A call has been made for the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) to appoint a ‘reopening czar’ to lead and coordinate the next phase of the jurisdiction’s unlocking of the economy from COVID-19 restrictions.
The Ministry of Education has brought forward the dates when government primary and secondary schools, located on Grand Cayman will close for midterm break.
John Gray and Clifton Hunter High Schools are now scheduled to close on Thursday, 7 October.
As of 9am Wednesday, 6 October there have been 772 PCR tests processed since the last report on Tuesday, 5 October.
Medical professionals from Cayman’s three hospitals, the wider healthcare community and overseas medical institutions as well as Government officials will speak at the upcoming Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference
I am aware that the passing of the Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Bill and the Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Bill is an emotive issue for some in our community. My office has received correspondence from a number of people about it. This statement is a response to those letters
As the Cayman Islands continues to adapt and respond to living with COVID-19 in the community, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee OBE, has endorsed lateral flow tests for fast identification of positive cases
After two days of debate at a special meeting of Parliament, the Government finally saw its two hotly discussed Bills be approved, with some amendments to both, mandating vaccinations for Covid-19 for certain sections of the ex-patriot community
Public Health announced today an immediate reduction in the isolation period for primary contacts of a positive COVID-19 case to 10 days provided that everyone in the same household has been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to the contact
Speaking at the special meeting of the Parliament on Tuesday in which two important Bills were being debated to introduce Covid vaccinations to a variety of people, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson said he felt the civil service should follow the private sector in this regard
The Customs and Border Control Amendment Bill was the first of three major Bills proposed on Monday at a special sitting of Parliament by the Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Chris Saunders, an intensely debated Bill that drew heated discussion from both the Government and the Opposition.