Tag: Department of Public Safety Communications
Community affairs boss moves to new ministry
(CNS): Another change in the senior civil service line-up supporting the new PACT Government was revealed Tuesday, when Government Information Services issued a release about Minister Bernie Bush’s first visit to departments under his responsibility at the new Ministry of Home Affairs, Youth, Sport, Culture and Heritage. Teresa Echenique, who was one of two chief […]
NENS rollout to continue in New Year
(CNS): Government has invested heavily over the last year in improving how it communicates national emergencies, with Phase 2 of the new National Emergency Notification System (NENS) expected to be finished by the middle of next year. This includes broadening the number of channels available to disseminate emergency messages in order to reach the maximum […]
New public safety radio system goes live
(CNS): The new upgraded national Public Safety Radio Communications System became fully operational across all three Cayman Islands when officials flipped the final switch at the West Bay bunker on Wednesday. The upgrade, which began last year, from the old 800 Megahertz radio to the new, modern Motorola P25 system has integrated all public safety radio users […]
Ex cop and former bodyguard to run EMC
(CNS): A former police officer, bodyguard and labour department inspector who has also worked in the business world has been appointed as the new assistant director of Electronic Monitoring for the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC). Sean Vasquez will be looking after the Electronic Monitoring Centre (EMC) and act as the CCTV administrator for […]
CCTV valuable tool in crime fight, officials insist
(CNS): With 273 cameras at 93 different locations across Grand Cayman, officials from the Department of Public Safety Communications have defended the “highly valued” national CCTV system, which the department manages, saying it has not only helped the police solve crime but it has made the community safer. After mounting public criticism on talk radio […]
Marl spilling truck identified on CCTV
(CNS): A truck which littered the Frank Sound Road in North Side with marl rocks earlier this week, causing a danger to motorists, has been identified on CCTV. Officials from the National Roads Authority (NRA) confirmed yesterday that they respond, as an emergency safety measure, to clean up all spills, whether oil or aggregate, at […]
Cops & 911 find no trace of alleged early calls
(CNS): Claims made Friday by relatives of the two boys and three men now presumed lost at sea that they called 911 long before midnight on the night their loved ones did not return home have been refuted by the police and the emergency call centre. Screenshots given to other media appear to show 911 […]
Succession plan works at 911 as local set to take reins
(CNS): After seven years heading up the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) ,which manages the 911 call centre, Brent Finster will be handing over the reins to a Caymanian when he leaves at the end of next month. Julian D. Lewis will take over as the new director after his successful application for the […]
Butt dialing adds to 911 workload
(CNS): Calls to the emergency service centre in Grand Cayman increased by more than 20.5% in the last financial year, the Department of Public Safety Communications has revealed in their annual report, but officials say the increase is down to “abandoned or hang-up calls” as a result of people butt dialling 911 or letting the […]
Tagging technology upgrade planned
(CNS): The assistant director for electronic monitoring at the Department of Public Safety Communications, Julian Lewis, who was certified as a professional communications centre manager just last month, has said that the centre is looking to upgrade its tagging technology. Recent headlines about individuals bailed on electronic tags committing crime by attempting to ‘foil’ the […]
