Archive for October, 2021
Over 60 families released early from isolation
(CNS): Around 220 people from 62 different households were released from quarantine Saturday as the rapid testing pilot programme got underway at the John Gray High School Gymnasium. Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee confirmed that just one adult and one child tested positive and had to return to quarantine. All the rest of the […]
Drunk driver mows down men on porch
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from West Bay was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a breathalyzer test found that he was more than two times over the limit when he mowed down two people sitting outside a home in the district on Thursday night. Police said that at about 11:20pm police and emergency service were […]
79% of population has had at least one vaccine shot
(CNS): The Cayman Islands national vaccination rate is closing in on the 80% target, as Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee revealed Friday that 79% of the population has now had at least one dose. According to the latest figures, 55,819 people have had their first shot and 53,421 people, or 75% of the population […]
One killed in two-car crash in George Town
(CNS) UPDATED: The man killed on Saturday evening in what appears to be a head-on collision on South Church Street has been identified as 37-year-old Carlos Luyang Patricio of the Philippines, who lived and worked in Cayman for a local auto-company. The other four people hurt in the two-car smash remain in hospital in serious […]
Vaccine mandate for work permit holders in effect
(CNS): Immigration and border control legislation passed in Parliament last week has been brought into force, which means that being vaccinated against COVID-19 is now one of the conditions for new and renewal applications for work permits as well as a number of residency applications. A vaccine verification certificate will now have to be added […]
Campaign begins to help ‘old timers’ stay safe online
(CNS): As more and more services, including those delivered by government, move online, a new awareness campaign is being launched to help the older generation stay safe online and avoid becoming a target of scammers. Given that the elderly are often deliberately targeted by cyber criminals, this year’s theme for Older Persons Month (October) is […]
Opening date to be revealed next week
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has said that government will be ready to set a specific opening date for when guests will be allowed into the Cayman Islands without having to quarantine next week. Despite calling a press briefing for what was billed as a number of announcements, the government has not yet set a proposed […]
More COVID cases unrelated to schools
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee revealed in today’s report that there were twelve positive cases from the community, including four children, as well as several adults unconnected to the schools. There were also four positive cases in travellers due to leave isolation. Since 8 September and the re-appearance of the virus in the […]
Home test pilot begins with negative households
(CNS): Families currently in isolation in connection with outbreaks at the schools where no member of the household is positive for COVID-19 will be invited to take part in a pilot programme at the weekend. This will release those who are still negative from quarantine early based on daily home testing. Premier Wayne Panton explained […]
Hotel chef was man who fell overboard
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has confirmed that the body pulled from the North Sound yesterday was Kasun Tharuka Madushanka Fernando (32), who had fallen overboard from a party boat on Monday night. According to his social media accounts, Fernando, who is from Sri Lanka, had been working as a chef at the Westin […]
JetBlue is the first airline to return to Cayman
(CNS): JetBlue is set to be the first international commercial airline to return to the Cayman Islands since the airport opened to commercial travel again last month. While Cayman Airways and British Airways continued to keep the islands connected to the rest of the world through the COVID-19 pandemic with their repatriations flights, other commercial […]
