The Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development is pleased to announce the launch of a new department: InvestCayman
The Hon. Leader of the Opposition, Roy McTaggart, has again appealed to the government to keep the 10-day quarantine requirement for travellers in place instead of reducing it to 5 days.
Some 400 commercial farmers across the Cayman Islands will continue to receive grants under phase two of the Cayman Islands Farmers’ Assistance and Relief Measures (CI FARM) programme, starting this month until the end of November.
At the meeting of Finance Committee recently, support for business initiatives increased by $4 million, helping businesses impacted by Covid border closures.
The continued border closure since the end of March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly affected the Cayman Islands' water sports and land tour activity businesses.
The Ministry of Tourism and Transport is pleased to announce that Cabinet has approved the appointment of new members to the Boards of Directors for the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA), Cayman Airways (CAL) and the Port Authority Cayman Islands (PACI).
Bringing over 35 years of telecommunications experience to the role, Rudy Ebanks has been appointed by Cabinet as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Utility Regulation and Competition (OfReg).
The PACT Government reiterates its plans to continue the COVID-19 tourism worker stipend until it is no longer needed as addressed in the Government Strategic Policy Statement and iterated many times by the Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton.
As from 30th August 2021, only authorised public transportation such as taxis and pre-booked buses will be permitted to drop off or pick up passengers at curb-side in front of George Town’s Owen Roberts International Airport main terminal.
Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart accused the Government of appearing to commit what he called a “cruel hoax” by suggesting that they would be halving the tourism stipend of$1,500 down to just $750 per month in a bid to encourage displaced tourism workers to go back to work