Archive for January 25th, 2019

CIG to take on ex-cons in pilot programme

CIG to take on ex-cons in pilot programme

| 25/01/2019 | 66 Comments

(CNS): The Portfolio of the Civil Service (PoCS) has begun a new initiative to provide a fresh start for Caymanians who have been convicted of crimes and served their time but are now in need of work as they transit back into society. While the government has pressed the private sector to take on rehabilitated […]

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Witness reveals failings around immigration tests

Witness reveals failings around immigration tests

| 25/01/2019 | 0 Comments

(CNS): A senior manager with the immigration department revealed many policy failings over how it was conducting English Language Tests at the time an internal review began, which happened after the department was tipped off that something criminal could be going on. Nicola Solomon, an assistant chief officer, gave evidence on Thursday in the immigration […]

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Police at scene of traffic accident in Breakers

Police at scene of traffic accident in Breakers

| 25/01/2019 | 5 Comments

(CNS): Police were at the scene of yet another single-vehicle crash on Grand Cayman’s roads Friday morning. This time it was in the Breakers area of Bodden Town Road; one person is in hospital and drivers were urged to drive with caution in the area. This crash follows another major collision on Shamrock Road near […]

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From Cayman to the South Pole

From Cayman to the South Pole

| 25/01/2019 | 0 Comments

(CNS Local Life): The phrase “to the ends of the earth” has real-life meaning for Guy Manning, who recently returned from the absolute bottom, geographically speaking, having trekked to the South Pole. But extremes are nothing new to the Cayman-based lawyer, who has also been to the top of the world – he scaled Mount […]

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