Tropical Storm Ian has developed in the Caribbean Sea and may become a serious hurricane threat for the northwestern Caribbean and Southeast U.S. next week, including Florida.
Hurricane concerns are sweeping throughout the Western Caribbean region as a tropical storm develops at the start of the week which led to Cayman Islands Governor Martyn Roper issuing a public warning.
On Friday, 23 September 2022, the Health Services Authority confirmed one COVID-19 related death in the Sister Islands. The individual had severe comorbidities and was unvaccinated.
At 4pm the centre of Tropical Depression 9 was located near latitude 14.7 ° north and longitude 71.3° west. This puts it at 737 miles SE of the Cayman Islands.
The system is moving west northwest at near 15 miles per hour, with maximum sustained winds near 35 miles per hour.
In light of the severe weather predicted to impact the Cayman Islands, the Cayman Island Bankers Association Member Retail Banks have taken the decision to close their Banking Centers on Monday, September 26th 2022.
CAL flight schedule adjusted ahead of Tropical Depression Nine
The Cayman Islands Government has issued a Hurricane Alert for the Cayman Islands.
The Cayman Islands Government, through the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), continues to monitor a disturbance in the eastern Caribbean which developed into a tropical depression overnight.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has issued a challenge to the United States government to review its policies on bank de-risking which she argues are unfairly harming the economies of Caribbean countries.
Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum recently launched its Appleton Estate Decades in the Cayman Islands in its bid to promote the premiumization of rum.