The Port Authority Cayman Islands (PACI) has announced that Acting Port Director, Mr Joseph Woods has taken the decision to return to his substantive position of Manager of Cruise operations and Security with effect from Thursday 24 September.
The debate surrounding the decision to pause its border reopening schedule dominated a government press conference on Friday which was called to update the community on COVID-19 in Cayman.
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.