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Caymanian secures key job at Lands and Survey
(CNS): Darren Kelly has been appointed as the new chief surveyor as part of an internal succession plan at the Department of Lands and Survey. Kelly is now responsible for managing the surveying section and its outputs, including the Cadastral Quality Assurance Unit and the Land Survey Office in Cayman Brac. He also has the […]
Workers to go back on road as NiCE project extended
(CNS): Cabinet has approved another two weeks of work for unemployed Caymanians who cleaned up roads and other public places over the holidays under the National Community EnhancementProject (NiCE). The infrastructure ministry said work would resume this week, from Wednesday 11 January. However, there was some confusion Monday when people turned up expecting to work. […]
CoP’s failure to hold promotion boards not unlawful
(CNS): Commissioner of Police Derek Byrne’s failure to hold any formal police promotion boards since he took up the job in 2016 is not a breach of human rights, his statutory duty or an unlawful administrative action, a court has found. Justice Marlene Carter heard the judicial review brought by a number of police officers […]
Top posts at Lands and Survey filled internally
(CNS): The Ministry for District Administration and Lands (MDAL) has appointed Uche Obi as the new director of the Department of Lands and Survey and Michael Whiteman as deputy director. The two Caymanians were recruited from within the department as both had held long-standing senior roles. Having been identified as potential successors to the outgoing […]
NiCE project opens to jobless Caymanians
(CNS): The Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PAHI) will begin accepting applications for this year’s pre-Christmas National Community Enhancement Project (NiCE) on Monday. The NiCE winter clean-up project includes the beautification and maintenance of roadsides, parks, cemeteries and beaches. Jobless Caymanians can sign up for the work at a single registration event at […]
Local lawyer promoted to senior post in AG chambers
(CNS): Marilyn Brandt has become the first Caymanian attorney to be appointed to the position of deputy solicitor general in the Portfolio of Legal Affairs. Brandt has 14 years experience as a practising public sector attorney, having begun her career as an articled clerk within the Attorney General’s Chambers before being called to the Cayman […]
Bernie Bush scandal pushed CO to resign early
(CNS): Michael Ebanks, the acting chief officer in the Ministry of Home Affairs, has resigned from the civil service over the Bush scandal, and Julian Lewis, one of the two deputy COs in the ministry, is now acting in the post until the top job is filled, officials have confirmed. The news of Ebanks’ resignation […]
CBC takes on 32 new Caymanian recruits
(CNS): Following a recent successful recruitment drive in which around 500 people applied, Customs and Border Control has taken on 32 new officers in the largest recruitment class to date. All of the new recruits are Caymanian and bring varying professional backgrounds and areas of expertise, officials said.
Two women appointed to OfReg board
(CNS): Two women have been appointed as non-executive members of the OfReg board, filling up the empty seats on the previously entirely male environment. Accountant Bonnie Anglin and lawyer Natasha Bodden will serve for a period of three years on the beleaguered governing body at a time when public attention is likely to remain focused […]
Minister cut funds for fire chief’s training bonus
(CNS): Home Affairs Minister Bernie Bush has told CNS that when he took up office, he was surprised to learn that the current chief fire officer had been paid extra cash each month to train Caymanians. Bush said he had done what he could within the law to ensure the funding was cut off.
Port board embroiled in new HR turmoil
(CNS): The long-running problems impacting human resources at the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI) appear to be lingering, as CNS has learned that an internal audit is now underway into various appointments made directly by PACI’s board in relation to numerous vacancies. Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon the board announced the appointment of Brac […]
