Archive for January 27th, 2022
Ombudsman sees 50% increase in data breaches
(CNS): The Ombudsman’s office saw a 15% increase in data protection queries from the public during 2021, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic and issues around vaccination status. But the office also said there was a 50% increase in the number of data breaches being reported, where personal data had been accessed, lost, altered or […]
Health City breaks ground on new $100M hospital
(CNS): Government officials and Dart executives were out in force Thursday morning for the official ‘golden shovel’ moment when Health City Cayman Islands, the hospital founded by world-renowned Indian heart surgeon, Devi Shetty, broke ground on a new facility south of Camana Bay. The new 70,000 sqft state-of-the-art hospital will be built on three acres […]
Saunders defends PACT’s fiscal policy
(CNS): Finance Minister Chris Saunders has appeared in a government-produced video delivering a prepared statement in which he defended the government’s fiscal policies for refinancing of debt and funding social services, education and ensuring Caymanians benefit from the country’s wealth.
Over 5,200 people still in official COVID isolation
(CNS): The latest figures from the Public Health Department revealed that, as of Tuesday 25 January, a huge number of people were in lockdown after testing positive for COVID-19. As adults and children returned to work and school after the National Heroes holiday weekend, 5,220 people were still in isolation as a result of a […]
Foster’s gets go-ahead to move old-time house
(CNS): The Central Planning Authority has given Foster’s the green light for the expansion of its Republix store in West Bay, according to recently published minutes on the planning department’s website. The application had been adjourned by the CPA to allow the supermarket time to consider two options for an old-time Caymanian house on the […]
