In an historic meeting of the Legislative Assembly, Members unanimously approved the onward passage of the Traffic Amendment Bill 2020 which will ease processes at the Department of Vehicle and Drivers Licensing.
The Legislative Assembly (LA) sitting on Thursday, 23 April 2020 was the first in the history of the Cayman Islands that allowed electronic participation by MLAs.
The Chamber of Commerce continues to offer critical support to local businesses, members and non-members through its series of free webinars, themed Supporting Businesses in a Time of Crisis.
Each year, the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise (Rotary Sunrise) puts on an annual car raffle fundraiser, in an effort to raise funds for various service projects the club participates in, that directly benefit the community.
CIBC FirstCaribbean partnered with Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman, the Department of Education and Feed Our Future to provide meals or supermarket vouchers to 553 children at the local primary and secondary schools through the Homeschool Lunch Programme.
The lack of cash being circulated in the Cayman Islands due to business closures is hitting hardest for those who were already having a tough time, with lower income households feeling the pinch more severely than ever before.
Cayman Islands has embarked on the first phase of a mass COVID-19 testing campaign.
Since August 2019, Mise en Place has been providing over 100 hot, nutritious meals and soups each week day for persons residing in the districts of George Town and West Bay through the Cayman Islands Meals on Wheels program.
The first batch of locally-produced protective masks, made by volunteers organised through the Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC), were collected recently.
Commerce Minister, Hon. Joey Hew has announced that the Government has approved the Trade and Business Licensing (Temporary Reduction in Fee) Regulations 2020, which will waive the payment of trade and business licensing application fees for businesses, effective 1 May to 31 July 2020.