John Fleming
John Fleming is the Editor in Chief at Real Cayman News. He found RCN in 2020, to be a young voice in Cayman Media.
John likes to write about Politics, Current Affairs, Education, Community and Health.
You can contact John at 925 5511 or john.fleming@realcaymannews.com
John Fleming's Latest Posts
Cayman Islands Vaccination rate slowly grinds on.
After massive pushes by both P.A.C.T and PPM Governments, the vaccination rate is slowly grinding on, according to the HSA. Fewer and fewer people are getting the vaccines, with only 1,496 people getting the first dose and 2,243 getting the second dose for the whole month of July. 68% of the total population has had […]
Sports and Fitness Expo to Promote Fit Lifestyles.
The Following is a press release from Sportista Co. Local sports store for serious athletes, Sportista, will be hosting their annual sports and fitness expo on Saturday, 28 August from 9am to 5pm at the Arts and Recreation Centre (ARC) at Camana Bay. The event, now in its second year, brings together Cayman’s sports and […]
Supermarkets join together in Covid-19 vaccine requirements.
(RCN) Local supermarkets in the Cayman Islands are coming together to protect the Cayman Islands from Covid-19. From yesterday (9th of August) All supermarkets will require new applicants to prove that they have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Work permit renewals will also only be processed for vaccinated team members. Employees in these supermarkets who are […]
DMS Launches New CI$100,000 Vaccine Lottery to Support Caymanians Return to Work.
Today, DMS launched its Vaccine Lottery Program to increase the vaccinated population of the Cayman Islands and support developing herd immunity against future coronavirus outbreaks. DMS, a Caymanian-owned company, will sponsor a vaccine lottery to incentivize all residents to “get VAXXed” and enter to win a single cash prize drawing of CI$100,000. There are two […]
Ministry of Tourism, CITA and WORC hold joint briefing on tourism stipend.
(RCN) The Ministry of Tourism, along with Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) and the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) held a press briefing on Thursday 5th of August 2021. Minister Kenneth Bryan urged all tourism workers to register with WORC, to help find future opportunities. The deadline to register is the 16th of August, and […]
Covid-19 Update
(RCN) The Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Lee, reports that 360 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 3 August 2021. There were two positive test results in travellers. There have been 98,327 COVID-19 vaccinations given in total in the Cayman Islands to date. Of these, 50,263 (71% of […]
Seven Mile Beach disappearing in front of our eyes.
(RCN) Popular tourist destination Seven Mile Beach, is disappearing, due to Coastal Erosion. Parts of the beach have completely disappeared, and the water mark is up to several beach side properties. Activists are concerned that the new developments being built on the Seven Mile corridor will have major affects on the environment. The erosion could […]
Anti-Vax petition spreading around Cayman Islands.
(RCN) A petition with the title “The Right to Choose to be Unvaccinated,” is being circulated on social media in the Cayman Islands. The petition has 335 (at the time of writing) signatures, with a goal of getting 500 signatures. The petition organisers are concerned about the Cayman Islands Government mandating Covid-19 vaccines, and have […]
RCN Editorial: “Listen to Little and Learn from Grand. Our Actions Decide Our Future!”
Sent in by: Protect Our Future Cayman. These were the themes of Protect Our Future’s latest video campaign which focused on preserving and highlighting Little Cayman as a true Mission Blue “Hope Spot.” Hope Spots are regions of the world that are scientifically identified as critical to the health of the ocean and should be […]
Cayman Islands expands list of acceptable vaccinations.
(RCN) As of Friday, 23 July 2021, the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) has expanded the list of countries from which secure evidence of vaccination is accepted. The Ministry of Health & Wellness in partnership with the CIG’s Computer Services Department has developed technological solutions which enable the scanning of QR codes to securely verify vaccination […]
