AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHealth Reform Feedback: The Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability says this is the final week for public input on four proposed bills shaping Cayman’s health and environmental health framework: Environmental Health, Public Health, Tobacco (Amendment), and Health Practice (Amendment No. 2). Mental Health Capacity: HSA CEO Lizzette Yearwood told the Public Accounts Committee that mental health provision is the priority, with a four-bed adolescent unit underway and work starting on a purpose-built mental health facility for all ages, supported by $5 million from Cabinet. Addiction Recovery Jobs: Beacon Farms’ Recovery Month symposium mapped the addiction recovery “continuum of care,” with employment flagged as a key gap and a need for more private sector employers to offer people a second chance. Public Safety & Health: RCIPS reports a woman from East End has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Prospect, and police also responded to a machete fight where pepper spray was used to de-escalate a bar-area disturbance. Mosquito Control: The Mosquito Research and Control Unit has started island-wide aerial larviciding in Grand Cayman, using Natular G30, with residents urged to reduce breeding sites around homes. Pensions Enforcement: Immigration Minister Michael Myles says about 2,000 employers are in default on staff pension and health insurance payments and that new permits and licences will be blocked until debts are cleared.
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