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ST. Kitts & Nevis’ Curfew and Shelter-in-Place Orders have been lifted as of Sat. Aug. 29th, 2020
August 29th, 2020St. Kitts and Nevis’ curfew and shelter-in-place orders have been lifted as of today, Saturday, August 29th, 2020, which saw The Emergency Powers (COVID-19) (No. 14) Regulations, 2020 come into operation as at 5:00am. The new regulations shall expire at…
29 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TD, 2 Dist.
29 Aug Sat 2020 TROPICAL REPORT ATLANTIC Tropical Weather Outlook Atlantic – Caribbean Sea – Gulf of Mexico Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Sat Aug 29 2020 Eastern North Pacific (East of 140°W) Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español*) 800 AM EDT Sat…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 28 August 2020 – NO new positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 141 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since last reported on Thursday, 27 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or in their…
Jamaica: JDC 2020 Finance and Economics Debate covers a wide range of issues
Kingston, Jamaica. August 27, 2020. A wide range of issues were examined by the Jamaica Labour Party, JLP and the People’s National Party, PNP in the Finance and Economics debate hosted under the auspices of the Jamaica Debates Commission, JDC…
The UK’s new opportunity to combat organ harvesting
From Freedom United We recently reached out to you about our new campaign to stop forced organ harvesting – a form of modern slavery in which victims have their organs forcibly removed, sold onto the black market and used in illegal organ transplants. The…
Jeff Bezos is the first person in history to be worth more than $200 billion. Here’s how the world’s richest man makes and spends his fortune
By Andy Kiersz and Taylor Nicole Rogers From Business Insider Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest person alive, is now richer than he’s ever been. Bezos made his fortune from online retail giant Amazon, but has drawn increasing criticism over the company’s size. Bezos pledged to spend…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 27 August 2020
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 239 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Wednesday 26 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or…
PAHO asks countries to reinforce contact tracing and data systems as the region starts to reopen
As Covid-19 infections double, smart local measures needed to slow its spread Washington D.C., August 25, 2020 (PAHO) – As cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in the region of the Americas in the past weeks, reinforcing contact tracing and…
Cayman: Statement on postponement of Census 2020
The Population and Housing Census for 2020 conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) initially scheduled for October 2020 has been postponed to October 2021. The exact date in 2021 is yet to be decided. The ESO is committed…
Cayman: COVID-19 Testing Update 26 August 2020 – NO new positives
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 127 COVID-19 tests have been carried out since this was last reported on Tuesday, 24 August. All were negative. The total number of people in isolation, either at a government facility or…
