Archive for December 24th, 2021
Omicron tally likely over 100 cases
(CNS): Public Health officials have confirmed a total of 44 cases of Omicron in the Cayman Islands and are continuing to investigate another 59 suspected cases, after another 25 test results on Thursday appeared to be the more contagious variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Police hunt driver after hit-and-run on Smith Road
(CNS): The police are appealing to the public for help tracking down a small dark-coloured car involved in a hit-and-run on Smith Road, George Town, last weekend. A man received non-life-threatening injuries when he was run down just east of the Smith Road Centre on Saturday, 18 December, at around 6:15pm. The car immediately fled […]
Retired civil servants get Christmas bonus
(CNS): Government pensioners have received a $150 ex gratia payment for Christmas, a one-off payment that was approved by Cabinet at a special meeting on Tuesday. The payment went to pensioners who are part of the Public Service Pensions Plan and was deposited to recipients’ accounts on Wednesday.
Cruise ship’s testing regime behind cancellation
(CNS): The tourism ministry issued a press release Thursday evening blaming the testing protocols on board the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship for the decision to cancel the one-off visit that had been scheduled next week as dummy run for the return of regular ship calls next year. A day after Premier Wayne Panton revealed that […]
Around 600 temp workers help spruce up islands
(CNS): During the three-week long National Community Enhancement (NiCE) project, which ended Thursday, around 600 unemployed people worked in every district sprucing the place up for the holidays. They cleared beach accesses points, cleaned up beaches and cemeteries, improved road markings, supported solid waste management, and helped the elderly in their yards.
