Archive for January 7th, 2022
4.88% of Cayman population has COVID-19
(CNS): Probable cases of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 have reached 1,073, as the infection rate in the Cayman Islands shows no sign of slowing down. With another 432 new cases of COVID-19 recorded Thursday, there are currently 3,470 active cases of the virus, 33 of which are in the Sister Islands.
CIG revokes PR from 41 bad debtors
(CNS): In a rare move, Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) has revoked the permanent residence (PR) certificates of 41 people, as of 31 December, after they failed to pay their annual fees. The people in question were described as bad debtors and each of them had received numerous letters before their PR status was […]
Action needed to get ganja law passed
(CNS): A group of local citizens say that if government does not address the pressing need to change the current legislation prohibiting the consumption of recreational ganja and decriminalise the use of the plant, then will they will get a petition together for a people’s referendum to present to Cabinet by June.
Protesting woman arrested for indecent exposure
(CNS): Pressure from politicians and the public finally saw the woman who has been protesting outside the Government Administration Building arrested Thursday for indecent exposure. Police have now confirmed that at about 11:30 yesterday morning, a 51-year-old woman was taken into custody outside the GAB on Elgin Avenue in relation to the lewd acts she […]
