The confirmation of two positive COVID-19 cases, one requiring hospitalisation, and both thought to have occurred from sources other than travel, have sent Cayman’s COVID response system into overdrive.
The Health Services Authority (HSA) has informed the Cayman Islands Government that a local resident was admitted to the George Town Hospital on the evening of Wednesday, 8 September showing potential symptoms associated with the coronavirus (COVID-19).
South Africa’s jailed former President Jacob Zuma has been granted medical parole. The 79-year-old is serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court at Estcourt Correctional Centre.
The Covid Delta variant has swept across south-east Asia over recent months, prompting lockdowns and overwhelming hospitals with the Philippines hardest hit compounded by a chronic lack of health workers.
Windrush campaigners are even more concerned about compensation claimants being delayed for longer amid the Afghanistan crisis.
The Jamaica Tourist Board will be the headline destination of the new Caribbean Showcase in London on Sept. 23. Jamaica, like many Caribbean destinations, has been badly hit by the Covid pandemic.
Jerry Hynds, the Mayor of Roatan, celebrated his birthday on Sunday, grateful of being freed from a charge of attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of $24 million onto the island.
RF Bank & Trust has signed on as the title sponsor of the RF Bank and Trust Summer 7s Series. The five year partnership with the Cayman Rugby Football Union will commence with the 2021 tournament which is scheduled to run for the four weeks of September 4-25, 2021.
The always entertaining primary school football returns this weekend as the CUC Girls’ Primary Football League (GPFL) Opening Rally kicks-off the 2021 primary school football season on Saturday, September 11 at the T.E. McField Field (Annex Field) in George Town starting at 9:00 a.m.
The Sister Islands Sports hosted an outstanding Summer Cricket Camp between the 9th- 13th of August at the Cayman Brac Sports Complex. A contingent of 25 young and promising cricketers between the ages of 9 -13 from Grand Cayman was joined by 16 counterparts here from the Brac.