COVID-19
OAG Report:
Useful links:
Relaxation of COVID restrictions, February 2022:
- Control of Covid-19 (Travel) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 2022
- Control and Management of Covid-19 (Amendment) (No. 2)
Weekly Public Health Spotlight (from 2 June 2022)
Weekly COVID-19 Situation Reports:
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 15-21 May 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 8-14 May 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 1-7 May 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 24-30 Apl 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 17-23 Apl 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 10-16 Apl 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 3-9 Apl 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 27 Mar – 2 Apl 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 20-26 Mar 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 13-19 Mar 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 5-12 Mar 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 27 Feb – 5 Mar 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 20-26 Feb 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 13-19 Feb 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 6-12 Feb 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 29 Jan-5 Feb 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situational Report, 23–29 January 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 16-22 January 2022
- Cayman Islands COVID-19 Situation Report, 9-15 January 2022
Travel ban due to Omicron:
Tourism reopening protocols:
- Protocols for Managing COVID-Positive Guests in Tourism Accommodations, 18 Nov 2021
- LFTs for All Incoming Travellers and Hospitality Workers, 18 Nov 2021
- Tourism Sanitization Guidelines
Lateral flow tests:
Reopening plan:
- DG Presentation – Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan
- or see here if PowerPoint is not available
- CITA Statement on Border Opening Delay, Sept 2021
- Remarks by premier after GTPS student tested positive, 14 Sept 2021
- Statement to Parliament concerning COVID by Premier Wayne Panton, 21 July 2021
- Reopening Presentation by premier to Chamber, 8 July 2021
- Cayman Islands Reopening Phases
- Summary Reopening Phases
Bills to allow for vaccine mandates:
- Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- See Customs and Border Control Act (2021 Revision)
(the amendments are to Part 6) - WHO THIS AFFECTS
- See Customs and Border Control Act (2021 Revision)
- Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision
(the amendments are to Parts 6 and 7) - WHO THIS AFFECTS
- Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision
- Letter to Premier Panton from LOO McTaggart re Mandatory Vaccine Bills, 3 Sept 2021
Isolation:
Impact on education:
- COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Institutions – Revised August 2022
- MoE COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Institutions, 30 Sept 2021
- COVID-19 Guidance for Educational Institutions, 10 Sept 2021
- Revised Reopening Guidance for Government Schools for 2020/2021 school year
- Minister of Education provides update on education amidst COVID-19 pandemic, 26 June 2020
- Ministry of Education issues guidance for the reopening of facilities
- OES review of home learning in CIG schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Letter from Education Ministry to Educational Institutions re closure to end of academic year, 22 April 2020
Impact on tourism/Reopening Cayman Islands’ borders:
- Full text of email to stipend recipients struck from the list, 17 March 2022
- Displaced Tourism Workers Survey Report, 16 July 2021
- Statement by Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell re Tourism Stipend, 11 Dec 2020
- Immigration (Transition) (Global Citizen Exemption) Regulations, 2020
- Press Release – Cayman Islands Travel Process from October, 29 Sept 2020
- Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell remarks at 2020 Economic Forum – Rebuilding the Cayman Islands Tourism Industry, 14 August
- RB5 Strategic Tourism Plan
- The Strategic Approach for Aviation Recovery in the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NAM CAR) Regions
National Vaccination Plan:
- National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Brochure
- COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign schedule
- COVID-19 Vaccine Consent Form
- Vaccine side-effects data from HSA
- DLP General Guidance re the COVID-19 vaccine, August 2021
Vaccines and their impact:
- Statement by Premier Alden McLaughlin on the National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan in Parliament on Thursday, 10 December, 2020
- Statement by Governor Martyn Roper on the National COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, 10 December, 2020
Quarantine safety and breaches:
- Vanjae Ramjeet – Letter of Apology
- Skylar Mack – Letter of Apology
- Statement by Deputy Governor on Quarantine Safety-10 Dec 2020
Impact on population:
Impact on the economy/finance:
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Government finances, update to March 2022
- Supplementary Appropriation (January 2020 to December 2020) Bill, 2020
- Remarks by Minister Joey Hew at the 2020 Economic Forum
- Address by Finance Minister Roy McTaggart at the 2020 Economic Forum on the State of Government Finances, 14 August
- Unaudited Quarterly Financial Report, Jan-June 2020
- OAG Public Interest Report: Overview of the Government’s costs in relation to Covid-19, July 2020
- Cayman Islands Economic Assessment and Stimulus Plan, May 2020
- OAG – Impact of COVID-19 on audit work
- COVID-19’s Impact on Cayman’s Financial Services Market May 2020
Impact on crime:
Easing of Curfews:
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (No.5) Regulations, 2020 (2 October 2020)
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (No.4) Regulations, 2020 (24 August)
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (Travel and Boating) (No. 4) Regulations, 2020 (24 August)
- Public Health (Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19) (Ticket) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 2020
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Partial Lifting of Restrictions) (No.2) Regulations, 2020
Curfew:
- Curfew Legality, prepared by James Austin-Smith
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Grand Cayman) Regulations, 2020, 15 May 2020
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19 (Cayman Brac) Regulations, 2020
- Prevention, Control and Suppression of COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, 30th April
- Summary of the Curfew Regulations, outlines by Attorney General Bulgin at press briefing 3 April
- HRC Statement on Government Measures and Human Rights, 25 March 2020
- Judicial Administration (Shelter in Place) Public Notice Updated
- Public Health (Prevention, Control and Suppression of Covid-19) Regulations, 2020 (soft curfew regulations)
- Categories for Curfew Exempt Organizations
Bills passed at a special sitting of the LA on 23 April:
- National Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- Labour (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- Labour (Extension of Severance Pay Period) Regulations, 2020
- Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- Immigration (Transition) (Work Permit Exemptions) Regulations. 2020
- Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Misc:
- Public Health Offers COVID-19 Guidance for Halloween Activities
- Closure of all non-essential gov offices as of Wed 25 March, Admin Circular from Deputy Governor, 24 March 2020
- Two HCCI staff members test positive for COVID-19, 19 March 2020
- Health Minister’s statement re coronavirus, 31 Jan 2020
- Novel Coronavirus Press Briefing Feb 3, 2020
- Premier Alden McLaughlin’s statement on COVID in the LA, 30 October 2020
