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.
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.
The Cayman Islands Government has issued a Hurricane Alert for the Cayman Islands.
CAL flight schedule adjusted ahead of Tropical Depression Nine
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.
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.
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.
Further to the issuance of a Hurricane Alert by the Cayman Islands Government and forecast for inclement weather set to affect the Islands beginning on Sunday, 25 September, through Monday, 26 September, the following hurricane shelters have been activated:
Between Friday 23 September and early Saturday morning Saturday 24 September, police were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to three firearm related incidents across Grand Cayman
CICG Tropical Storm Advisory Message:
The Cayman Islands Coast Guard wishes to advise all members of the public to be on alert and stay informed.