Archive for 2021
Woman reports indecent assault during ride home
(CNS): A 49-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of indecently assaulting a woman he was taking home Sunday morning. The woman reported to police that the man, whom she knew. was giving her a ride home but while travelling along South Church Street, he pulled over and made sexual advances towards […]
Oceans need quiet to help protect reefs
(CNS): A study by scientists at the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) on Little Cayman has highlighted the need for quiet in the sea to help reefs and the marine life around them cope with the growing threat to their survival from climate change, disease, acidification and overfishing. The Quiet Oceans Study results found that […]
EE man charged over gun found in GT raid
(CNS) UPDATED: A 27-year-old man from East End has now been charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm following a raid at a George Town house last week when he was arrested. The man appeared in court Friday and was released on bail with what the RCIPS said were strict conditions. Police had said they […]
Clarity is needed in reporting COVID deaths
In his video message about the death of a COVID-positive patient at the Cayman Islands Hospital on Saturday evening, Premier Wayne Panton muddied the waters of what is and is not a COVID death, which should be clarified as soon as possible by the health ministry. All deaths are devastating to loved ones and CNS […]
73-year-old local man, third COVID-19 death
(CNS): The first person to die with COVID-19 so far this year is a 73-year-old man who was unvaccinated against the virus but had a number of underlying health conditions. He died at the hospital late on Saturday night becoming only the third person in this country who had tested positive for the virus to […]
Hospital COVID cases continue to increase
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton revealed Friday that there were 18 people in the hospital suffering symptoms of COVID-19, four of whom needed help breathing. While the number of COVID patients in hospital had increased by three since Thursday, officials did not say if any had been released and therefore the number of new patients admitted […]
Prison boss to leave before year-end
(CNS): Prison Director Steve Barrett will be leaving the Cayman Islands and his job before the year end and is said to be returning to his native Scotland. In an official release on Friday confirming his departure, no specific reason for Barrett’s early departure was given but he and government officials said it was for […]
Med supplier sues gov’t over cancelled LFT order
(CNS): Blue Water Medical Supplies is suing the Cayman Islands Government, claiming that an order that was confirmed last month for half a million COVID-19 Flowflex Rapid Antigen Tests, at a cost of CI$1.275 million, had been cancelled in breach of the contract. In a very brief statement of claim filed with the Grand Court […]
Revenue rolls in to public purse despite pandemic
(CNS): The government continues to collect near record-breaking revenue, despite the stalled tourism sector, as stamp duty, import taxes and financial sector fees roll in to the public coffers. Despite the additional spending to deal with the direct and indirect costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, the current operating surplus is higher than expected at the […]
Active COVID-19 cases rise to 2,661
(CNS): In an effort to improve data reporting after a few weeks of struggling to keep up with the sudden surge in community transmission, Public Health released new pandemic statistics Thursday evening reflecting that day’s 1,098 PCR test results, which showed 186 new cases of COVID-19. As of 8am Thursday, there were 2,661 active cases […]
CMO deflects from high COVID cases to low admissions
(CNS): Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee sought to deflect attention from the very high number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded Wednesday toward the low hospital admissions, as he presented the updated figures in a video on Thursday. The CMO said that just 27% of the beds that could be set aside for COVID patients […]
