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Cayman Islands Prison Service announces Employee of the Month

HMCIPS Employee of the Month  Prison Officer Marlon Watson, with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS), has been named the department’s newest employee of the month. As the officer in charge of the prison’s workshop, Mr. Watson is responsible…

Cayman Islands: HMCIPS officers to receive training in the UK

Over the next three months, 12 staff members with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) for training geared towards upskilling correctional staff in Overseas Territories. On Saturday (19 August 2017), two officers…

Cayman Islands corrections crackdown: contraband confiscated

Continued vigilance and a pro-active stance have paid off at Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS), by keeping drugs and other contraband from making their way inside prison walls. Just weeks after an officer with HMCIPS stopped an intruder…

Official launch of the Cayman Islands Fire Rescue Vessel

On Friday (18 November 2016) the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS), officially unveiled its new rescue vessel at the George Town Yacht Club with help from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The 32-foot rescue boat is equipped with a GPS,…

Cayman Islands Prisons awards Employee of the Month

HMCIPS Awards Employee of the Month Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) is proud to announce the recipient of Employee of the Month for October 2016 as Officer Mark Purnwasy. Prison Director Neil Lavis presented Officer Purnwasy with a…

Recruits test their fitness

Potential Cayman Islands prison officers recruits test their fitness More than 60 people hit the track early Saturday morning to put their fitness to the test, in hopes of becoming a new recruit with Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service…

Cayman Islands High School students ACT to prevent crime

Over 200 Year Ten students at John Gray High School saw firsthand the real consequences of making bad life-choices during Youth Crime Prevention Day (YCPD) on Tuesday, 28 June, 2016. Instead of going to their regular classes, John Gray High…

Cayman Islands prisoners help elderly

Prisoners and Staff Assist the Elderly in the Northward Area As part of the Corrections Week activities, the Prison Service assisted a neighbour in need. The ninety-nine year old resident and her 78 year old daughter live in a lovely…

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32 Cuban migrants repatriated from Cayman Islands

Thirty two Cuban migrants were repatriated yesterday (Tuesday, 1 March 2016) in a joint operation by Immigration, Customs and Her Majesty’s Prison Service officers. With the departure of the 28 males and four females, the remaining 102 migrants continue to…

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Cayman Islands Premier statement to LA re revelations on immigration officials, police officer, prison officer and his own political assistant

Statement to the Legislative Assembly By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 8 December, 2014 Madam Speaker, We will all have seen, read or heard in the media recently of unfortunate circumstances surrounding the Department of Immigration, the Prison…