Cayman: Matthew Forbes, head of Governor’s Office, to leave
Head of the Governor’s Office, Matthew Forbes OBE, his wife Lydia and son Will, will leave the Cayman Islands on 28 August, at the end of a 4 year tour of duty on our Islands. Matthew will be returning to…
Keeping perspective
By Paul McGowan from PS Audio A few days ago, in California’s appropriately named Furnace Creek, the Earth’s highest officially recorded temperature was reached—a blistering 130˚ Fahrenheit. A record temperature, to be sure, but Death Valley’s Furnace Creek routinely logs…
This Sunday on UWItv | Ethical Issues in the management of the COVID Pandemic in the Caribbean
From UWI Open Campus | Marketing & Communications Where are we with a COVID-19 vaccine? Opening Economies: Money vs Lives? Treatment Options: Status of Hydroxychloroquine. This Sunday, August 23, The UWI COVID-19 Task Force and the National Bioethics Committee of Jamaica jointly invite you to the…
Newly-formed Tropical Storm Marco to eye Mexico, then US
By Jake Sojda, AccuWeather meteorologist From AccuWeather News Tropical Depression 14 strengthened to Tropical Storm Marco over the warm waters of the northwestern Caribbean on Friday night. The storm was located about 105 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and had maximum sustained…
Dr. Stuart Weiss: COVID-19 Update Friday 21-August-2020
Dr. Stuart Weiss, FACEP, FAAP, CBCP August 21, 2020Today’s topics: College Campuses College CampusesAs Colleges and Universities attempt to reopen to provide students with a campus living experience, many are being forced to hastily rewrite their plans as CoViD-19 outbreaks…
22 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 2 T.S, 1 Dist
22 Aug Sat 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Sat Aug 22 2020 DISORGANIZED LAURA CONTINUES TO MOVE NEAR EASTERN PUERTO RICO HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT…
Making the most of marine resources in the OECS
By Susanna DeBeauville-Scott Friday, August 21, 2020 — The OECS Blue Economy Webinar Series continues on Wednesday August 26 at 10:00 a.m. with a webinar entitled Many People One Sea: Making our Ocean Space more user friendly. It will focus on Coastal and…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 21 August 2020 – NO new positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 230 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Thursday, 20 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or…
Cayman: Registry Counter partially reopens to the public
As of Monday, 24 August, General Registry will resume certain services for the public at its Government Administration Building counter. From Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, the public will again be able to visit General Registry’s counter, in person,…
Cayman: Update: Police Clearance Certificate Application now Operational, 21 August
Frpm RCIPS The Police Clearance Certificate Application form on eservices.ky is currently back up and functional for members of the public. To apply for Police Clearance Certificates click here.