Having read in the Caymanian Times Newspaper of Monday, June 1, 2020, “Turbulent Times Ahead But Cayman Keeps Hope Alive”. The detailed economic challenges facing the Cayman Islands as presented by Minister of Finance, Roy McTaggart, gave me a sense of urgency and trepidation.
The Ministry of Tourism has announced that it is developing “a multifaceted three-year strategic plan” to guide the country’s tourism industry out of the stagnation caused by COVID-19.
Cayman continues to take cautious steps towards the next level of opening up the economy. The government had announced that it’s now working towards a target date of June 22nd with a series of graduated relaxations leading up to that date.
The full scale of the economic challenge facing the Cayman Islands has been laid out. Pledging that the government is committed to presenting "the unvarnished truth", Hon. Minister of Finance Roy McTaggart said it was “disheartening for me to relay such bad news”....
The Cayman Islands Minister of Finance Roy McTaggart on Wednesday laid out for the first time the extent of the economic challenge facing the territory due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On recent Wednesday and Saturday mornings, several hundred people have been lining up in the parking lot at the First Assembly of God to find a little relief from the financial impacts of the coronavirus.
Early in the Covid-19 corona virus lockdown, Premier Alden Mclaughlin announced that weddings and funerals would still be allowed, under certain restrictions, in particular, with very limited numbers.
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), set up just under three months ago, is being hailed as a singular success in its short lifespan coordinating the Cayman Islands response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
A further 10 positive COVID-19 cases were confirmed today bringing the total to 121 cases tested positive here.
Tuesday 17 May was the first day, for several weeks that Cayman’s beloved beaches were open, and beach-lovers were celebrating. Thousands of white butterflies seemed to have turned out specially to mark the day, too, making it into the happiest day Cayman has seen in a long time....