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Kids Encouraged to Run for Fun
The 2020 Milo Kids Fun Run takes place on Sunday, 6 December as part of the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon.
The 2020 Milo Kids Fun Run takes place on Sunday, 6 December as part of the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon.
Despite bad weather hampering efforts, work to complete the six sub projects that make up the Airfields Upgrades Project can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel, with completion not too far off.
The Deputy Governor and the National Emergency Management Council have issued the All Clear for Grand Cayman for Tropical Storm.
As of the 10 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Eta had 40 mph maximum sustained winds — a bump up of 5 mph from the 7 a.m. advisory when it was a depression — and Eta was headed northeast a bit faster at 17 mph. Eta was about 45 miles west northwest of Grand Cayman.
Households in low-lying areas, please note that the CI Red Cross shelter on Huldah Ave, George Town, is open from 9am today (Saturday, 7 October 2020).
The following shelters are open from noon today: John Gray Memorial Church, West Bay; East End, Breakers and North Side Civic Centres.
Eta is expected to continue to move northeast and strengthen to a possible Tropical Storm and track about 60 miles to the NW of Grand Cayman early this evening, 99 miles NW of Cayman Brac by late Saturday night and over central Cuba by Sunday morning.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 261 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Thursday, 5 November 2020. Five were positive.
The Centre will be closed to the public on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November.
The Cayman Islands National Weather Service is advising that Tropical Depression Eta is currently over the waters of the Gulf of Honduras and is expected to move northeast across the Caribbean Sea today, and strengthen to a possible Tropical Storm
Today, we can expect cloudy to overcast skies with an 80% chance of showers and possible thunder. Seas will be rough with wave heights of 5 to 7 feet with higher swells especially along the east and south coasts.