Coronavirus home testing kit gets FDA approval
From Newsmax Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings gained U.S. authorization for the first home-testing kit for COVID-19. Patients will collect samples from their noses and send them to LabCorp for testing, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement…
LA Study: Virus may be more widespread, less deadly than thought
By Marisa Herman From Newsmax The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Los Angeles County may be upward of hundreds of thousands, far more than the official tally reflects. Preliminary results from a study of Los Angeles County residents…
UK security team to support Cayman Islands
From the Cayman Islands Governor’s Office His Excellency the Governor, Martyn Roper, OBE announced at yesterday’s press briefing that a small military planning team would be deployed to the Cayman Islands next week. The team will provide planning and logistical…
Cayman: West Bay man charged with six offenses
From RCIPS: A 43-year-old-man from West Bay was charged with six(6) offense following an incident that took place in the West Bay district on Friday, 17 April. Officers were on patrol when they came upon a small gathering at a…
Jamaica: 27 new cases of COVID-19. Total # 223
BY: AINSWORTH MORRIS From JIS Story Highlights Jamaica has recorded 27 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), which brings the total number to 223. So far, 1,889 samples have been tested, with 223 positive and 1,655 negative, and 11 are pending….
21 Apr Weather in Cayman
f 21 Apr Tue 2020 SYNOPSIS Light to moderate southeasterly winds and slight seas are expected to continue across the Cayman area for the next 24 hours in association with a weak pressure gradient across the Northwest Caribbean. Radar images…
Martin: Stop the blame-shame pandemic game
By Melissa Martin Disasters bring out the worst in some humans. Hateful online comments by snarky people is just plain wrong. Expressing an assertive opinion has its place, but tantrum Tweeting is ridiculous. And like poison ivy, toxic tongues spread…
Update on COVID-19 for Monday, 20 April 2020 – 5 Positive results
Seventy six COVID-19 tests return five positive results. This included one known contact of a previous case but also four instances of local transmission. · Wider testing of frontline personnel has already begun. · Governor notes the next British Airways air bridge…
OPINION: The Chinese Doomsday Virus
By Nathan ‘Jolly’ Green Recent accusations from the US government is that China knew there was a released virus problem as early as September 2019. They had hoped to control it and hide it, but it is so aggressive it…
Five years of bringing light to children’s lives
Five years have passed since UEFA set up the UEFA Foundation for Children allowing European football to take its social responsibility to support children across the world and defend their rights. Football is more than just a game, it is…