Dear Customers, Clients, and Shareholders, As we look ahead, I want to provide you with an update on our operations.
The Cayman Islands continue to work through a series of legislative changes as efforts continue to remove the territory from a European Union tax ‘blacklist’.
In May, the Government passed a law mandating employers to post their jobs that required work permits on the new WORC JobsCayman site. They hoped that this change will attract job seekers to their site instead of heading to the newspapers to find jobs.
Caymanian Times have decided to reactivate its weekly poll which only allows 1 vote per person within the Cayman Islands. This prevents multiple votes and the results are tabulated electronically on an overseas server which also prevents tampering.
With the reduction in the Government’s COVID-19 pandemic suppression levels and fewer patients seeking treatment for COVID-like symptoms the Health Services Authority (HSA) announces the closure of its Flu Clinics in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac effective Saturday, 4 July.
Cayman’s consignment shop by the sea, Cashwiz, is hailing ten years serving the community this year, a point for celebration for the business that helps people sell their unwanted goods for cash.
The Department of Vehicle and Driver’s Licensing (DVDL) advises the public that they are currently in the process of rescheduling written and driving tests, which were postponed during the period March 19 to July 10, 2020.
In May CIREBA (Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association) launched a donations program "Home is Where the Heart is" to provide funding to support those most in need In Cayman with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
On Thursday, 9 July, officers arrested two men, both age 26 of George Town, on suspicion of obtaining property by deception. Yesterday, 15 July, a third man, age 27 of George Town, was arrested on suspicion of the same offense.
Another 256 COVID-19 test results were released on Tuesday and all were negative. This brings the number of tests carried out to date to 30,657.