The Cayman Islands Civil Service is bringing forward this month's pay day to Wednesday, 18 March for its employees. This will also mean early payment for local veterans, seamen and those on Permanent Financial Assistance.
By now we all know that with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) the most vulnerable are our elderly and those with underlying health issues.
CUC recognizes that many of our customers may experience financial hardships over the next few months as we deal with restrictive measures implemented to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our community.
To say uncertain times lay ahead could very well be an understatement. The Cayman Islands, like other countries around the world, are taking steps to safeguard their people from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Consistent with the approach of the Cayman Islands Government, Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) has taken proactive steps to help prevent the transmission of COVID-19 to prisoners and staff.
The Cayman Islands Government recently announced the decision taken to close our airports for a period of 3 weeks starting from Sunday, 22nd March 2020 through to Sunday, 12th April 2020.
As a part of the Cayman Islands Government’s COVID-19 preparedness measures, the Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR) will be limiting office visits until further notice.
On Thursday, 12 March, officers from the RCIPS Air Operations Unit and the Joint Marine Unit, were conducting a joint pro-active patrol when the AOU observed a Jamaican style canoe with three persons onboard, about 30-40 miles from Grand Cayman.
On Tuesday, 25 February, police carried out a co-ordinated “Day of Action” operation across Grand Cayman.
A British cruise ship that was turned away from several Caribbean ports over a period of weeks after passengers fell ill with novel coronavirus, docked in Cuba on Tuesday after the island agreed to help transfer those aboard to planes bound for the United Kingdom.