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Rapid Antigen tests to arrive in Cayman.
(RCN) Rapid Antigen tests are set to arrive in the Cayman Islands, on the British Airways flight on Monday. The tests will be used instead of the PCR tests, which take hours to process. The rapid test can be done at home and takes 30 minutes for a result to appear. The antigen test is […]
Poll finds that majority do not support stopping border re-opening.
(RCN) A recent poll run by the Cayman Compass found that 76.5% (5422) of people do not agree with PACT postponing the re-opening of the borders. The PACT Government postponed the borders re-opening due to the recent surge of Covid-19 in the community. “Government officials have been stating for months that COVID is not going […]
Prison Employee tests positive for Covid-19
(RCN) A prison officer at HMCI Northward has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a CIG Press release. Both HMCI Northward and HMCI Fairbanks will apply operational restrictions to help prevent the spread of Covid, in such an isolated setting. All prison staff and prison inmates will be tested for Covid-19. The prison has closed […]
World News with NPR, Tuesday 14th of September 2021.
In Partnership with NPR, Real Cayman News will share stories affecting the world, daily. Why The World Should Be More Than A Bit Worried About India’s Nipah Virus Outbreak: (NPR) In 2018, we reported on how the southern Indian state of Kerala beat back the deadly Nipah virus. Local filmmakers and musicians even made a celebratory music video […]
George Town Primary to close after 1 positive covid case.
(RCN) George Town Primary School has been closed following a student testing positive for Covid-19. All students, staff, and teachers will be tested for the virus on Tuesday. “Since receiving notification late Monday evening that one of our students has tested positive for COVID-19, we, along with Public Health, have immediately activated our Continuity of […]
St-Ignatius Headmaster to depart school after one term.
Disclaimer: General Manager John Fleming and Journalist John Lund are both former students of St-Ignatius Catholic School. (RCN) Martin Nugent, Headmaster of private catholic school St-Ignatius, has departed the school, after only serving one term as headmaster, school administrators confirmed to the Cayman Compass. The veteran educator, who told the Current that “I’ll be here […]
Duke of Edinburgh Programme Hosts First Awards Ceremony in More Than Two Years
The following is a press release from the Cayman Islands Government. More than 50 young people received Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh medals and certificates at the Turtle Centre recently. The single largest awards presentation in the local programme’s history (41 Bronze and 11 Silver awardees) was addressed by the patron, His Excellency the […]
Cayman Islands Under TS Warning.
The following is a press release from HMCI. Grand Cayman (JCS) – The latest update from the National Weather Service (NWS) shows Tropical Depression (TD) Grace is forecasted to cross the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night. TD Grace has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving west at 15 mph. Based on the […]
Former Health Minister Dwayne Seymour, Cayman Compass, targeted in latest Bitcoin Scam.
(RCN) Former Health Minister Dwayne Seymour is the latest victim of a bitcoin internet scam. The goal of the bitcoin scam is finding vulnerable people, who have little to no understanding on how to avoid internet scams. The scam above is pretending to be a news article, from the Cayman Compass (spelled Compas on the […]
Handgun possession charges lands local man 9 years in prison.
Around four months ago, a man by the name of Marlon Sharpe heavily violated Caymans strict gun control laws, regarding both possession of and use of an unregistered firearm with unregistered use of ammunition. The charges seem to go further as police suspect that Mr. Sharpe was involved in an incident at Vic’s Bar in […]
