Archive for April 28th, 2021
CMO urges community to get COVID shot ASAP
(CNS): People under the age of 50 have been slow to take up the COVID-19 vaccine, but Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee is urging them to get their shots now. The remaining vaccine shots will expire at the end of June, so anyone not vaccinated by 9 June will miss out on the ability […]
Deadly coral disease spreads across Northwest Point
(CNS): The deadly Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), which first appeared in Cayman less than one year ago on the north wall, has now progressed around Northwest Point to the west side of Grand Cayman. The Department of Environment has released an updated map documenting the current progression of the worrying coral threat that […]
‘Killa’ arrested after trouble at boxing gym
(CNS): Local boxing star Charles “Killa” Whittaker is currently in police custody accused of causing a disturbance and damaging the doors at the D. Dalmain Ebanks Boxing Gym on Olympic Way, George Town, yesterday afternoon. The 47-year-old former professional boxer from West Bay was said to have resisted arrest when police responded to the call […]
WORC confirms over 24,200 current permit holders
(CNS): WORC has confirmed that, according to its latest figures, there are currently 24,221 work permit holders in the Cayman Islands, despite the closure of the tourism sector and what was believed to be a reduced resident population due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Officials noted that they are able to supply the number of […]
