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Journalist @Cayman Compass and former producer, @ Cayman 27. Motto: Always leave people in a better condition than you met them. Retweets are not an endorsement.

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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
A big thank you to @DeputyPremierKY Chris Saunders for joining me on the premiere episode of The Resh Hour now at a new time -12pm on Wednesdays. Check out the interview here- Also joining behind the scenes was my @CaymanChamber mentee Kennedy Wilder 🥳
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2 years
Super fun afternoon covering the #Royalvisit #Countess #RoyalFamily Did you know Sophie, Countess of Wessex plays dodgeball? She nailed it today at the YMCA camp. Read more here: …
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#Royalfamily Countess Sophie also gave archery a try! She also met with the team at YMCA Cayman Islands, accompanying her was Governor @martynroper ’s wife Lizzie.
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She even made her own ice cream!
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#EarlofWessex Prince Edward during his tour of the #CICoastGuard earlier today #Royalvisit #Royalfamily #HRH was accompanied by Governor @martynroper and Home Affairs Minister Sabrina Turner. #CaymanIslands
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Martyn Roper
2 years
#HRH met Regiment, Coast Guard and Cadets this morning at CICG base. #Regiment & #CoastGuard showcased their operational capabilities and resiliency/response mechanisms. Cadets showed what they do to support our youth.
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🥰 I enjoyed covering the #RoyalVisitCayman I am totally blown away by all the love! So happy so many of you checked out the stories & local take on #CountessSophie and the #EarlofWessex ’s tour here in the #CaymanIslands I’ll post some more content from my colleagues @cayCompass
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2 years
Some lovely shots of #CountessSophie earlier today at the Annual Agri Show. #Royalvisit #Royalfamily #CaymanIslands
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Martyn Roper
2 years
HRH the Countess of Wessex officially opened the 54th annual Agricultural Show this morning, meeting the community, local farmers, seeing livestock, displays and district stalls. Great to showcase what Cayman has to offer.
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Conditions are deteriorating here in Grand Cayman as #HurricaneBeryl moves closer to us. We have reports of power outages as the winds and rain generated by the category 3 storm passes. Here's a quick look at outside. Follow the @cayCompass live blog for updates.
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
That time I met @iansomerhalder when he was made UN Environment ambassador.... pretty awesome guy and one of my favorite memories ❤️
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
My #Royalvisit look before running around in the Cayman sun to get the story 😂 #Caymanheat 🥵
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
So today I decided will share a snapshot of living with #Lupus as I continue to raise awareness. This is what my #LupusFlare looks like on my face. Yes, it’s painful & I have to stay out of the sun. However, it will not slow me down, as challenges come still I rise @LupusOrg
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Couldn’t have said it better @duttypaul
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4 years
2020 GOT ME FEELIN SUM KIND OF WAY...
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Just a quick check in on #HurricaneBeryl winds in George Town, Grand Cayman. Latest measurements put winds at a constant of 40 miles per hour and gusts of 70 miles per hour with rain expected shortly. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Acting Deputy Governor Eric Bush says “We are in the worst of it now at 5:30am” as he sent an audio message advising the community to stay indoors. Here are some scenes from the @cayCompass Storm Centre in George Town, Grand Cayman. #HurricaneBeryl
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
With the morning light the strength of the winds associated with Hurricane Ian can be seen. Our doors are rattling here at the @cayCompass building. Within the next 30 minutes Ian will be at its closest point to Grand Cayman.
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Rains are now accompanying winds and gusts originating from #HurricaneBeryl It's 3:53am here in the Cayman Islands. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Winds are picking up here on Grand Cayman as #HurricaneBeryl approaches. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Wonderful end to the day ❤️ #CaymanIslands
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Dramatic shot from my colleague James Whittaker at West Bay Public Beach, Grand Cayman this morning as storm surges from #HurricaneBeryl batter our coast line. Head to the @cayCompass live blog for more coverage of impacts. Heavy rainfall is also being experienced.
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
After 27 hours straight of covering #HurricaneBeryl I'm gonna take a power nap. Thanks everyone for following my updates. The live blog is still going on the @cayCompass website where updates on impacts ect are being filed. See you in a few winks ;)
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
@JevyWitDaBelly @FiercelyNelli You wish!!! Lol on special duties today..
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
The Privy Council is to hand down its ruling in Cayman's same sex marriage case on 14 March. The case, filed by Chantelle Day and her partner, challenges the constitutionality of Cayman's Marriage law. A ruling on a similar challenge filed in Bermuda is also being delivered then.
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Of all the things you can be, just be a good person.
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Hundreds respond to Premier @TheRealAldenMcL Governor @martynroper and @CMOcayman Dr. John Lee call to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.... the two day tally is nearing the 1k mark @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
@Line_of_duty Don’t be a wuss Alexa 🤣🤣🤣
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
How I spent my Thursday am... Chilling with the stingrays. thanks @doecayman for taking us along on your daily feeding! #Journolife #CaymanIslands
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
😍❤️ what a sight!!
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Represent #345 Culture Day 2022
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Out on the field today.. no pjs day 😟 but out on a great story. Cayman first India air bridge flight departs... 270 Indian nationals head home. @martynroper @TheRealAldenMcL @caymangovt @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
This year I came close to losing you Dad, happy that you are the fighter you are and kicked #COVID in the butt. You always were a survivor, can’t wait to see you again. Just super happy to have you around to celebrate Father’s Day, love you 😍
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Beautiful 😍❤️
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A curious nurse shark swims right up to a boat in #LittleCayman . 📷: IG @littlecaymandivers
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
It’s official!!! Cayman Islands has a Parliament @cayCompass @martynroper @TheRealAldenMcL @caymangovt
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
Seriously? This is a photo sent to me today. Traffic during a soft curfew? What is not getting through to you? STAY. HOME. This is not a vacation.
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
It's definitely picking up here in Grand Cayman as #HurricaneBeryl approaches. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Videos coming out of Jamaica #hurricaneberyl @caycompass
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The entrance of Hellshire’s beach gone
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
@monicac23589621 Most welcome! You can check out the link I have a photo gallery and you can check @cayCompass for more coverage from tomorrow’s events
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Happy Holi!!!
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
We are back!!! Nice new office smell... Got my caramel macchiato... and I’m ready to seize the day!!! Happy Thursday 🔥😊 ⁦⁦ @cayCompass and yes⁩ ⁦ @CMOcayman @martynroper ⁩ ⁦ @TheRealAldenMcL ⁩ we are socially distancing 😊🤣
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
🤩❤️🥰 Cayman sunset
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Sunset shot of @RFAArgus today.
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
Breaking: Cayman’s first COVID19 patient has died. Health City confirmed the death Saturday morning. More to follow @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
@disneyplus ❤️ forever in our hearts
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Cayman’s first Regiment officers near end of training @martynroper @TheRealAldenMcL commended the pioneers of the new entity.
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Oh boy it feels great to be East End and enjoying the sunshine and good ole windy conditions 🏝❤️ just waiting for my Mahi Mahi to chow down 🥰
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
What happens when you’re covering a hurricane exercise and @RFAArgus helicopter lands on the beach.. definitely not @XRayOneCayman 🤣🤣🤣 #Journolife #Lifesabeach loved it !!!!! #HurricaneSeason ready.. @TheRealAldenMcL @martynroper were in the back row #lucky
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Reshma Ragoonath
1 year
Good morning all today we make Lupus visible! No more suffering in silence, join us at our Wings of Hope: Lupus Warriors Support Group Lupus Awareness Event at HSA Hibiscus Room from 4pm and let us fight together. I used be ashamed of my struggles today I’m empowered by it. today
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Catching up with Cayman celebs 😂😉😍 @azoookah always great to see you 🤗
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
You know that feeling at the end of the day that you handled your business like a pro... I’m feeling that. All 5 lead stories in the paper, I’d say.. not a bad way to end a Thursday 🤣
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Breaking: When Parliament resumes Wednesday morning Bodden Town East MP Dwayne Seymour will have a new seat on the government bench as he announced Tuesday night he's crossing the aisle leaving his post with the Opposition.
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Reshma Ragoonath
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3 months
#HurricaneBeryl winds are shaking trees, infrastructure. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
@RFAArgus @ComdLittoralSG @martynroper thank you so much for an epic once in a lifetime opportunity!!! My first helicopter ride and why not do it in style with a killer wildcat chopper and the safe hands of the @RoyalNavy 🥰 story to come!
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Been so engrossed in work today, I didn’t even realize I hit the 20 year mark in Journalism today 🥳🥳... damn does this mean I have veteran status? 😂 looking back what a ride... started straight out of High School, worked on the job and did my degrees simultaneously.. #Blessed
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#HurricaneBeryl bends this towering coconut tree as she unleashes her wrath on the Cayman Islands. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
@SimuLiu Representation is the only thing anyone asks for. I’m very excited to see Miss Marvel and all other @MarvelStudios projects. It feels good to see your culture, those similar to you being part of mainstream entertainment and it done respectfully. Also how cool is a superhero!!!
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Golden sunset 😉❤️ #CaymanIslands #Blessedtobehere
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Big day today!! Being installed on @CaymanLions board of directors. #WeServe
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
@RFAArgus @ComdLittoralSG @martynroper we may not be in a Top Gun (Don’t know any cool chopper movies off hand) but we sure look cool 😎 lol #Journolife #Ilovemyjob
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
Dawn has broken and we are seeing the storm clouds from Hurricane Ian here from @cayCompass building in George Town, Grand Cayman.
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Cayman will head to the polls Wednesday, 26 May 2021. The Governor’s Office confirmed the Cayman Islands General Election date this afternoon.
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Breathtaking no matter how many times I see this beautiful rock. #CaymanIslands #CaymanAirways #Supportlocal
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
Here’s a video round-up on the #RoyalVisit at the YMCA #CountessSophie with the kids
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
🎉🥳🥳🥳🥳 the big reveal!! Live on @cayCompass FB page
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Three Kirk Market employees have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement issued a short while ago from the supermarket. The affected employees are all asymptomatic. The supermarket will be closed tomorrow for stringent sanitation and deep-cleaning.
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Happy Halloween 🎃
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Nothing like a dip in Seven Mile Beach to get some mental clarity and serenity 😉🥰❤️
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
@CIGOUK Cayman UK representative and team demonstrating how they do social distancing at Heathrow Airport earlier today. They were there to ensure Cayman's students and residents had a smooth transition to head home. The last flight departed earlier this afternoon #CICoronoavirus
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Best @Twitter notification ever!! @duttypaul thanks for the retweet!! And on Jam Independence Day too 💥🔥🔥🔥 #OneLove #SeanPaul4Life #SuperFan
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
GT waterfront this morning..
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Last minute preparation today in the #CaymanIslands ahead of #HurricaneBeryl @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Fantastic day in the Cayman Islands 🇰🇾
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
Ok, so I did not think this 24 hour curfew thing through... I have eaten through my snacks... on my last row of Oreos 😳. #sendhelp
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
I have a journalism joke but I have to write it
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Marla Dukharan
4 years
I have an economics joke but I’ll save it for @kilkenomics
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Love is all around you, sometimes it literally falls out of a tree 😊 Happy Thursday
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
I wasn't really planning to post any messages today. But I met a woman in Fosters today who thanked me for keeping her positive through COVID. It reminded me that as journalists and just as a person.. we touch people in different ways. Always be kind... Here's to a happy 2021 :)
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Thank you Governor @martynroper for a very engaging and interesting conversation on tonight’s The Resh Hour, couldn’t think of a better way to end this season. That’s a wrap for the show until it returns January 🎉🎉🎉 look out for the return date @cayCompass thanks for watching!
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
What happens when Reshma can’t choose between strawberry and blackberry? She has both 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #Cheesecake #Yoshis #happiness #Dessert
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Reshma Ragoonath
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@cayCompass #HurricaneBeryl ALL CLEAR has been issued for Cayman Brac & Little Cayman ONLY. Residents on these islands can move freely but are encouraged to be vigilant. The all clear has NOT been issued for Grand Cayman due to ongoing tropical storm winds and potential hazards.
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Reshma Ragoonath
2 years
I love writing these stories.... we have so much Caymanian talent!
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I’m in the papers guys🥹🇰🇾
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 months
Here's a quick video I did earlier this evening on Seafarer's Way, George Town Waterfront, Grand Cayman. @cayCompass Follow live blog updates throughout the night.
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
I made the nice list… 😍🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
@chrissyteigen Lol, it’s ok been a while since anyone slept well. The speeches are online 😂
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Confirmation of locally transmitted cases has been sobering. I want you to understand the reality we are facing.. life has changed. We can’t afford to mess around. Premier @TheRealAldenMcL summed it up.. it’s life or death now.. I’m high risk but I go so you can #stayhomecayman
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
🙏🏼🤗🙌👏👏 really hard working team #StayhomeCayman
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5 years
#HMCI Director #Leader of the #NEOC Dani Coleman asks everyone - please #Stay Home! #stayhome #Cayman
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
Further update from HSA: If you have inhaled smoke due to the landfill #dumpfire and have any symptoms such as hoarse voice, difficulty breathing, prolonged coughing spells, or mental confusion please go to A&E at the Cayman Islands Hospital for medical care. @cayCompass
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Merry Christmas 🎄
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
No new cases of COVID-19 have been detected. In a brief statement a short while ago @CMOcayman Dr. John Lee reported that 461 COVID-19 tests were carried out since Friday’s press conference all of which did not detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
Health City Cayman Islands says it has commenced its first phase of reopening. It started yesterday at 12pm. It entailed the reopening of Emergency Services only by referral from other local health care facilities. All other services will remain closed during the initial phase.
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Reshma Ragoonath
5 years
Cayman steps in #CICoronavirus
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Martyn Roper
5 years
Please see the latest press release regarding the support the RCIPS helicopter has given to the stricken MS Braemar cruise ship -
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Eagle eyed Governor @martynroper ... :) I think you were looking at Government House here. #TopGun
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Reshma Ragoonath
3 years
Big thank you to @caymangovt Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan and @CayTourizm President Marc Langevin for joining me on The Resh Hour last night, lots of nuggets in there on Cayman’s move to full border reopening and return of tourism. Watch it here—
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Reshma Ragoonath
4 years
Let the ice cream feast begin 🎉😍 #happybirthdaytome 🔥🔥
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