The Editor Speaks: JP’s, gun control, the Commissioner and a lawyer
Let’s start with the lawyer to untangle this mixed bag, as he is the string that ties all this together. The lawyer is Peter Polack who has been trying with great patience to get answers from the authorities, mainly the…
Gidget Powell is October’s best Cayman Islands government employee
The special attention that Assistant Collector of Customs Gidget Powell pays to serving the public has earned her the Deputy Governor’s Award for Employee of the Month for October 2014. Her superiors describe the model civil servant of more than…
Cayman Islands Premier urges LA members to “exercise restraint regarding Commissioner of Police”
Statement to the House concerning the Commissioner of Police By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 8 December 2014 Madam Speaker, I and the government are very conscious of the concerns relating to the performance of the Commissioner of…
Cayman Islands ‘ Minister speaks out for elimination of violence against women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence Campaign Message by Minister for Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Hon. Tara Rivers, JP, MLA 25 November 2014 Though we are mainly known…
New Bodden Town Cemetery officially open
Bodden Town residents and government officials came out to witness the opening of the new Bodden Town Cemetery on Wednesday, 24th September 2014. The evening ceremony consecrated 20 newly constructed vaults, built by Public Works (PWD). Five hundred more…
Cayman Islands Financial Secretary’s role expands
The Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Hon. Franz Manderson, Cert. Hon., JP, has announced the appointment of Financial Secretary Kenneth Jefferson, JP, as Chief Officer in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Mr. Jefferson’s additional responsibilities…
Cabinet Appoints Minimum Wage Advisory Committee
Cabinet has confirmed the members of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee (MWAC) and the Committee has begun its work to present recommendations on minimum wage for the Cayman Islands. The Ministry of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs invited key organisations,…
Jenine Stewart named March’s best staffer
Community Service Coordinator Jenine Stewart’s attention to excellence helped her to take the top spot for March among the Cayman Islands’ nearly 2,400 core government employees. Ms Stewart concentrates on assisting adult offenders to serve out the community service orders…
Cayman Islands Home Affairs Ministry bags top employer award
The Ministry of Home Affairs was recognised as one of the best places to work in the Cayman Islands by The Cayman Islands Society of Human Resources Professionals (CISHRP) on Saturday, 24 May 2014 at its fifth annual Top Employer…
Finance Minister: “No new revenue measures”
Finance Minister Hon. Marco Archer, JP, is busy putting the finishing touches to his Budget Address that he promises will unveil a people- and business-friendly budget, with no new revenue measures planned. “This budget is a good package,” Mr. Archer…
