Archive for August, 2021
Free school meals and snacks to begin this term
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government will be providing breakfast, lunch and snacks for students enrolled in all government primary schools starting this term. The groundbreaking move will also cover the Lighthouse School, and the ministry said money will be found in the next budget to provide all secondary students with free meals as well next […]
Man extradited from UK over road death charges
(CNS): Levar Wood (27), who was arrested on suspicion of killing his best friend, Giovani Berry (27), almost two years ago has been extradited from the UK and was due to appear in court Thursday facing charges of causing death by dangerous driving. Wood fled the jurisdiction after he was a bailed and allowed to […]
Storm warning issued as TD9 heads for Cayman
(CNS): The Cayman Islands is bracing itself for another potential storm after the country was placed under a tropical storm warning at 10:00 Thursday morning. At that time Tropical Depression 9 was about 210 miles southeast of Grand Cayman moving towards the northwest at 13mph with maximum winds speeds of 35mph. The system is expected […]
Police pepper spray disabled teenage boy
(CNS): A West Bay boy who has Down syndrome and other members of his family were pepper sprayed by police officers on Tuesday afternoon at around 4:15, after a situation at the district station appeared to get out of control. The RCIPS said that the boy, who is 16 years old, was brought to the […]
Border opening dates still on track
(CNS): Government is not changing its plans to begin the phased reopening of the borders on 9 September, when restrictions on travellers and commercial flights will be lifted. However, Premier Wayne Panton has revealed that government is moving the date to achieve the 80% national vaccination rate target to 14 October, when Cayman is due […]
Cayman Airways turns back for sick passenger
(CNS): A Cayman Airways (CAL) flight bound for Miami this morning turned around and came back to Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) some 15 minutes after take-off because of a sick passenger. CAL released a statement Wednesday confirming that there was no emergency landing and nothing was wrong with the aircraft but a passenger aboard […]
Warning issued for severe wet weather
(CNS): A very active tropical wave currently extending across Haiti is expected to move over the Western Caribbean and could stir up some severe weather for the Cayman Islands over the next couple of days, the National Weather Service reported Wednesday. A week after Grand Cayman faced Tropical Storm Grace, the National Hurricane Center has […]
Ex-cop serves full sentence on remand in abuse case
(CNS): A former police officer who has been on remand at HMP Northward for over a year in connection with a case of domestic abuse and perverting the course of justice will be released from jail immediately after he received a twelve month sentence on Wednesday. Rayal Benson Forbes, who worked for the RCIPS until […]
eGov Unit helps NAU reach clients online
(CNS): People seeking assistance from the Needs Assessment Unit can now apply for that help online as a first step to making the process easier. For the last few months the eGovernment Unit has been working with NAU staff to come up with a series of recommendations to enhance their work processes and interactions with […]
New Seven Mile Beach wall already in ocean
(CNS): The sea wall project at Regal Beach Club condos on Seven Mile Beach, which has been causing a stir on social media as construction materials continue to fall into the sea, is an example of how efforts to address the beach erosion on Cayman’s famous but now dwindling stretch of beach can make things […]
HSA rolling out digital vaccine certificates
(CNS): Anyone who received their COVID-19 vaccination in the Cayman Islands will soon be able to access a digital vaccination certificate on-demand via the hospital’s MyHSA Patient Portal, officials from the Health Services Authority said, as the country prepares for travel restrictions being eased. The certificates are expected to be available by the middle of […]
