Tag: Alden McLaughlin
Mac’s motion stirs up political fireworks
(CNS): The premier and opposition leader could be heading for a major political fight on the floor of the Legislative Assembly but the men are not only at odds over the content of McKeeva Bush’s alleged conspiracy motion; they are also rowing over whether it can even be debated in the parliament. Last week Bush filed the […]
Government inches slowly towards dump solution
(CNS): As the Health Ministry inches towards a plan to tackle the islands’ rubbish problem, the premier said Monday that a report based on environmental tests at the George Town dump and regarding leaching into the North Sound will be made public in a few weeks after waste management consultants took samples at the landfills on all three […]
Staffing plans to remain under wraps
(CNS): Government has rejected a private member’s motion to allow public access to all business staffing plans to help the unemployed learn more about career opportunities, training and scholarships available in the local market. Although government has talked about the need for more transparency regarding immigration via its new e-government initiative, the premier rejected this […]
Experts sample landfill and impact on water
(CNS): Engineers from AMEC Foster Wheeler are currently in the Cayman Islands to carry out tests on the country’s three landfills and the leaching into the ocean as part of government’s ongoing integrated solid waste management systems (ISWMS) project. The experts will be installing new monitoring wells, and groundwater sampling is planned at the George Town […]
Be careful what you wish for, Alden tells Mac
(CNS): Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin emphatically denied that there was “irrefutable evidence” that he was involved in a conspiracy regarding the opposition leader. In the wake of allegations made in a private member’s motion filed in the Legislative Assembly by McKeeva Bush Tuesday, McLaughlin said, “I believe the leader of the opposition has finally […]
CIG won’t ‘send civil servants home’
(CNS): Government will not be using job cuts as a way to reduce the costs of the public sector, the premier said Monday when he spoke about the progress he claimed was being made to keep a lid on public spending. While the government has not yet made any decisions regarding the privatization of any […]
CIG aims to contain growing CS
(CNS): The goal to increase efficiency and at least contain the growing cost and size of government is progressing, the premier stated Monday when he outlined around half a dozen areas where work is now underway to merge and cut public sector services and functions. Project Future, as the reform is known, is based on […]
Ombudsman office could merge commissioners
(CNS): The government is pressing ahead with the idea of merging the work of the complaints and the information commissioners’ offices into a single ombudsman’s office, which would also incorporate the proposed independent police complaints office and data protection services. However, it is not clear if this means the current commissioners’ jobs will all be […]
Long road before basic wage has impact
(CNS): Although the government appears to be ready to accept the recommendation to introduce a $6 minimum wage rate, it will be a long road before it begins to impact the workers who are at the bottom of the local earnings pile. Premier Alden McLaughlin said Thursday that not only will it be a few […]
$6 minimum wage recommended
(CNS): After a robust process to collect the necessary data, the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee has recommend an across the board minimum wage of $6 per hour for everyone, from domestic workers and waiting staff to security guards and janitors. The wage will apply to everyone of working age, including teenagers. It will also apply […]
Rich are target of immigration changes
(CNS): Wealthy individuals who own property and want to live in the Cayman Islands or spend more time here without working will be the focus of the next round of legislative changes to the immigration law, the premier has said. The bulk of the changes impacting work permits will be dealt with via changes in […]
