A British cruise ship that was turned away from several Caribbean ports over a period of weeks after passengers fell ill with novel coronavirus, docked in Cuba on Tuesday after the island agreed to help transfer those aboard to planes bound for the United Kingdom.
On Tuesday, 25 February, police carried out a co-ordinated “Day of Action” operation across Grand Cayman.
On Thursday, 12 March, officers from the RCIPS Air Operations Unit and the Joint Marine Unit, were conducting a joint pro-active patrol when the AOU observed a Jamaican style canoe with three persons onboard, about 30-40 miles from Grand Cayman.
As a part of the Cayman Islands Government’s COVID-19 preparedness measures, the Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR) will be limiting office visits until further notice.
Following recent government led policy announcements in the Cayman Islands related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism (CIDOT) continues to put forward measures to ensure continuity of business without compromising staff safety.
The Department of Counselling Services (DCS) has made operational changes in response to the confirmation of the COVID-19 in Cayman.
Due to precautionary measures being taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictions on international flights, the Cayman Islands Postal Service (CIPS) will suspend all international mail services from Monday, 23rd March 2020 until Monday, 13th April 2020.
The Cayman Islands Government recently announced the decision taken to close our airports for a period of 3 weeks starting from Sunday, 22nd March 2020 through to Sunday, 12th April 2020.
Landfill Fire Update at 8am on Wednesday, 18 March 2020.
The new Cayman Islands coronavirus testing facility has returned its first results.