Veterans, politicians and members of the public in Cayman and around the world will gather on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives in the line of military duty.
In Cayman, Remembrance Day ceremonies will take place on Sunday, 13 Nov., followed by a public holiday on Monday, 14 Nov.
The ceremonies, which will include the traditional annual parade for the first time since 2019, will also honour Cayman’s surviving veterans.
The Grand Cayman ceremony will be held at the Cenotaph, outside Elmslie Memorial United Church in George Town. The ceremony will be streamed live on CIGTV channels.
On Cayman Brac, a ceremony will take place in front of the War Memorial Cenotaph in Stake Bay.
Both ceremonies will include the laying of poppy wreaths in memory of the fallen.
Attendees are encouraged to wear poppies during the ceremonies.
Following World War I, the poppy was chosen as a token of remembrance for everyone who suffered the tragedy of war.
The events are open to the public and will start at 10:45am sharp.
Two minutes of silence will be observed at 11am. The time symbolises the date of the end of World War I on 11 Nov. 1918.
The first time the two-minute silence was observed in the UK was on 11 Nov. 1919, one year after the war ended, when King George V asked the public to observe a silence at 11am.
He made the request so “the thoughts of everyone may be concentrated on reverent remembrance of the glorious dead”.
Attendees and participants at the ceremonies in Cayman on Sunday are asked to be assembled and seated by 10:30am.
Road closures in George Town will be in place during the ceremony to facilitate the parade.
Holiday hours
Hospitals and clinics
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority has advised that there will be changes to some of its services on Monday, which is a public holiday in observance of Remembrance Day.
Its COVID-19 vaccination clinics and drive-through confirmation PCR testing at Truman Bodden Sports Complex and on the Sister Islands will be closed on Monday. The Truman Bodden drive-through will reopen on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8-11am. Testing at Faith Hospital (Public Health Clinic) will resume Tuesday-Friday, 9-10am.
Accident and Emergency at hospitals will be open 24 hours.
Smith Road Medical Centre Pharmacy and Cayman Islands Hospital Pharmacy will be open 9am-5:30pm.
All outpatient, district health centres and urgent care clinics in Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands will be closed on Monday. All clinics will resume regular operating hours Tuesday.
Courts
Courts will be closed on Monday and will reopen late, at 11am, on Tuesday, 15 Nov.
The late start is to accommodate the official opening of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, which is sitting for the first time in the Cayman Islands.
The official opening can be viewed Logic channel 23, C3 channel 3 and Flow channel 106, as well as live and on demand on YouTube and Facebook on the CIG TV Channels at 9am that morning.
All court users who were scheduled to attend court Tuesday morning should now attend at 11am.
Garbage collection
The Department of Environmental Health has advised that normal garbage collection services will take place on Monday.
The George Town Landfill will be closed to the public on Monday, but the drop-off facility at the gate will remain accessible to the public and small vehicles 24 hours per day.
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