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Port splurges CI$46k of public cash on Christmas party

Port splurges CI$46k of public cash on Christmas party

| 28/01/2025 | 71 Comments

(CNS): After spending CI$56,522 on a Christmas party in 2022, which the Office of the Auditor General pointed out was more than eight times the recommended allowance for public sector holiday celebrations, the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands splurged again in 2023, according to its financial report for that year.

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OAG releases redacted version of leaked ReGen report

OAG releases redacted version of leaked ReGen report

| 28/01/2025 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Auditor General Sue Winspear has released a redacted version of a report conducted in 2021 examining the Cayman Islands Government’s failed ReGen deal with a Dart Consortium to tackle the country’s rubbish. However, an unredacted version of the report was leaked last summer, soon after the CIG announced it was pulling out of the […]

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Panton & Turner didn’t break law over loan, CSPL finds

Panton & Turner didn’t break law over loan, CSPL finds

| 06/12/2024 | 56 Comments

(CNS): A bridging loan made by Wayne Panton while he was still premier to Sabrina Turner, his health minister at the time, to help her buy a new CI$1.6 million home did not breach the requirements for disclosure on the Register of Interests for politicians and senior government officials under the Standards in Public Life […]

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OAG: Lack of overall economic plan puts Cayman at risk

OAG: Lack of overall economic plan puts Cayman at risk

| 21/11/2024 | 50 Comments

(CNS): The failure of successive governments to develop an overall strategic economic plan to finish the much overdue National Development Plan or to manage the country’s population surge is putting its future at risk, the Office of the Auditor General found in a report published Thursday. Even though Cayman’s economy is strong, largely due to […]

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Only 27% of construction workers are Caymanian

Only 27% of construction workers are Caymanian

| 06/09/2024 | 135 Comments

(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 […]

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CIG made shocking list of errors in $1B waste project

CIG made shocking list of errors in $1B waste project

| 05/08/2024 | 104 Comments

(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 […]

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WORC bosses to face PAC grilling

WORC bosses to face PAC grilling

| 13/06/2024 | 38 Comments

(CNS): The Public Accounts Committee will hold a public hearing from today, Thursday, to 20 June regarding the Office of the Auditor General’s latest performance report, Improving Employment Prospects for Caymanians, May 2024, in which the OAG made ten recommendations, primarily to WORC. Ministry of Labour Chief Officer Wesley Howell, WORC Director Jeremy Scott and […]

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$144M spent in five years helping locals into work

$144M spent in five years helping locals into work

| 04/06/2024 | 58 Comments

(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 […]

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PAC to quiz CAL and ministry execs over OAG report

PAC to quiz CAL and ministry execs over OAG report

| 04/06/2024 | 26 Comments

(CNS): The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will hold a public hearing this Thursday at 10:00am to examine the Office of the Auditor General’s recent performance report, The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Cayman Airways Limited. President and CEO of CAL Fabian Whorms will attend as a witness alongside CAL Board Chair John-Paul Clarke and Ministry of […]

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CAL needs realistic budget to cover losses, says OAG

CAL needs realistic budget to cover losses, says OAG

| 12/03/2024 | 65 Comments

(CNS): Between 2018 and 2022, the Cayman Islands Government gave Cayman Airways Limited more than $152.5 million in funding, but each year the money was not enough to cover expenses. Over the same period, it received almost $24 million in supplementary appropriations after total losses of $34 million due to unrealistic budgeting. A new report […]

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Members reappointed to Labour Appeals Tribunal

Members reappointed to Labour Appeals Tribunal

| 11/03/2024 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Robert Jones, one of several members who have all been reappointed to the Labour Appeals Tribunal (LAT), has taken up the chairmanship after serving previously as the deputy. Trisha McElroy and Ryan Charles have been appointed as deputies, while Isidora Eden, Dorthy Davis, Garth Clarke, Betty Baraud, Richard Lewis and Janet James have all […]

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