For the third time so far an election candidate booked to participate in the Chamber of Commerce’s Candidate’s Forum opted not to participate.
Teams from the Elections Office hit the road this morning, Monday, 22 March, to facilitate the first votes in the 2021 General Election conducted via mobile voting.
The Cayman Islands is leading the Caribbean region with its rate of COVID-19 vaccination heading towards half of the estimated population of 65,000 receiving at least one dose.
Veteran West Bay Central politician Capt. Eugene Ebanks, a Parliamentary Secretary in the current government, is facing a second challenge from independent candidate Kathy Ebanks-Wilks in what has been a longstanding safe seat for him.
It was three days of celebration, competition, and learning important life skills like how to lose without getting too upset, at the Truman Bodden Stadium.
A statement issued by the Dart Group inviting the public to view and comment on its plans for a new ‘development’ in the area of Governor’s Harbour how it may impact beach access is not just good proactive public relations but also highlights a wider issue.
Two separate instances of alleged breaches to the isolation protocols have been
reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and are currently under
investigation.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 295 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 23 March 2021. All were negative.
The parliament of the Dutch Caribbean territory St Maarten has referred the administering power, The Netherlands, to the United Nations on allegations of neocolonialism.
A report in The Times newspaper suggests that some Overseas Territories could be under consideration as processing centres for asylum seekers.