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To celebrate the official birthday of King Charles III, Monday, 19 June, will be observed as a general public holiday, Cabinet confirmed Friday.
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Breaking news: Skylar Mack and Vanjae Ramjeet has been sentenced to 4 months of immediate imprisonment for their breach of quarantine.
More details to follow...
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Joshua O’Garro this week verbally committed to play basketball at the University of Oklahoma, which would make him the first Caymanian to play the sport at the NCAA Division I level.
#caymanislands
#caymansports
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Cayman Cookout!
@ericripert
,
@chefjoseandres
&
@Bourdain
ride along the beach in Cayman today.
http://t.co/fJbL0pSVQP
http://t.co/a7DSdV1K9F
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Cayman Islands residents are being divided up alphabetically and allocated specific days when they are allowed to go to the supermarket.
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Cayman has gone more than a week without any new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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BREAKING: The sentence for Skylar Mack and Vanjae Ramgeet has been reduced from four months to two months in jail. More details to follow...
#caymanislands
#skylarmack
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Caymanian Joshua O’Garro has received scholarship offers from a handful of top-tier college programmes in the United States.
#caymanislands
#caymansports
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Cayman has not recorded a positive test result since 13 July and there are no active cases in the Cayman Islands.
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The Cayman Islands has gone 14 days without a single positive COVID-19 case, health officials confirmed Monday.
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Premier Wayne Panton has pointed to decriminalisation of marijuana as a means to get more young Caymanians into jobs, when he outlined plans for increasing employment and improving educational opportunities.
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Air travel in and out of Cayman will be shut down for three weeks in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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Young professionals in Cayman fear they are being priced out of the property market and may never have the chance to own a home in their own country.
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“I must follow my conscience,” he said, adding that he did not want to be involved in a project that he believes risks causing significant environmental damage.
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Samantha Louise Erksine and Alice Hillman Lopez have become the first same-sex couple in Cayman to have their union legally recognised here under the recently introduced Civil Partnership Law.
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Jillian Crooks made her Olympic debut Wednesday (28 July) morning and broke her own national record in the process.
#TeamCayman
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All Cayman’s schools will be closed and extensive travel restrictions put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Cruise ships have been banned from coming into Cayman for the next 60 days, effective Monday.
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The Cayman Islands joined the UK Overseas Territories earlier today in hoisting the Ukrainian flag, to fly alongside the Union Jack and the Cayman Islands National Flag at the Government Administration Building.
#ukraine
#standwithukraine
#prayforukraine
#caymanislands
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“It’s not often I get to come and train with the kids,” said
@TorontoFC
star, Altidore. “It was a lot of fun.”
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US Customs and Border Control has released Cayman’s shipment of medical supplies and they are now due to arrive early next week, according to Bluewater Medical Supplies officials.
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Cayman officially marked 30 days of no new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and with it came a change in the Pan-American Health Organization’s transmission level for the country from ‘sporadic’ to ‘no cases’.
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The Cayman Islands government is considering reducing the quarantine period for vaccinated travellers from 10 days to five days, and making it mandatory for work-permit holders to be inoculated against COVID-19.
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🔴 Video | Skylar Mack and Vanjae Ramgeet return to court to appeal their respective sentences for a quarantine breach case that has grabbed headlines around the world.
#caymanislands
#skylarmack
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Medical supplies purchased by the Health Services Authority have been confiscated by the United States Government, Premier Alden McLaughlin confirmed.
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"It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I say it doesn’t appear as if anyone has been hurt and we have been spared the worst of what could have been a truly devastating ordeal," Premier Alden McLaughlin said.
#caymanquake
#caymanislands
#earthquake
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45,195 people in Cayman (70% of an estimated population of 65,000) have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the daily update from the Ministry of Health.
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BREAKING NEWS: The successful independent candidates in Wednesday’s general election have announced that they have joined forces and intend to form Cayman’s new government, with Wayne Panton as premier.
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Members of Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of a motion to move forward with a bill to trigger a public referendum into the introduction of a national lottery and the decriminalisation of the use of small amounts of ganja.
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Government officials have said that once Cayman reaches a target of fully inoculating 75-80% of the population aged over 16 – between 38,900 and 41,500 people – quarantine and other COVID restrictions could be lifted and the borders could reopen.
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BREAKING NEWS: Same-sex marriage is legal in the Cayman Islands after a landmark judgment in Grand Court this morning.
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BREAKING: Cayman Islands government pauses border reopening plan in wake of community COVID transmission. More to follow.
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The Central Planning Authority has rejected an application by K&B Ltd. to clear mangroves in Prospect near an area where illegal clearing had earlier been carried out.
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Raegen Rutty made history 24 July by becoming the first gymnast ever to represent the Cayman Islands in the sport at the Olympics.
#TeamCayman
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Cayman may have become a ‘victim of its own success’ with high prices for food, housing and utilities outstripping those expenses in the US or the UK, Caribbean economist Marla Dukharan told the Cayman Compass.
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A Caymanian couple have gone from living in a cramped converted mobile classroom to taking ownership of the island's first tiny home in a matter of months after a community wide effort led by non-profit ARK.
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The Department of Agriculture has confirmed the escaped raccoon has been caught. More details to follow.
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Police have closed traffic on the Esterley Tibbetts roundabout between the Camana Bay and Butterfield roundabouts and is being rerouted to West Bay Road. The public can expect increased traffic congestion.
#dumpfire
#mttrashmore
#caymanislands
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Cayman Islands film-maker Frank E. Flowers has landed a deal with streaming giant Netflix to direct a major feature film based on the islands.
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Antigua and Barbuda has announced that from today, 20 Sept., all unvaccinated government employees are required to remain at home, and will not be paid from 1 Oct. unless they can prove they have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Cayman Islands has added electronic vaccination certificates from Barbados to its list of ‘securely verifiable’ COVID-19 inoculation documents.
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Government officials confirmed this afternoon that masks will no longer be legally required in Cayman – including in schools.
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BREAKING NEWS! Canada is pulling out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games due to the coronavirus pandemic, making them the first country to do so.
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All of Cayman’s COVID-19 cases now have fully recovered and the latest batch of tests has returned only negative results.
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The rainbow-coloured Pride flag was raised on the beach by the Palm Heights hotel in support of the Cayman Islands LGBTQ+ community.
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While Cayman homes can be bought by anyone, anywhere in the world with no restrictions, Jersey has taken the opposite approach.
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Popular nature attraction Starfish Point has seen a resurgence of its namesake animal during the COVID-19 lockdown, and the
@doecayman
is urging the public to take extra care when visiting the site.
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Cayman’s two COVID-19 patients have fully recovered, taking the country’s active cases back down to zero.
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The governor has now confirmed he has met with Wayne Panton, who has presented him with a letter indicating that he has the support of the majority of MPs and intends to form a government of independents.
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Premier warns, “Given what I and everybody else is seeing in the United States, the September 1st reopening date is not looking good.”
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Caymanian Dejea Lyons, 18, called for more urgent action to address the impact of global warming, particularly on the world’s oceans, at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow.
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Governor Martyn Roper has assented to the Civil Partnership Law, making same-sex partnerships legal in the Cayman Islands.
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After more than 36 hours in the water, 37-year-old Oly Rush from Dorset, England, enters the history books as the first person to swim around Grand Cayman.
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An earthquake has rocked Cayman. It's believed the quake originated about 115 miles northwest of Lucea, Jamaica at a depth of 6 miles. It's believed to have been a magnitude 7.3 quake.
#caymanislands
#caymancompass
#earthquake
#caymanquake
#usgs
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We've just felt an aftershock in George Town. Be advised that there may be more.
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No new positive COVID-19 cases were reported among the 583 COVID-19 tests carried out since Friday, according to the Medical Officer for Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez.
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BREAKING: Cayman border reopening set for 20 November
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The Cayman Islands has announced it is dropping all remaining travel-related COVID restrictions. Travellers will no longer be required to obtain permission from Travel Cayman to enter the islands and unvaccinated tourists will no longer have to quarantine.
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A cash prize of $100,000 and a plot of land are among the prizes up for grabs in Cayman in an upcoming vaccination drive.
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The Cayman Islands will be put under a 24-hour-a-day curfew from 7pm tonight until 5am Saturday morning, Premier Alden McLaughlin announced.
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Premier: Gov't has ordered an additional 200K test kits from South Korea.
#cicorona
#cicoronavirus
#caymanislands
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Cayman’s population has decreased by almost 3,500 since the borders officially closed because of COVID-19.
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Tourism business leaders have condemned government’s decision to delay the reopening of the border, claiming it is not based on scientific evidence and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of Caymanians.
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Cayman Prep and High School seniors Sherena Anglin and Leilani McKiernan are still pinching themselves in disbelief after being accepted to the University of Cambridge in England to study law and engineering, respectively.
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For the 24th consecutive day there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 in the Cayman Islands.
#caymanislands
#news
#caymancompass
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Cayman-based photographer Jason Washington captures stunning underwater images of Inter Miami’s new kit – supplied by Adidas – from the Primeblue collection, which is made with Parley Ocean Plastic.
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BREAKING: The mandatory quarantine period will be reduced to 10 days from 22 March, Premier Alden McLaughlin announced Wednesday, as Cayman reached its target of vaccinating mroe than 90% of the over-60 population.
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Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96, just three months after celebrating her Platinum Jubilee recognising 70 years on the throne.
'I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service.'
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In the days after the island closed its borders, drone footage captured stunning images of clouds of blue and emerald water surging towards a thin line of fresh white sand, barely touched by human footprints.
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The coronavirus forced a global work-from-home experiment that few business leaders would have considered in normal times. Now, as the threat from the virus recedes, many companies, including several in the Cayman Islands, are making the switch permanent.
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Premier Alden McLaughlin says if Cayman’s COVID-19 vaccination rate continues at its current pace, the islands’ borders could reopen by late April or early May.
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Dr. John Lee
@CMOCayman
has gone from relative anonymity to being thrust into the spotlight, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. via
@cayCompass
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Grassroots groups from several countries, including the Cayman Islands, have joined forces to launch the Global Cruise Activist Network, to demand that the cruise ship industry does not return to ‘business as normal’ post-COVID-19.
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People who breach home-isolation regulations will face a fine of $10,000 and up to two years in prison, under new amendments to the Public Health Law.
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A rare sighting of blacktip reef sharks in the crystal clear water of Stingray Sandbar should be cause for celebration, not alarm, according to the photographer who captured the moment.
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The Cayman Islands government has allocated $1.1 million to prepare for the COVID-19 threat.
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Hundreds of returning students will be temporarily housed in hotels in Cayman to allow them to isolate without impacting their families.
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BREAKING NEWS: Progressives Leader Roy McTaggart has announced that he has secured an agreement of ten elected members enabling his party to form a coalition government with him as Premier.
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Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce Economic Forum, Hon. Minister of Finance Roy McTaggart said: "I want to assure everybody, we are not moving to direct income taxes, we are not having it."
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From 1 July, travellers to the Cayman Islands will no longer be required to provide a pre-arrival COVID-19 test and a mandated requirement to wear masks in indoor public areas has been lifted, according to new regulations released by government.
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The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports a further 377 COVID-19 tests which have been completed over the last 24 hours. Of these 377, one person tested positive for COVID-19 and is a known contact of a previously reported positive case; this person is already isolated.
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Cayman’s iconic Lighthouse restaurant, which closed in October after 28 years, is set to reopen as a vegan venue.
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Hurricane Delta continues to strengthen in the northwest Caribbean and was upgraded to a category four storm Tuesday morning as it begins to move further away from the Cayman Islands.
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Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell confirmed that Cayman’s borders will remain officially closed until at least 1 Sept., and no cruise ships will be landing here before then, despite cruise lines advertising sailings to Cayman in August.
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Government announced the reduction of the quarantine period to five days for incoming travellers who have completed an approved course of vaccination against COVID-19 that can be securely verified.
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Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee is urging people who have not yet received their COVID-19 shots to ensure they get their first dose by 9 June as the vaccines on island will expire at the end of that month.
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In a message from Bangalore, the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in India, Health City founder Dr. Devi Shetty has urged people in Cayman to get vaccinated.
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Deputy Premier and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell on Friday announced Cayman’s borders will reopen to international travel starting on 1 Sept. The reopening will come in phases.
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The Cayman Islands has placed first in the 2021 Nomad Beach Index as the best destination for wealthy global entrepreneurs and investors who can live anywhere they choose.
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Cayman has turned away two ships scheduled to call and refused entry to another ahead of a government ban on cruise ships set to take effect to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
The ban begins Monday, 16 March.
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The land will be leased in perpetuity to and protected by the National Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ in-territory partner.
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A cruise ship carrying a crew member reported to have a travel history to a country which has recorded cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been denied entry into the Cayman Islands.
#COVID
ー19
#caymanislands
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A 15-acre plot in West Bay will be the home of a modern new animal shelter featuring an in-house veterinary surgery, outdoor recreational areas and a dog walking trail.
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Cruise tourism will not be returning to the Cayman Islands until next year.
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BREAKING: Opposition Leader Arden McLean and Independent North Side MP Ezzard Miller have filed a motion of no confidence seeking to remove Mckeeva Bush as Speaker of the Parliament.
More details to follow.
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The overwhelming majority of COVID cases and most COVID-related hospitalisations in Cayman affect the unvaccinated.
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BREAKING: The judicial review of the referendum for government's proposed $200 million cruise berthing and port facility has been allowed. The referendum law has been ruled incompatible with section 70 of the Constitution because it fails to satisfy the need for a general law...
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