Updates to regulations impacting travel were announced over the weekend. These changes to regulations will reduce the COVID-19 testing window for all passengers travelling into the Cayman Islands as well as unvaccinated persons travelling to the Sister Islands from Grand Cayman.
Christmas is quickly approaching and the build up to the festive season can be quite a stressful one as we prepare for a busy period of entertaining.
At 8 a.m. on Wednesday, 15 December Chief Medical Officer (Interim) Dr. Autilia Newton reported that 864 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December.
The Omicron variant of the virus which causes COVID-19 has been detected, through genomic sequencing, in a test sample from a traveller currently in isolation/quarantine in the Cayman Islands.
At 8 a.m. on Tuesday, 14 December Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee reported that 1029 PCR tests had been conducted since 8 a.m. on Monday, 13 December. The Public Health Department reported 47 positive results from these tests, two in travellers and 45 from the community.
The Department of Education Services (DES) advises that its office will close during the upcoming Christmas/New Year Holiday Season as follows....
The Department of Vehicle and Drivers' Licensing (DVDL) wishes to advise the public of its opening hours to 2022....
The ‘Christmas Greetings from Cayman’ open-air marketplace and entertainments event will now take place from 4-8pm on Saturday, 18 December 2021.
As the Cayman Islands prepare for the reopening of their borders, CIBC FirstCaribbean announced it is rolling out new social distancing banking solutions with the introduction of SMART ABMs (Automated Banking Machines).
The Public Lands Commission’s (PLC) Inspectorate under the Ministry of District Administration and Lands, advises the public that blocking a registered public access point without a reasonable excuse, is an offence under the Public Lands Act (2020 Revision).