Archive for March 13th, 2023
Teenage runaway finally found safe and well
(CNS) UPDATED WEDNESDAY: Police have now found 15-year-old Shania Beckford, who had been missing for over a week, safe and well. The RCIPS and the Coast Guard had carried out extensive aerial, sea and land searches over the last two days after she had evaded police when they caught up with her and two teenage […]
PwC gets $89k contract to help PACT with sustainability goals
(CNS): PwC has been identified as the consultant company chosen to help the PACT Government align its policies with the UN Sustainability Development Goals. The contract, worth just over CI$89,000, was awarded at the end of last month and will run for twelve weeks. During that time, the consultants are expected to facilitate discussions around […]
Consultants wanted to drive Car Free Week campaign
(CNS) Government is in the process of finding more private sector consultants to promote its proposed Car Free Week planned for some time this spring. The tender from the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency is inviting bids from event planners or marketing companies for a month-long multimedia campaign to launch on 21 April ahead […]
CAL works on succession of Caymanian pilots
(CNS): Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) recently celebrated the career achievements of fourteen of its Caymanian pilots and is pressing home its succession plan for local flyers. While the national flag carrier has a significant percentage of local people in its workforce, it is also making sure its pilots are Caymanian too. CAL CEO Fabian Whorms […]
Local committee takes up Miss Universe franchise
(CNS): The Miss Cayman Islands Universe committee has become the franchise holder for the pageant after the Ministry of Tourism pulled out of the beauty contest business last month. The committee has been organising the pageant here for more than two decades and on Saturday announced it had been granted the licence. Committee Chair Derri […]
Chief officers failing on transparency, says OAG
(CNS): Civil service bosses are not living up to the current administration’s commitment to transparency and many government departments are failing to make annual reports available to the public. In a recent review, which looks back on its own recommendations and those of the Public Accounts Committee, the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) found […]
