Archive for September 24th, 2021
DEH staff promote their ‘dirty’ work
(CNS): The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has produced a series of videos about the work their teams do, especially regarding recycling, to raise awareness about their efforts to manage the islands’ rubbish. The videos also mark World Environmental Health Day on Sunday, which is celebrated to shed light on the important work of environmental […]
Connor accuses police of fabricating evidence
(CNS): During his second day of testimony, Shane Connor (44) doubled down on his allegations that the police not only botched the investigation into the home invasion, for which he is charged with a catalogue of crimes, but have framed him by fabricating telephone evidence. Connor is charged with a violent aggravated burglary and a […]
Financial sector fuels government surplus
(CNS): Government coffers are still running a surplus even at a time of year when government revenue usually falls off dramatically, Finance Minister Chris Saunders revealed Thursday. He said that fees coming in from the financial services sector this year have prevented government from going into a deficit in the second half of the year, […]
Kids infected with COVID all getting better
(CNS): All of the children that contracted COVID-19 as a result of community transmission at the George Town Primary School are much better, with only two of them now having mild symptoms, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee has reported. And while the woman who was the first person found to have the virus is […]
New rules curb social interactions
(CNS): After well over a year of few restrictions on day to day life on island, Cayman residents are now facing limits on their behaviour following the outbreak of community transmission of COVID-19. Government leaders have mandated new regulations that will last until at least 22 November but have said they could be removed sooner. […]
No more local COVID cases as tracing ends
(CNS): With more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests carried out over the last two weeks, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee confirmed Thursday that there were no additional local cases in the day’s test results and that the contact tracing and testing in relation to both the North Side and the George Town Primary School outbreaks […]
Cayman to undergo cyber risk review
(CNS): Both public and private sector organisations across the Cayman Islands are to be part of a cybersecurity assessment, Premier Wayne Panton has revealed. Although the country has largely kept cyber threats at bay, the pace and scale of cyber attacks show no sign of abating and he said the government is committed to adopting […]
