Cayman: 2021 Election Day Run Sheet
See below for a breakdown of what information will be available where and when on Election Day tomorrow (14): Â – Wednesday Command Centre @ GAB 4am – Elections command centre opens to send ballots to District. BM to cover…
Caribbean Airline services TO/FROM Barbados cancelled due to activity of the La Soufriere volcano
Caribbean Airlines advises that all its flights originating out of, or destined to Barbados are now cancelled due to the volcanic activity. Â Flights to/from Barbados will not operate before April 18, 2021. Â Affected travellers will be re-accommodated on…
Cayman: Elections Office completes final prep
Grand Cayman (GIS) – His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Martyn Roper, today (Tuesday, 13 April 2021) lauded the election staff for their hard work gearing up to the General Election tomorrow. The Governor was attending the final meeting of election…
Cayman: COVID-19 Update 13 April 2021 – NO new positives, 59,675 vaccines administered
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 179 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Monday, 12 April 2021. All were negative. The number of people in isolation, either at a government facility…
OECS Commission launches “Stronger Together Campaign†to support Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The OECS Emergency Response for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission launched the “Stronger Together Campaign” today – a fundraising initiative created on behalf of the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines…
Donations to OPAAC will increase functionality and appeal
CAYMAN ISLANDS (GIS) – The preparedness of the Older Persons Active Ageing Centre’s (OPAAC) opening on Monday, 19 April 2021 was enhanced by the donation of additional furnishings and fixtures for the spacious facility.  Lions Club of Grand Cayman’s Current…
Election Act Rules changed to protect Secrecy of Vote
At the request of the Supervisor of Elections, Cabinet today (Tuesday 13 April 2021) changed the Elections Rules surrounding General Elections. The amendment will allow postal and mobile station ballots to be mixed with ballots in Election Day boxes prior…
Cayman: Mobile and Postal Ballot Update
Ahead of the 2021 General Election on Wednesday, 14 April, mobile voting has finished and all postal ballots have been dispatched. Election teams completed their last round of mobile voting over the weekend with 28 voters in quarantine from Grand…
OECS and Compete Caribbean host successful Digital Payments Expo
By Kwesi Roberts and Ricardo James Thursday, April 8, 2021 — The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission in partnership with the Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility hosted a Digital Payment Webinar and Expo on Tuesday March 30, 2021, under the…
A third of COVID survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders – study
By Kate Kelland From Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – One in three COVID-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to…