Archive for February 8th, 2021

70% of over 60s have had first COVID-19 shot

70% of over 60s have had first COVID-19 shot

| 08/02/2021 | 42 Comments

(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

Pastors help counter resistance to taking vaccines

| 08/02/2021 | 115 Comments

(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

Activists call for probe into previous JR secrecy

| 08/02/2021 | 7 Comments

(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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New offshore cops seize $200M dodgy cash

New offshore cops seize $200M dodgy cash

| 08/02/2021 | 40 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Bureau of Financial Investigations (CIBFI), a new law enforcement arm focused on investigating crime in the offshore sector, has seized US$200 million as part of a number of live investigations into money laundering and terrorist financing. The fledgling agency is still under development and was created to meet international demands for […]

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Dart submits PAD for new ‘town’

Dart submits PAD for new ‘town’

| 08/02/2021 | 199 Comments

(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 […]

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