AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMedical negligence verdict: A Cayman jury acquitted Dr Paul Taiganides of manslaughter through culpable negligence in the 2024 HSA emergency-room case involving Travis Ebanks, after court heard disputes over whether a breathing tube was correctly placed and whether any error was the cause of death. Conservation & public health: Environment Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks ordered a freeze on the feral cat cull on the Sister Islands, citing concerns raised by the opposition and public about trapping and euthanising methods, leaving native species and sensitive areas at risk. Flu protection: CIHSA and Public Health launched the 2026/27 seasonal flu vaccination programme, with clinics at Anthony S. Eden Hospital and district health centres, plus later outreach at supermarkets and support contacts for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. Cost-of-living support: Government extended the Fuel Relief Programme through December, keeping 100% import duty waivers on gasoline, diesel and propane and maintaining the residential electricity cap at CI$0.18/kWh for nearly 95% of households. Clinical research milestone: Silexion Therapeutics reported the first patient was dosed in its Phase 2/3 trial of SIL204 for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, with treatment delivered at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center. Parliament health agenda: MPs are set to debate major bills including Health Practice (Amendment) and Public Health, alongside other legislation during the current parliamentary sitting.
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