Both Mosquito Research and Control Unit aerial spraying planes are back in the air. This as MRCU director Dr. Jim McNelly said they have resolved the issues surrounding...
Category - Health
Police name drowning victim
Investigations continue into the death of a 77-year-old US visitor. He is Gerald Doyle of Massachusetts, USA. Police released his name Monday (24 June). Mr. Doyle...
One cinema employee is organising a fundraiser for a family she hardly even knows. Rochelle Russell told Cayman 27 her daughter goes to school with four-year-old...
Cayman’s blood donations have increased by almost 20 percent over last year. Those at the Blood Bank said this is due to greater awareness and an overall push by...
Tackling childhood obesity in schools
Nearly two in five Cayman Islands children are overweight or obese by the time they reach school age, according to Health Services Authority research. How are our...
Infant hospitalised in swimming pool mishap
A toddler remains hospitalised after a swimming pool mishap in Prospect. It happened Thursday (6 June) evening. Police confirmed the incident Friday (7 June). They said...
Push for return of free health care: Saunders says kids should be covered
Bodden Town West MLA Chris Saunders pitches for free basic health care for Cayman’s children. Mr. Saunders took his proposal to the LA floor Thursday (6 June) in a...
MLA advocates pay hike for coaches
Should coaches working with Cayman’s public school children get the same raise in pay received by their P.E. teaching counterparts? George Town Central MLA Kenneth...
DEH urges public to dispose of garbage properly
The Department of Environmental Health told Cayman 27 a DEH collection worker hoists anywhere from three-and-a-half to five tonnes of garbage each day. It’s not...
Hurley’s Supermarket cuts distribution of single-use plastic bags
Around 6 million plastic bags are imported into the Cayman islands annually, but one supermarket is aiming to cut that number by one million, with a new zero plastics...
