Archive for May, 2016
Oxitec insists GM mozzies are safe and effective
(CNS): Responding to concerns about the long-term impact of releasing genetically engineered mosquitoes in an effort to eradicate the disease-carrying Aedes aegypti species, the firm behind the bio-science that has created sterile male insects insists that it is not only safe but very effective. Refuting claims by GeneWatch UK, which has expressed serious concerns about […]
Cayman to extend BO info exchange and repeal secrecy law
(CNS Business): After just two days in London, the Cayman Islands Government has announced plans to enter into deals, similar to the one it has with the UK, over the exchange of beneficial ownership information with other jurisdictions and to amend the notorious secrecy law. On the eve of the UK’s anti-corruption summit, Premier Alden […]
Election education to cost around $250k
(CNS): The first ever election in Cayman to be held under the system of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies is expected to cost around $1.5 million, considerably more than past elections due to the significant increase in personnel that will be required as well as the necessary public awareness campaign. Elections Supervisor […]
PPM steers through mammoth LA agenda
(CNS): The Progressive-led government managed to steer through a significant amount of work last week during a legislative sitting that had a mammoth agenda of bills, motions, questions and reports. Despite its wafer-thin majority, government remained in control, and with broad support for most of the new legislation across the benches, the PPM survived to […]
Board has plan to plug public pension hole
(CNS): The $226 million future hole in government’s public pensions does not mean civil servants will be destitute when they retire, officials said this week. The Public Service Pensions Board has submitted a plan to government mapping out a way to deal with the liability long before the fund will need to meet the payment […]
Agent accused of stealing traveller’s cash
(CNS): A local woman has been accused of stealing more than $25,000 from over two dozen customers when she worked at a George Town travel agency some four years ago. Ingrid Scott (44), a part-owner at Sea2Sky Travel when she allegedly took cash from customers for airline tickets that she never purchased, faced a jury […]
Still no arrests in case of cyclist’s death
(CNS): Police said Tuesday that no one has been arrested in connection with the death of Anthony Moore (34), who was killed on 30 April. Moore is believed to have been riding a silver and black mountain bike (Pacific 8000) before he was found dead on Hirst Road, Savannah, in the very early morning hours […]
Employer not paying his share of pension
I’m currently employed in a position where I get paid by commission only. My employer has me pay my 5% pension each pay cheque but says he doesn’t have to match it because my pay is commission based. Is this correct or should my employer follow the National Pensions Law and pay his 5% share?
Immigration issues dominate human rights complaints
(CNS): During 2015 the Human Rights Commission dealt with 31 complaints from members of the public alleging breaches by public officials of their human rights, according to its latest annual report. The majority of complaints were about the immigration department or its connected boards, such as the Business Staffing Plan and Caymanian Status and Permanent […]
EY report not dictating PPM agenda
(CNS): The premier has defended his government’s approach to dealing with the public sector reform recommendations made by management consultants Ernst & Young in a report published in 2014, but he made it clear the report is not dictating policy. Alden McLaughlin stated that the public sector reform agenda, which will drive the efficiency and […]
Court ruling raises questions for next election
(CNS): Elections officials say it is unlikely they will stop candidates from standing for election, even if questions are raised about their qualification, and that the onus will be on would-be politicians to ensure they meet the constitutional requirements. Since the chief justice’s ruling on the qualification of Tara Rivers in 2013 stood in sharp […]
