Archive for September 23rd, 2022
TS Ian set to intensify through Sunday
(CNS): UPDATED Sunday 10am: The centre of Tropical Storm Ian is currently forecast to pass some 100 miles west of Grand Cayman around 8am tomorrow morning as at least a category one hurricane. As of 10am local time Sunday the National Hurricane Centre said TS Ian was expected to rapidly intensify later today. Grand Cayman […]
Cayman battens down ahead of impending storm
(CNS) At 4:00pm on Friday, TD9 was some 430 miles ESE of Jamaica and had still not yet developed into a storm but a hurricane watch was issued for the Cayman Islands as the system was on track for a direct hit on Grand Cayman as a category 1 hurricane. Forecasts call for “significant intensification” […]
COVID takes life of fourth patient this month
(CNS): An unvaccinated patient on the Sister Islands with severe comorbidities has become the fourth person this month to die after contracting COVID-19, the Ministry of Health and Wellness confirmed Friday. Public Health is no longer reporting active cases or details about infection levels but is expected to release the now monthly Public Health Spotlight […]
Clock ticks for speaker on resignation request
(CNS): As of 9:30am Friday, the clerk of Parliament confirmed that she had not received a letter of resignation from McKeeva Bush more than a week after Premier Wayne Panton had asked him to step down as speaker. In his 15 September letter the premier had asked Bush to resign by 5pm today. While Bush […]
TD9 could be hurricane as it approaches Cayman
(CNS): Tropical Depression nine was located at about 515miles east-south-east of Jamaica at 10am local time Friday but forecasters said it will become a tropical storm by tonight followed by “significant intensification” on Sunday and Monday as it approaches the Cayman Islands. Maximum sustained winds are currently near 35mph with higher gusts. But as the […]
