OECS Authority keen to work with FAA to restore Category 1 Status
Monday, May 11, 2020 — The Authority of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met on Sunday, May 10 to review the recent announcement by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that it has assigned a Category 2 rating to…
Law360 Coronavirus: Your afternoon briefing
From Media & Entertainment Law360 Monday, May 11, 2020 TOP NEWSThompson & Knight Fires Manager For COVID-19 Mask PostThompson & Knight LLP has fired a document services manager in the Dallas area after he published a public Facebook post that…
Discussing his administration’s plan for reopening St. Kitts-Nevis, PM Harris says both the economy and public health must reasonably be advanced together
May 11th, 2020 From today, Monday, May 11th through the end of the work day on Friday, May 22nd, 2020, under SR&O No. 16 of 2020 Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, businesses in St. Kitts and Nevis can open and operate on…
Cayman: East End man arrested for Attempted Burglary and Breach of Curfew/2 West Bay Men charged in relation to wounding incident-UPDATED
From RCIPS May 11 2020 Attempted Burglary Just before 8PM on Friday 8 May, police were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Centre to a report of burglary in progress at a church hall located on Bodden Town Road. A 19-year-old-man…
Quotable Caribbean – May 11, 2020
“The thing we have learned throughout this pandemic is that the best defense against the spread of this virus in our community is our residents having access to accurate and reliable information about the virus and how to protect themselves…
Cayman: HSA expands COVID testing capacity
The Health Services Authority has expanded their testing capacity for COVID-19 screenings with the opening of two drive through screening tents for frontline workers and expansion of their laboratory to increase the processing of samples in a day. HSA CEO…
Jamaica first in Caribbean for number of COVID-19 tests
From Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton says Jamaica currently ranks first out of 14 Caribbean countries in terms of the overall number of tests administered for COVID-19. Tufton, who was speaking recently at…
How exactly do we pay for needed COVID relief?
From The Hill BY MICHAEL STUMO, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR —THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL We’re now roughly two months into the global COVID-19 pandemic. Amid unprecedented economic disruption, Congress has already…
Grand Cayman not ready to welcome cruise lines back
By Richard Simms From Cruise Radio If Carnival Cruise Line moves forward with their plan to begin sailing on August 1, one place they will not be visiting is the Cayman Islands. This despite the fact the line’s website currently…
Recipe of the week
Coconut Lime Chicken Curry From Yummly 17 Ingredients 45 Minutes 550 Calories Description Coconut milk, fresh lime, and curry powder give this quick stew, made with boneless chicken thighs, a decidedly Caribbean flavor. Feel free to sub in other favorite…