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Lowest paid may get lower basic wage
(CNS): The chairman of the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee, Lemuel Hurlston, has indicated that the mandatory basic hourly rate, which hasn’t changed for seven years, obviously needs to be increased. But he said that the committee may recommend two different new rates, a system that domestic workers and gardeners could benefit from.
RCIPS $54M budget to grow despite 2022 savings
(CNS): The Office of the Police Commissioner (OPC), which runs the annual budget for both the RCIPS and the Cayman Islands Coast Guard, had more than CI$1.8 million left over from last year’s budget of $54 million. But according to the 2022 annual report, this is unlikely to be the case in future years, as […]
Number of work permit holders exceeds 36,000
(CNS): There are currently 36,049 work permit holders in the Cayman Islands, another new record that is nevertheless increasing every day by around 12 new arrivals. The latest statistics released by Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC) on Friday show that the number of expatriate workers has increased by almost 1,900 since February.
Quarry plan on edge of reserve will need EIA
(CNS): Developers wanting to dig out 2.3 million cubic yards of fill from a site on the edge of Meagre Bay Pond will need to do an environmental impact assessment if the Central Planning Authority goes against its own policy and greenlights the plan. The application is to be heard by the CPA today, but […]
Two Caymanians get MBEs for King’s birthday
(CNS): Garth Alexander Arch, the chairman of the Children and Youth Services Foundation, and James Truman Watler, a retired public servant and former president of the Civil Service Association, have been awarded royal gongs in King Charles III’s first birthday honours list. Both men received MBEs, according to an announcement by Governor Jane Owen.
Visitor dies after medical emergency while snorkelling
(CNS): A 68-year-old woman visiting Cayman from North Carolina in the USA died at the weekend after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency while snorkelling around Cayman Kai in North Side. Police said the emergency services were called to the area just after 11:05 on Saturday morning and provided urgent first-aid. The woman was taken to […]
Bosses and job seekers at odds over flexi-work
(CNS): A salary survey of private sector employers in the legal and financial sector has revealed that they are not prioritising the type of workplace benefits that administrative and support staff really want. The survey conducted last year by a local recruitment company among its registered candidates and employers found that administrators are being paid […]
Police release scene of house explosion
(CNS): The relevant agencies have all completed their work at the house that exploded last Monday lunchtime in Newlands and have removed the cordons and opened the road. The home on Bayfield Crescent, which was literally blown to pieces, has been declared unsafe to enter or occupy and the public is asked not to enter […]
Primary school closes after gas leak
(CNS): Prospect Primary School closed Friday as a result of a gas leak, according to a press release from the education ministry and Department of Education Services. Classes were suspended for the day “out of an abundance of caution” after the emergency services attended the school to deal with the leak. All students were said […]
‘Local icon’ Captain Kirkconnell dies at 96
(CNS): Captain Eldon Kirkconnell, the founder of Kirk Freeport, a seafarer and former legislator, died Thursday, 8 June, just a few weeks short of his 97th birthday. The death of the “local icon”‘”, as he was described by several members of parliament, was announced Friday by the House Speaker Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, paving the way for […]
Minister blames ‘environment’ for planning delays
(CNS): Planning Minister Jay Ebanks pointed the finger at the Department of Environment on Wednesday, maintaining that environmental input was delaying planning applications, though he offered no evidence to support the accusation. That same day, several MPs once again indirectly railed against the National Conservation Law and the environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial […]
