Archive for October, 2021
Old house highlights heritage failures
(CNS): The question of what to do with an old traditional Cayman house on land owned by Foster’s supermarket has highlighted the lack of protection for local heritage. Woody Foster appeared before the Central Planning Authority on Wednesday and said that a national conversation was needed about protecting culturally significant land or property in the […]
Dr Lee ‘stars’ in rapid home test demo
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee has released a video demonstrating how to use the rapid home test kits for COVID-19, which are expected to become available to the public next week. Government is currently working on regulations surrounding the use of the lateral flow tests, which will reduce the number of people forced […]
Airport downgrade puts La Ceiba route in jeopardy
(CNS): Cayman Airways will be taking passengers to La Ceiba, Honduras, on its Saab 340B+ aircraft today after a sudden and unexpected downgrade to the Goloson International Airport in La Ceiba means the airline cannot land its Boeing 737-8 jets there. CAL said in a release that the airport had issued an official Notification To […]
PACT pursuing PPM’s ID card project
(CNS): The PACT government has approved the design of the Cayman Islands’ first national identity card, according to the summary notes released by officials from the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, 6 October. The notes say that testing of the “digital identity solution” by the ministers, parliamentary secretaries and civil servants has also been approved. […]
Education officials battle COVID challenges
(CNS): The isolation requirements for families impacted by the outbreaks of COVID-19 across several schools continues to present challenges for the Department of Education Services. DES Director Mark Ray said masks, spaced desks and other social distancing measures such as staggered break times will continue after the extended mid-term break, as staff try to mitigate […]
Active virus cases increase to 182
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has recorded 300 positive cases of COVID-19 in just over a month since the re-emergence of the virus in the community on 8 September. There are currently 182 active cases of coronavirus among the estimated 1,500 people believed to be in isolation. The total number of positive results for COVID recorded […]
Cayman sends urgent aid to Bay Islands
(CNS) More than 11,000 pounds of relief aid and essential supplies was airlifted yesterday from Grand Cayman to Guanaja, one of the Bay Islands in Honduras, in response to a devastating fire on Bonacca Cay earlier this month. Politicians loaded the aid, which had been collected from the community, onto a dedicated Cayman Airways cargo […]
Body recovered from North Sound
(CNS) UPDATED: The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has confirmed that the search for the missing man who fell overboard from a party boat on Monday night has concluded. At around 11.30am yesterday morning a body was pulled from the water southwest of Barkers Cay, believed to be the missing man. Efforts are currently underway to […]
Over 400 global citizens living in Cayman
(CNS): Since the Global Citizen Concierge Programme was rolled out one year ago, allowing the Cayman Islands to take advantage of ‘digital nomads’, 219 families have been granted the certificate that allows them to live in Cayman and work remotely for up to two years. Officials from the tourism ministry said this equated to around […]
Isolation cut for fully vaccinated COVID cases
(CNS): Five travellers and another eight people in the community tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday including five children, which has brought the total active cases to 178. However, the isolation period has now been shortened in some cases. For people who test positive and isolate alone and for households where everyone is fully vaccinated, […]
No sign yet of man who fell overboard
(CNS): Cayman Islands Coast Guard Commander Robert Scotland has said that while there is still no sign of the man who fell off a party boat in the North Sound last night, the search and rescue operation will continue until dark. The CICG conducted the search all day Tuesday with the help of the RCIPS, including […]
