Cayman Turtle Conservation and Education Centre will be celebrating World Sea Turtle Day (June 16th) by releasing a total of 10 yearling turtles into the sea. Five of them will be released on June 16th and another five two days later on June 18th.
The Department of Education Services (DES) continues to abide by its decision to only recruit suitably qualified staff locally this year despite information that is currently being circulated in the community suggesting otherwise.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended voluntary recall of certain extended-release (ER) versions of metformin after testing revealed a contaminant in these products. The HSA, in keeping with this advisory, is recalling all Metformin ER tablets.
The Scholarship Secretariat advises all RETURNING overseas scholarship students intending to travel back to University for September that they must register with the Emergency Travel site at www.exploregov.ky/travel.
The annual report by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) shows that “in 2019 the overall levels of crime remained stable and controlled.” with total volumes of crime increasing by less than 1%.
On Wednesday, 10 June, RCIPS Community Police Officers and officers from the Department of Agriculture visited an area on Shedden Road in response to reports from members of the public who had encounters with bees swarming in the area.
Water Authority offices reopened on Monday, 8 June 2020, offering full services. Offices will open Monday – Friday, between the hours of 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. The first hour of business, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM will be dedicated to the elderly and essential workers.
CIBC FirstCaribbean has assured its clients that its office building has undergone a thorough cleaning over the weekend, after one of its employees at its Main Street building tested positive for COVID-19. All of the bank’s offices were therefore able to open safely to the public in Monday morning.
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) on Tuesday issued the paper “COVID-19: What it means for public audit in the Cayman Islands”. The paper sets out the basic principles guiding the OAG and its work and how the OAG has responded to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its work.
Twelve years ago, Mrs. Joy Basdeo got her first license to perform weddings. She had been involved in doing weddings with her parents for some time before that and had seen the demand for these same services by cruise ship visitors.