CIG launches NiCE Christmas project
NiCE participants at work (file photo)
(CNS): Local unemployed workers will have another chance to join the seasonal clean-up programme next week. But this year the National Community Enhancement (NiCE) Project for Christmas 2018 will run for three weeks ahead of the holiday, starting on Monday, 26 November, and ending on Friday, 14 December. Caymanians can register at the Lions Centre on Monday, 19 November, with government paying CI$10 per hour for regular workers and $12 for foremen. The aim of the programme is to enhance the physical environment throughout the islands before Christmas as well as provide work experience and wages for the unemployed who qualify.
The programme is led by the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure (CPI) and delivered through the Public Works Department (PWD), the National Roads Authority (NRA) and the Department of Environmental Health (DEH).
“My ministry is again tasked with managing the logistics and day-to-day supervision of tasks involved in the NiCE project,” said Commerce Minister Joey Hew. “The government is committed to providing additional assistance to those currently unable to secure long-term employment. It also sees the project as an opportunity to improve the look of the Cayman Islands ahead of what is traditionally our busiest time during the tourist season.”
As with previous NiCE projects, November/December’s temporary seasonal initiative will involve repairs and maintenance, gardening, as well as clearing parks, beaches, beach access and roadside verges. A similar project will also be undertaken in the Sister Islands under the supervision of District Administration.
Stringent vetting will take place to ensure that only those who are qualified are taken onto the programme. Those accepted onto the initiative are required to work daily from 7:00am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. Workers will be assigned between one to three weeks work and will be paid on 5, 12 and 19 December.
Registration and training for the 15-day project will be held at the Lions Centre on Monday, 19 November, beginning at 9am. Following registration and orientation there will be basic safety work skills and conduct training, which will all be completed by noon.
Application forms are available at the district libraries in Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac, as well as from District MLA Offices and at the Government Administration Building’s reception area in George Town.
Category: Local News
whoopie…dont worry be happy??
How much is that votie in the window? Woof woof.
Just Another Day in Absurdistan
only in cayman…where they won’t enforce littering lawas…and then pay locals who won’t do real jobs, to pick up their own trash.
keep them suffering voters happy?
More vote buying by ppm and cdp. SMH
I enjoy Windsor Park. Keep it clean!
MWPGA!
CIG employing unemployed work
Permit holders, again?
Someone’s planning another employment survey…you’re so much smarter than us Aldart.
There is an abandoned car that’s been stripped of all parts and left off Fairbanks rd. Maybe get some people to deal with that? Honestly, is that even legal? It’s crazy how many police cars have driven by but none have stopped to maybe figure out who to fine and hold responsible.
One comment on CNS and it’s gone the next day.
Make a report to the DEH and they will send an officer out and possibly put an abatement notice on the vehicle, providing they can find the owner of the property.
Or RCIPS can do their job cause it was in plain view.
RCIPS have one of their own ( a wrecked patrol car) that’s been sitting on the side of Denham Thompson Rd for the last 12 months. I reported it in writing to the police 3 months ago and they have yet to take any action to have it removed. If the Commissioner reads this maybe he can do something about it as he should surely be pretty embarassed at the poor image of the force that this projects.
At least the people who don’t want to hold a weekly 9-5 are getting paid to do something rather than just receiving their free handout. It’s still a joke though. Please, don’t clean up Windsor Park again. Clean up places where the public goes to enjoy Cayman. Use pressure washers on play equipment, rakes in the sand for cigarette butts and bottle tops, and throw away all the beach vendors ugly beach chairs blocking the sea view at public beach.
Thanks for your excellent comment, every word is so true I couldn’t have said it better.
Make Windsor Park Great Again!
That’s called gentrification.