Is there a me-too moment for racial economic – equity and justice in the Caribbean region
By R.D. Miller Soon after George Floyd, an African American was killed during an encounter with members of the Minneapolis, Minnesota, police department; a global social consciousness emerged with immense demonstration some of which turned violent calling for broad reversal…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 13 August 2020 – No new positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 220 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since it was last reported on Wednesday, 12 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or…
Cayman: Annual Healthcare Conference to focus on life around a pandemic
Organisers of the annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference have announced that the popular event will happen this year but on a smaller scale due to the restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conference, which is usually a three-day affair, will…
Cayman: Ombudsman releases FOI decision 80 relating to records of decisions made by Labour Tribunals and Appeals Tribunal
The Ombudsman has ordered the release of dozens of records of decisions made by the government’s Labour Tribunals and the Labour Appeals Tribunal over the past five years following an appeal hearing under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Law. A…
13 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TD.
13 Aug Thu 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2020 DEPRESSION IS DISORGANIZED AT THIS TIME BUT STILL EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO…
Scientists uncover a ‘Smoking Gun’: Airborne coronavirus still infectious
By Lynn Allison From Newsmax A team of researchers at the University of Florida found that aerosols released by COVID-19 patients in hospital rooms remain viable and infectious. It’s the first time scientists have demonstrated that the floating respiratory droplets expelled by…
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Cayman: George Town man charged with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm
From RCIPS A 26-year-old-man from George Town was charged with Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm (sawn-off shotgun) and Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm (Ammunition) yesterday 11 August, following his arrest on Sunday 9 August in the Fountain Road area of…
Cayman: Public Notice Conservation Council Meeting Aug 19
National Conservation Council Meeting – 19 August 2020, 2pm The National Conservation Council will hold a general meeting on Wednesday, 19 August 2020, starting at 2pm. This meeting is open to observers from the public & press.– …
Cayman: MRCU spraying operations 12 August
The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has announced the following aerial and truck operations beginning tonight (Wednesday, 12 August 2020). Operations start at 7.15 p.m. Aerial Spraying Newlands to Frank Sound – 7.15 p.m. This block includes Newlands, North Sound…