The Cayman Islands Says No Cruise Ships Until Next Year
The Cayman Islands decides not to allow cruise ships back until 2022 despite a chance cruises could resume before the end of the year.
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The Cayman Islands decides not to allow cruise ships back until 2022 despite a chance cruises could resume before the end of the year.
Hundreds of people gathered outside the Government House, along West Bay Road on Saturday 2 Oct., to demonstrate against a proposed bill that would amend the Immigration (Transition) Act to make the COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for work permit holders.
Opposition lawmakers called for government to withdraw proposed law changes just hours before Cayman's parliamentarians were set to debate a pair of bills that would require vaccinations for many of Cayman's residents and visitors.
A survey into COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and reluctance around the Caribbean has indicated that concerns over side-effects is one of the main reasons why people are not getting vaccinated.
Education Minister Juliana O'Connor-Connolly received her second COVID-19 vaccination last week, several months after her government colleagues rolled up their sleeves to get their jabs.