With more than half of persons over 60 already vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, the government says it's aiming for a 90 per cent threshold of that age group as a target to ease the quarantine restrictions and ultimately reopening the borders.
Tourism industry workers who have been receiving a stipend from the government since last year will get an extra CI$500 from this month.
A third and larger shipment of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine is due in Cayman from the UK on the British Airways flight arriving on February 11th.
It has emerged that there are some pockets of COVID vaccine resistance from within the over-60s age group and the government is now appealing to the churches to assist in getting them converted to the campaign.
Just after 1PM on Thursday, 4 February, police officers on mobile patrol on Godfrey Nixon Way in George Town observed a stolen vehicle exiting a gas station in the area.
In what equates to the ultimate vote of confidence, the Cayman Islands Pilots Association(CAPA) says it supports the decision to ‘unground’ Cayman Airways’ two 737 Max 8 planes.
Cayman recorded two milestones this past week as the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The jurisdiction past an impressive 10,000 vaccinations in the ongoing national voluntary vaccination programme.
Against a backdrop of protests over a move by China to introduce a new national security law, the British government is now offering Hong Kong citizens a fast-tracked UK citizenship.
After a difficult year for the arts and culture community and the creative economy, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF), organiser of Cayfest 2021, is looking forward to once again highlighting the cultural diversity and artistic talent that flourishes in Cayman.
For Christians, the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, is sacred. I do not believe, however, that enough Christians are aware of the current debate among New Testament scholars concerning the historical reliability of the New Testament.