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Private and public sectors raise money for Jamaica
The CIG Cares Outreach Programme has been reactivated, allowing civil servants to allocate a portion of their pay to charities. So far, 26 thousand dollars has been raised.
Cayman National Bank is sending 80 thousand dollars to assist with the ongoing relief effort.
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Cayman Compass
Bird flu in Cayman: What’s the risk to people?
The detection of avian influenza in birds in Cayman has prompted reassurance from health officials that the public faces a low risk of contracting the disease, while a multi-agency response has been launched to prevent the virus from spreading.
H5N1 avian influenza was confirmed on 28 Nov., after several turkeys were found dead at a farm on Cemetery Road. Laboratory testing the following day identified seven more infected birds, triggering a multi-agency response to isolate the site and contain the outbreak.
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