Archive for December, 2021
Traveller arrested after using false document
(CNS): A 71-year-old man who travelled to Grand Cayman from Cuba last week was arrested at Owen Roberts International Airport after he tried to use a suspected false travel certificate. Customs and Border Control Officers called the police after he was refused entry and the man was taken into custody. No further details were given […]
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.
Major mystery development planned in Crystal Harbour
(CNS): An application for a major development in the Crystal Harbour area appeared on the planning website this week but there is no indication who is behind the project, which includes five apartment blocks, a ten-storey hotel, dozens of town houses on canal lots with boat docks, duplexes, a parking garage, six swimming pools and […]
Suspected daily omicron cases rising rapidly
(CNS): As expected, given the increased transmissiblility of this latest variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the number of new Omicron cases is rising, and there were 18 new suspected cases on Wednesday, compared to ten on Tuesday. There are 72 suspected cases of the new variant, which are going through genomic sequencing, in addition to […]
George Town joins in bid to become a city
(CNS): The capital of the Cayman Islands is one of three overseas territory towns that has been allowed for the first time to make a bid to get city status as part of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations. The application for George Town to become a city was submitted by the London Office and supported by […]
Booze shops and bars to close Christmas Day
(CNS): The Liquor Licensing Board has said that bars and retail liquor stores will not be able to sell alcohol on Christmas Day. Only hotels and restaurants will be allow to sell liquor on Saturday, 25 December. All other licence holders, such as retail bar, retail nightclub, package, distributor and retail mobile, must abide by […]
Christmas cruise ship visit cancelled
(CNS): The plans for a test run with cruise tourism have been cancelled. Officials have confirmed that the controversial proposed call on 28 December by the Holland America’s Nieuw Statendam will not happen, a move that is likely to be broadly welcomed, given the public anxiety over the spread of COVID-19 on cruise ships and the […]
