A Caymanian student’s brush with the Kent meningitis outbreak
A meningitis outbreak in Kent that has left two students dead and at least 29 cases identified, disrupted campus life, prompting some Caymanian students to return home early as the academic term drew to a close.
Twenty Caymanian students are enrolled in the affected universities, including the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.
Among them is Jackline Acosta, a first-year student at the University of Kent, who returned to the Cayman Islands on a British Airways flight on 19 March, one day before the final day of the spring term. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Mar 23, 2026 01:58 PM