Archive for January 17th, 2022
COVID-19 cases soar again over weekend
(CNS): Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Autilia Newton has reported that there were 843 new positive cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including eleven in the Sister Islands, and that the number of patients in hospital had climbed to 15 after seven new admissions.
2021 weather review reveals decline in rainfall
(CNS): The average temperature for the Cayman Islands last year was well above normal, and despite an unusually wet August which was soaked by Tropical Storm Grace, rainfall throughout the year was once again below traditional levels. The total rainfall for 2021 was almost 2.3 inches less than the 30-year average. Globally, 2021 was in […]
Serrana developers seek to expand NWP project
(CNS): Elvis Ltd and Vista Development, the owners and developers behind the Serrana condo project on North West Point, West Bay, are seeking to modify the planning permission they already have to increase the site layout, to revise and increase the floor area by 1,538.27sqft and increase the floor elevation, as well as add three […]
Education minister isolates after positive COVID test
(CNS): Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly is the latest member of government who has been forced into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. The minister, who was one of the last MPs to get fully vaccinated, is said to have only mild symptoms of what is likely to be the Omicron variant, which is now the […]
Man charged after foiled mugging
(CNS): A 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted robbery and possession of a controlled drug after he tried to mug another man at Coe Wood Beach, Bodden Town, on the morning of 2 January. According to the police, when the suspect approached his potential victim he implied that he had a gun and demanded […]
Giant asteroid to pass by Earth but poses no danger
(CNS): A giant asteroid will pass by Earth on Tuesday, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has revealed. The asteroid, known as 7482 (1994 PC1), measures more than a kilometre (3,280ft) across) and 1,052m (3,451ft) tall, which means it is larger than 99% of asteroids and about the size of the Golden Gate […]
Changes to COVID rules under consideration
(CNS): Government has extended the current regulations and restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic but only for one more week. Officials said the Control and Management of Covid-19 Regulations, 2022 and Control of Covid-19 (Travel) Regulations, 2022 are now under review while Cabinet contemplates moving to Phase 5 of the border reopening plan and looks at […]
Known sex offender charged with indecent act
(CNS): A 53-year-old man from West Bay who was arrested last week following an incident act on 9 January at Seven Mile Beach has been formally charged with publicly doing an indecent act and criminal trespass. According to reports from a group of parents, which was widely circulated on social media, the man was performing […]
