Archive for November, 2021
Cayman ready to open despite high COVID cases
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton said at Thursday’s press briefing that he remains concerned about the “unprecedented levels of community transmission of COVID-19” and urged people to follow the rules to reduce the spread of the virus. As at 8am Thursday, from 1,357 PCR tests, another 206 people had tested positive for SARS-CoV2, just one of […]
Travellers not allowed to do own lateral flow tests
(CNS): Fully vaccinated visitors and returning residents who want to avoid quarantine as the Cayman Islands transitions into Phase 4 of the border reopening plan will not be doing their own lateral flow tests for SARS-CoV-2. Instead travellers will be required to take the three rapid tests during their first ten days after arrival with […]
The kids conundrum
Susanna de Saram writes: Since the pandemic began, children have been misrepresented, overlooked or disregarded in Cayman’s management of COVID-19. There are more than 11,000 children under 15 in the Cayman Islands, and yet their perspective is rarely considered beyond school protocols.
Customs urges importers to follow rules
(CNS): In an effort to avert Christmas chaos, Customs and Border Control is urging people importing goods for the holiday season to ensure they take responsibility for those goods and follow all the rules, especially those bringing in things for the first time. Officials said that people importing goods must provide all supplier or sales […]
Motorcyclist avoids serious injury in rush hour crash
(CNS): A motorcyclist was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a crash around 8:30am Wednesday involving a white car on Shamrock Road, close to Ocean Club. The RCIPS said the rider was injured when he was thrown from the motorbike but avoided any serious harm and was released from hospital after treatment. No […]
Immigration fraud case back in appeal court
(CNS): Another former immigration officer who was convicted for fraud in 2019 in a bribery conspiracy trial has made an appeal against her conviction as a result of new information about the case. Kathy Ann Forbes (47) was found guilty of fraud on government in the case, which related to the English Language test for […]
COVID curve still climbing with 239 new cases
(CNS): With another 239 positive results added to the tally of COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, just three of which were in travellers, the eleven week long community outbreak of the coronavirus in Cayman is showing no sign of slowing down, with daily average cases still increasing. As of 8am Wednesday, there were 3,543 active cases […]
Average daily COVID cases increased to over 200
(CNS): Acting Director of Primary Healthcare Dr Eryka Simmons, who is also the deputy medical officer of health, revealed that last week the positive cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman increased to an average of 202 per day, up from of 178 during the previous week. Delivering the weekly video update from the Public Health […]
Cabinet shuffles CI$3M of education cash
(CNS): Government has cut the education ministry’s planned equity investment on capital works across schools for this year by over $3.1 million to increase spending in other areas of the education budget, largely for facilities maintenance and operational school support services. According to the notes of last week’s Cabinet meeting, CI$1.85 million is going on […]
Audit finds multiple problems with HSA pharmacy
(CNS): A catalogue of problems were identified by an audit of the Health Service Authority’s Outpatient Pharmacy Services. With issues such as two failed back-to-back procurement exercises to secure the supply of essential medications and a law that is four decades old with no overarching provision to control the quality and safety of medicines, the […]
NCC secures JR of CPA’s Boggy Sand decision
(CNS): The National Conservation Council (NCC) was in court Tuesday seeking a judicial review of the Central Planning Authority’s decision to approve an application to rebuild a cabana and seawall on the beach along Boggy Sand Road, West Bay. Despite a directive from the NCC that it should be refused because of the serious adverse […]
