Archive for April 13th, 2015
CIG aims to contain growing CS
(CNS): The goal to increase efficiency and at least contain the growing cost and size of government is progressing, the premier stated Monday when he outlined around half a dozen areas where work is now underway to merge and cut public sector services and functions. Project Future, as the reform is known, is based on […]
Ombudsman office could merge commissioners
(CNS): The government is pressing ahead with the idea of merging the work of the complaints and the information commissioners’ offices into a single ombudsman’s office, which would also incorporate the proposed independent police complaints office and data protection services. However, it is not clear if this means the current commissioners’ jobs will all be […]
Ex-minister faces another drunk behind the wheel charge
(CNS): The former education minister was in traffic court on Monday facing a single charge relating to drinking and getting behind the wheel of his car, but this time it appears that Rolston Anglin was netted by the cops before he made it onto the road. Anglin is charged with ‘being in charge of a […]
Boundary commission goes on the road
(CNS): The recently formed Electoral Boundary Commission, which will make recommendations for the changes to the country’s political landscape to accommodate the anticipated shift from multi-member-multi-voting to single member constituencies and one vote, is going on the road this month. The commission will begin a series of public meetings next week in Cayman Brac and […]
Prison officer suspended over covert CCTV
(CNS): A prison officer has been suspended from his job in the early stages of an investigation into the discovery of a covert camera and audio equipment in a senior manager’s office at the prison. In a short release, prison officials said that the camera was discovered last Thursday in the office at the men’s […]
Suspect gunman dodges attempted murder charge
(CNS): A 34-year-old man who is accused of shooting three women at a late night George Town session has been charged with wounding and possession of an unlicensed firearm but he is not facing an attempted murder charge, despite being accused of shooting one woman multiple times. Randy James Parchment was remanded in custody last […]
Educated jobless running at 14.3%
(CNS): The recently revealed report by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee has confirmed long-held concerns that a significant number of the unemployed in Cayman are educated individuals that are unlikely to benefit from a minimum wage. The research, based on the Labour Force Survey, said the unemployment rates of those with at least a complete […]
Mother charged with murder awaits psychiatric review
(CNS): A mother accused of murdering her 6-year-old daughter last October has still not answered the charge against her as the court heard she is still awaiting a psychiatric evaluation regarding her ability to plead to the allegations and the question of diminished responsibility. Tamara Butler, who is alleged to have killed her daughter, Bethany, […]
