Archive for July 21st, 2021

Four travellers COVID positive over last two days

Four travellers COVID positive over last two days

| 21/07/2021 | 51 Comments

(CNS): The number of active cases of COVID-19 among travellers has increased to eight, with one of them showing symptoms, after four people tested positive over the last two days. This comes as cases are spiking around the world, driven by the Delta variant, which Premier Wayne Panton described as a “most formidable and lethal […]

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Premier urges unity over COVID policy

Premier urges unity over COVID policy

| 21/07/2021 | 120 Comments

(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton urged the opposition to stop politicizing government’s decisions about the COVID-19 policy and plans to reopen the borders safely. Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday, he asked all residents to unite over the pandemic, to get vaccinated and to let government do its job based on scientific, expert advice on the safest […]

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Import regs changed to address cement shortage

Import regs changed to address cement shortage

| 21/07/2021 | 57 Comments

(CNS): Government has amended the regulations surrounding the limits on cement importation to address an acute shortage, which is fuelled by the continued commercial construction in Cayman as well as global supply chain problems. Colombia, Cuba and Panama have now been cleared as authorised countries where the cement can be sourced. Customs and Border Control […]

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MPs clear CI$3.5 million for wages in 2021

MPs clear CI$3.5 million for wages in 2021

| 21/07/2021 | 195 Comments

(CNS): Elected members ensured that they will all be paid their newly increased salaries and additional benefits this week when an amendment was added to the supplementary appropriations bill for the 2021 budget to vote for the cash required to cover the cost of running Parliament and their wages. Some CI$3.5 million has been set […]

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