Archive for January, 2022
Customs to shut down IT system for transfer
(CNS): Importers are likely to experience more disruptions with customs over the weekend as the Customs and Border Control Service will be shutting down its customs online system (COLs) this evening to allow for it to be redirected to the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) eServices sign-in page. The change is being made as part of […]
CPA urged to wait on court before hearing Baer application
(CNS): A canal-front project that is currently the subject of a legal challenge because the developers constructed a sea wall without a coastal works licence has made its way onto the agenda of next week’s Central Planning Authority meeting, just two months before the case will next be heard in court, as the developers are […]
COVID-19 spike continues and prison battles spread
(CNS): More than four months after the SARS-CoV-2 virus returned to these shores in September last year, the number of people testing positive each day continues to climb, and there are at least 20 people currently in the hospital. The prison service is also battling another peak of infections, with 16 staff and 31 inmates […]
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 […]
HSA secures its own oxygen supply for hospital
(CNS): The Health Services Authority (HSA) has installed a new on-site medical-grade oxygen generator at the Cayman Islands Hospital, which will save the authority over $150,000 per year, officials said. The generator also addresses a potential national security risk associated with insufficient local medical oxygen caused by disruptions to international supply chains.
CMO worried about low booster numbers
(CNS): Dr Autilia Newton, the interim chief medical officer, has raised concerns that too few people in the Cayman Islands have received a booster shot against COVID-19. In a virtual meeting with the media, she said people need to get a third shot to protect themselves from the very high rate of the SARS-CoV-2 virus […]
Property sales exceeded $1B mark in 2021
(CNS): In 2021, for the first time in its history, the Cayman Islands exceeded $1.054 billion in property sales in a year, according to local realtor James Bovell. An owner at ReMax, one of Cayman’s agencies dealing with high-end sales, Bovell revealed the figure in his regular blog about the local real estate market. While […]
