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Centenarian is Honoured on her Milestone Birthday
A 100-year-old lady received special birthday greetings on Tuesday, 12 October from Government officials.
A 100-year-old lady received special birthday greetings on Tuesday, 12 October from Government officials.
On Saturday, a young Caymanian was laid to rest; a kind, passionate soul whose flame burned out too soon. Cayman is a small country and, as such, has a finite amount of talent. Now, due to a tragic traffic accident on September 24th, the pool is diluted even more.
GraceKennedy Money Services (GKMS), opened their eighth branch of Western Union in the Cayman Islands, at the Convenience Shop Y Mas at 171 Eastern Avenue, George town recently, amid much celebration and fanfare.
The Cayman Islands Regiment (CIR) aims to recruit new volunteers for its third cohort of recruitment. The CIR is looking for physically able individuals between the ages of 18- 50 years old who are Caymanian and Permanent Residents of the Cayman Islands to join.
“If we can’t open up in the coming weeks, no one can.” That affirmation of confidence by HE Governor Martyn Roper may have set the stage for Cayman to move beyond the current ‘paused Phase 3’ of the government’s reopening timeline.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that as of 8am Monday, 18 October, there have been 1,662 PCR tests since the last report on Friday, 15 October.
West Bay Post Office (WBPO) will close for deep cleaning and mail sanitisation on Monday and Tuesday (18 – 19 October), after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.
Just before 8PM last night, 16 October, police and other emergency services were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to a report of a two-vehicle collision on South Church Street in George Town.
Lieutenant Theo Kelly from Bodden Town was one of the first to join the Cayman Islands Regiment when it was formed and he now finds himself sailing with the Royal Navy, at sea in the patrol ship HMS Medway as part of the UK’s Caribbean Task Group.
As mentioned in this weeks’ COVID-19 Update Press Briefing, Public Health will be conducting the antigen detecting rapid ‘lateral flow’ testing pilot on Saturday 16 October 2021 at the John Gray High School Gymnasium