Stay positive: Despite tougher measures, please try and remain positive and retain hope. We are in the fortunate position of being able to watch from afar countries who are ahead of us – we can learn from them as they gradually re-open their economies.
Premier of the Cayman Islands, Hon. Alden McLaughlin, says he is “really, really worried” about the risks of an escalation in the spread of COVID-19 in the territory.
“It’s almost like everyone is in jail in their own country.” Sombre words from the Cayman Islands Hon. Minister for Health, Dwayne Seymour.
How best to navigate the Cayman Islands out of a period of lockdown with alternating hard and soft curfews back into an open and thriving economy is the next big challenge on the Government’s to-do list.
In his toughest reprimand yet, Hon. Premier Alden McLaughlin has severely chastised persons who persist in flaunting the conditions set down in the curfew that Cayman is currently under.
The curfew announced for the Cayman Islands on Monday has been extended.
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development is the first entity in Government this year to get an “unqualified” audit report from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG).
As the world grapples with the rapidly spreading Coronavirus, I am only too conscious of the impact this health emergency is already having on our Cayman Islands.
The Hon. Leader of the Opposition, Mr. V. Arden McLean, JP, MLA on Monday wrote to the Hon. Premier to recommend measures aimed at reducing the spread of the virus and providing much needed financial relief for Caymanians and residents.
The UK Minister responsible for the Overseas Territories, Baroness Liz Sugg has confirmed the British governments continued support for Cayman and the other OTs in the battle against COVID-19.