Government Administration
NAU tackling 350 calls per week but hitting targets
(CNS): Social Development Minister André Ebanks has told parliament that the rollout of new technology and the collection of data are beginning to improve the service the Needs Assessment Unit can offer. He told his fellow MPs that a team of just four people is handling an average of some 350 calls per week. But […]
Dart-led consortium not properly checked out
(CNS): Of the many reasons for the recent collapse of the talks between the government and the Dart-led consortium proposing to develop a waste-to-energy facility and waste management system at the George Town dump was that the parties involved in this public-private partnership may not have been fully qualified to do the work. In a […]
CIG made shocking list of errors in $1B waste project
(CNS): From the moment the government began exploring options for a new waste management system, it failed the people of the Cayman Islands with a shocking list of errors on what would have been the most costly infrastructure project embarked on in these islands. A damning leaked report by the Office of the Auditor General […]
DP proposes supplement for school bus workers’ pay
(CNS): Deputy Premier and Social Development Minister André Ebanks has proposed that the government pay a stipend during the summer months to people employed by private companies contracted to provide school bus transportation services for Cayman Islands Government (CIG) primary and high schools.
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 […]
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 […]
‘Rollover’ on the cards for CIG expat workers
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is considering introducing term limits, also known as ‘rollover’, for foreign contracted staff in the civil service, placing them on an equal footing with employees in the private sector who are required to leave after ten years if they don’t secure permanent residency. Officials have confirmed that Deputy Governor Franz […]
Seven new people appointed to labour tribunal
(CNS): Fourteen people, including seven new faces, have been appointed or re-appointed to the Labour Tribunal in accordance with section 74 of the Labour Act (2021 Revision), according to a press release from the Ministry of Labour. The appointments, which have been approved by Cabinet, are with immediate effect for a two-year period ending 30 […]
Bryan: Ministers need more say in CS recruitment
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan wants Cabinet ministers to have more power in government’s hiring of Caymanians because people expect their MPs to help them get work. Speaking on Radio Cayman yesterday, he admitted that the current immigration system had created challenges for local people, from the increasing population to the housing crisis. He said […]
Civil service headcount increased 4.6% in Q3 of 2023
(CNS): Alongside the unprecedented growth in work permits over the last year, the civil service headcount grew by 203 (4.6%) between September 2022 and September 2023, when it stood at 4,629, according to the Economics and Statistics Office’s latest publication. The Third Quarter Economic Report 2023 said there were 36,079 work permits during this period, […]
CIG denies cyber breach but engages consultants
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has finally issued an explanation about a cyber attack on its online systems that took place on 9 February, having issued a statement just three lines long last week following press inquiries. Officials have claimed there has been no successful compromise, but, like other governments around the world, the CIG […]
