Archive for February 21st, 2022
Active COVID-19 cases fall to under 1,600
(CNS): The spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Cayman Islands appears to be decreasing significantly and the number of people now isolating as a result of a positive test dropped to around 1,580 as of Sunday morning. However, according to the latest figures released by the Public Health Department, the number of people in hospital over […]
Police looking for stolen Black Jeep
(CNS): A 2016 Black Jeep Wrangler, registration 169-007, was stolen from outside a home in East End during a burglary at the premises last Thursday morning, police said in a press release on Monday. The break-in happened at a house along the Queen’s Highway, where electronic items, tools and appliances were also stolen. The burglary […]
Deputy Governor plans relaunch of 5k Challenge
(CNS): Plans are underway to relaunch the annual five-kilometer fun-run organised by the deputy governor, which was cancelled for the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials said the race would be back in April to raise money for some worthy causes. Given the relaxation of the COVID regulations this weekend relating to […]
PPM calls for case by case assessment on stipend
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has criticised the PACT Government for its handling of the tourism stipend and its efforts to reduce the number of recipients, as the PPM responded to the government’s last-minute U-turn. Following a backlash from people who were told that they would no longer be receiving the money, the government introduced […]
Labour minister pushes bosses to take on locals
(CNS): Employers will not find it as easy to get work permits approved as they did in the past, Labour Minister Chris Saunders said Thursday, revealing that applications for permits are being increasingly scrutinized. Saying that the PACT Government is committed to a ‘Cayman first’ policy and enforcing this part of the immigration law, the […]
Dart accused of eco-destruction by landowners
(CNS): Harris McCoy, one of several landowners in dispute with Kenneth Dart over the bike trails he is cutting in North Side that are encroaching on their land, has said Dart’s workers are destroying trees and endangered plants on his property, including rare endemic orchids.
Driver dies two days after major crash
(CNS): Seamard Green, a 43-year-old man from Bodden Town who was involved in a single-car crash on Wednesday night (16 February), has died as a result of the injuries he sustained when the vehicle overturned and caught fire. Police said he was pronounced dead on Friday morning at the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town.
