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Cayman wraps UK visit
Premier André Ebanks and his delegation wrapped up their United Kingdom tour over the weekend after attending the Joint Ministerial Council in London.
The JMC is the highest forum for political dialogue with the United Kingdom government. Key agenda items included beneficial ownership, security and environmental sustainability.
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Multi-agency response launched as bird flu detected in Cayman
The Cayman Islands government has implemented a rapid, multi-agency response after H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in birds in Grand Cayman, prompting what officials called “immediate coordinated action” to contain the virus and limit wider public risk.
The first case was confirmed in West Bay on Friday, 28 Nov., at a Cemetery Road farm where several turkeys were found dead. Testing the following day identified seven more infected birds.
In response, authorities moved quickly to seal off the site with RCIPS-enforced cordons and strict biosecurity measures, while teams carried out surveillance, sent samples for laboratory analysis, removed contaminated waste and soil, launched feral chicken control and targeted culling, and contacted affected farmers under public-health oversight to cut off possible routes of spread.
