Hurricane Laura could slam into Gulf Coast as Category 3 storm
By Courtney Spamer, AccuWeather meteorologist & Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist Laura erupted into a hurricane early Tuesday morning as the storm moved away from Cuba and over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. AccuWeather forecasters expect the storm to rapidly strengthen as…
Cayman: Latest public health regulations – control and suppression of Covid-19
For convenience we have re-published these regulations below but you are advised to read them on line at http://gazettes.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/13000490.PDF PREVENTION, CONTROL AND SUPPRESSION OF COVID-19 (PARTIAL LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS) (NO.4) REGULATIONS, 2020 (SL 117 of 2020) Supplement No. 1 published…
Jamaica: PNP changes debate team
From Jamaica Debates Commission KINGSTON, August 24, 2020: The Opposition Peoples National Party (PNP) has advised the Jamaica Debates Commission that its team for Tuesday night’s Social Issues Debate has been changed. The 3-person team will now comprise Dayton Campbell,…
Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Monday 24-August-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP August 24, 2020Today’s topics: College Campuses A really interesting German Experiment A very interesting study was done this past weekend in Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. As you know, large venue concerts and…
25 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 2 T.S
25 Aug Tue 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Tue Aug 25 2020 LAURA NOW JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH… …FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE…
The Editor speaks: Insanity!
So, we have a petition of “No Confidence in The Leader of Government, Alden McLaughlin” circulating and a supposed coup attempt to bring down the government called “UNITY”. LOL. Leader of the Opposition, Arden McLean is the man named by…
COVID-19 Testing Update 24 August 2020 – NO new positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 264 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Friday, 21 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or…
Cayman: Stabbing incident on Seymour Road, 24 August
From RCIPS Shortly after 1:00AM this morning, 24 August, officers responded to a report of an altercation at a bar on Seymour Road, George Town. It was reported that a male and female, who had been at the bar, left…
Cayman: Post Office extended hours, re-openings updated
The Postal Service states that as of today, Monday 24 August 2020, the Seven Mile Beach Post Office and Philatelic Bureau have reopened with timings as follows until further notice: Mondays – Thursdays 9am – 4pm and Fridays: 9am – 4:30pm. Also, Airport, General, West Bay and Savannah Post Offices have…
Why Cuban doctors deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Five years ago, I read the story of Dr. Félix Báez, a Cuban doctor who had worked in West Africa to stop the spread of Ebola. Dr. Báez was one of 165 Cuban doctors of…