier Alden McLaughlin has said. While most Christian denominations do not formally prohibit vaccines, some members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormon, Seventh-day Adventists and other conservative churches are suspicious of all vaccines, […]
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Activists call for probe into previous JR secrecy
(CNS): LGBT activists are calling for an investigation into why documents relating to a legal challenge to the passage of the Civil Partnership Law were kept from the public for several months. Following the recent release of an application, filed by Kattina Anglin, for a judicial review of the governor’s implementation of the law and […]
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Dart submits PAD for new ‘town’
(CNS): Cayman’s largest and wealthiest developer is about to expand the group’s footprint on Grand Cayman after submitting a Planned Area Development (PAD) for a new town. Already the biggest investor, hotelier and commercial landowner, the developer of Camana Bay is building another ‘community’ astride the Esterley Tibbetts Highway between Salt Creek, Yacht Club, Vista […]