Tag: Alan Jones
Veteran chief officer retires from planning ministry
(CNS): Alan Jones, a career civil servant of more than 31 years, will retire at the end of this month from the planning ministry, where he has been in the top job for almost a decade. While the portfolios have changed over the years, Jones has served in this ministry for most of his career, […]
CPI ministry creates new senior finance job
(CNS): Despite the pressure on public finances, given the economic strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure has created a new top level job. Emma Linney has been appointed as senior finance manager of Centralised Management Support Services (CMSS). The new post is to offer financial advice to the […]
CPA not covered by PA law, claim officials
(CNS): Planning Director Haroon Pandohie and the chief officer in the ministry responsible for the Central Planning Authority have both said that the entity does not fall under the Public Authorities Law. Despite concerns from the public and some politicians that it is the Cayman Islands’ most conflicted board, the CPA does not fall under […]
Lands & Survey plan to outsource work
(CNS): The first hints of possible privatisation in the delivery of public services have emerged in a new strategic assessment from the planning ministry. Following a review of the Lands and Survey Department, government bureaucrats have identified a number of ways to make the struggling service more effective and efficient, including outsourcing key parts of […]
Miller warns PAC will call for sanctions
(CNS): As the Public Accounts Committee prepares reports based on the recent hearings scrutinising a number of reports by the Office of the Auditor General, the chair has warned he will be raising his concerns over evidence given by two chief officers and will be asking the deputy governor to discipline them. Ezzard Miller said […]
CO blames minister for lack of plan
(CNS): The chief officer in the planning ministry, Alan Jones, has said that he told the current minister of planning, Kurt Tibbetts, that there was a legal requirement to review the country’s development plan but he did not get the necessary support. However, he admitted to the Public Accounts Committee that he has never asked the minister to […]
Dart deal risks remain as talks continue
(CNS): The ongoing re-negotiations between the Cayman government and Dart over the controversial NRA agreement still pose risks to the public purse, auditors revealed Wednesday. During the Public Accounts Committee hearing Wednesday, as members questioned Alan Jones, the chief officer in the planning ministry about the lessons learned from the audit report that found the […]
PAC returns with CPA chair as anticipated witness
(CNS): The Public Accounts Committee resumed Wednesday morning with the committee members scheduled to question the chair of the Central Planning Authority, Al Thompson, and the chief officer in the planning ministry, Alan Jones. The committee is still scrutinising a number of recently published audit reports, including one pointing to some serious and historic failings […]
Lawyer queries Cayman’s stamp duty collection
(CNS): Questions have been asked as to how the Cayman Islands Government collects stamp duty on unregistered leases and whether some people, including civil servants, are getting away with not paying while others are being squeezed by ruthless landlords in the absence of protections and rights for local renters. Peter Polack has submitted a request […]
Budget pressures fuel outburst by CS boss
(CNS): The chief officer in the ministry of planning has cited budget pressures as the reason why he reportedly launched a verbal attack on one of his deputies during a meeting last month. The details of what took place have not been widely circulated compared to the now infamous ‘Ozziegate’, in which the health minister […]
