Announcing Linking Masks around Cayman
Link International Group is supporting Cayman Islands Red Cross by purchasing 250 masks from local businesses. Link is challenging other area businesses to do the same and support the goal to provide 4000 masks for front-line employees by May 15,…
Cayman Tree Planting Project
The Caribbean Tree Planting Project of the Cayman Islands would like to announce the launch of their social media campaign on Wednesday, April 22 – Earth Day 2020. This project aims to plant 1 million trees throughout the Caribbean to…
UEFA Foundation for Children supporting street children in Senegal
In partnership with Unis Vers le Sport, the UEFA Foundation for Children is involved in a project to give street children in Senegal access to education through sport. Talibé is the name given to a child living on the streets…
Martin: Is it time to reopen the beaches and oceans?
By Melissa Martin Humans are missing beaches. No matter what country or what coastline, people love ocean waves and sunny days. What mysteries abound in salty waters? What induces the desire to stroll along in bare feet? What is that…
Cayman: Red Cross delivers homemade face masks
CAYMAN ISLANDS (GIS) – The first batch of locally-produced protective masks, made by volunteers organised through the Cayman Islands Red Cross (CIRC), were collected recently. Part of a larger consignment earmarked for use in the fight against COVID-19, some 350 fabric masks with…
Sweden says controversial COVID-19 strategy is working
From Newmax Sweden’s unusual approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic is starting to yield results, according to the country’s top epidemiologist. Anders Tegnell, the architect behind Sweden’s relatively relaxed response to COVID-19, told local media the latest figures on infection…
Cayman: Single-vehicle collision on Hirst Road
From RCIPS Shortly after 6:30PM on Wednesday, 15 April, officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision on Hirst Road in the vicinity of Moonbeam Drive. A purple Honda Fit had been travelling north on Hirst Road when the…
Classes, theatre, quiz
Cayman: CDS: Last chance to book classes, free theatre streaming, and a quiz! From Cayman Drama Society LAST CHANCE – book by midday tomorrow!We have changed our format slightly, due to the current climate, and booking should be done by midday…
Cayman: Prisoners repatriated
His Excellency the Governor, Martyn Roper, has agreed to accept the advice of the Advisory Committee for the Prerogative of Mercy to remit the sentences of a number of prisoners and to repatriate them to their home countries. Using the…
UPDATE: 5 NEW CASES April 20th. Local coronavirus cases rises by to 66
FIVE more case found positive of coronavirus today (20). This brings the number of coronavirus victims in the Cayman Islands to sixty-six. One of these is located on Cayman Brac. All swimming and beach activities, including walking, will not be…