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Ed ministry makes acting deputy chief job official
(CNS) Jerome McCoy, who has been acting as the deputy chief officer with responsibility for adult education and public libraries at the Ministry of Education for more than a year, has been officially appointed after an open recruitment process. The Caymanian civil servant has been with the ministry for over a decade, working as a […]
Work permits at over 37,300 even in low season
(CNS): At the start of this month, despite entering tourism’s low season, the number of valid work permits was 37,334, according to the latest official figures. This is about 100 fewer than the record-breaking high of 37,437 in April this year. The huge number comes when an estimated 5% of local people are without work […]
Only 27% of construction workers are Caymanian
(CNS): The idea that construction is critically important for local jobs was dispelled by Ministry of Labour Chief Officer Wesley Howell on Thursday when he told the Public Accounts Committee that only around 27% of people working in the sector are Caymanian. Howell was answering questions about a report by the Office of the Auditor […]
Ministry aims for more TV and movie filming in Cayman
(CNS): The Ministry of Tourism & Ports (MOTP) has created the new government position of film commissioner to promote the Cayman Islands as a “premier location for film, television and media production”. This move builds “on the momentum” of the recent reality TV show Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise“, according to a release from the ministry.
WORC launches new portal to replace JobsCayman
(CNS): Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman has launched the new Jobs & Online Payment Services portal to replace JobsCayman. In a release on Friday, WORC says the new portal is more efficient and easier to navigate than the old site, which was heavily criticised. Caymanian job seekers are now able to select and track job […]
Caymanian promoted to IP examiner
CNS: The Cayman Islands Intellectual Property Office has appointed Omara Whittaker an IP examiner, the first Caymanian to hold the position. Whittaker, who has been promoted from the post of IP registry officer, has been understudying the position with Intellectual Property Examiner Carolee Nunez.
Police, CBC recruiting only Caymanians and PRs
(CNS): Information circulated on social media implying that the RCIPS and the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control (CBC) have deliberately failed Caymanians in their recent local recruitment drives by hiring nationals from other jurisdictions over local candidates is false, the police said in a release.
$144M spent in five years helping locals into work
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government spent close to CI$144 million over five years (2019 to 2023) on efforts to get Caymanians into work, but a report by the Office of the Auditor General found little evidence that any of the various programmes and attempts to remove barriers have actually impacted the unemployment rate. The report […]
WORC drops JobsCayman amid changes to system
(CNS): The government agency Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) is going through another period of change, which includes dropping its JobsCayman portal, where all of the job vacancies in Cayman where a work permit was sought were required to be posted. In a press release earlier this week, officials said that WORC “will be […]
Another record toppled as permits climb to 37,437
(CNS): The latest statistics supplied to a local law firm by WORC revealed that, as of 18 April, there were 37,437 work permits in effect in the Cayman Islands, which is up by 465 since March and yet another record. Jamaicans still comprise the biggest group of foreign workers at 15,519, or 41% of all current […]
Locals appointed to leadership jobs on Cayman Brac
(CNS): Two Cayman Brackers have been appointed to senior public sector jobs on the island. The Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) announced the appointment of Joshua Burke as the airport manager at the Charles Kirkonnell International Airport, and the Public Service Pensions Board (PSPB) said Valentine Shavon Bodden has been appointed in a full-time role […]
