Archive for January 24th, 2024
Ahearn moved to new job after ‘political’ removal as CO
(CNS): Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed that Jennifer Ahearn has been given a new role working in his office. In response to questions from CNS and other media houses about her recent removal as chief officer in the Ministry of Sustainability and Climate Resiliency, the government issued a press release on Wednesday, saying that […]
Appeal court finds BoR doesn’t protect charity workers
(CNS): A woman who was fired from a non-profit organisation but had won a partial legal victory regarding her labour rights has lost to the government in the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal. The Grand Court had found that the Labour Act is incompatible with the Bill of Rights because anyone working for an NPO […]
Insurance sector predicting ‘exceptional’ year
(CNS): The number of premiums written and total assets managed by insurance firms licensed in the Cayman Islands doubled in the fourth quarter of 2023, standing at $58 billion and $130 billion, respectively. Insurance sector licensing statistics released by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) show that last year, the jurisdiction issued 40 new international […]
