Just after 8AM today, 20 August, police and other emergency services were dispatched to an address off Old Crewe Road in George Town , where it was reported that a 3-year-old child had been found in a swimming pool at the location and was unresponsive.
The Department of Education (DES) has updated and revised its guidance for the opening of government schools for the 2020-2021 school year.
Several changes have been made to the schedule and how the schools operate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands (MEYSAL) and The Youth Services Unit (YSU) have formally welcomed Jorel Bellafonte and Zoe Conolly-Basdeo as the newly appointed CARICOM Youth Ambassadors for the Cayman Islands.
“Although we are in a relatively safe bubble, the economic impact of remaining closed to the rest of the world is increasingly translating into business closures and job losses, leaving Caymanian families facing significant hardship,” Min. Kirkconnell said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
Peter Carpenter, the Director of the Office of Education Standards, will depart the post at the end of the year.
Water Authority – Cayman’s office will close to the public on Friday 16 October. The closure is to facilitate an upgrade of the Authority’s customer information and billing system.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 345 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Thursday, 15 October. Eight were positive.
Police have received a report of a stolen white 2000 Honda Civic, registration #168 371 which was last seen at about 10:30PM on Thursday, 22 October, and discovered missing at about 6:20AM this morning, 23 October.
Tough times ahead with difficult decisions for government, families and businesses, but amidst that “Cayman’s recovery has already started.”
Resilience Cayman is pleased to announce a new utility relief programme in partnership with Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) and supported by a CI$50,000 grant from R3 Cayman Foundation.