Tag: Finance Committee
Health remains costly challenge for CIG
(CNS): The most recent financial report from the Health Services Authority has demonstrated that from health insurance cover issues to the management of the hospital’s accounts, as well as continued inefficiencies and access problems, managing healthcare in Cayman remains a major and costly challenge for government. When the Legislative Assembly met recently, the new health […]
CIG passes $1B budget in face of new risks
(CNS): Legislators passed the Cayman Islands’ first ever 18-month budget Friday, after more than seven days deliberating over the spending plan. Government will spend more than $862 million, 3.4% more than last year (pro rata), and collect over $908 million, but with additional revenue from authorities and companies the public purse is expected to collect […]
Opposition to land conservation grows
(CNS): All of the members of the opposition who were present in the final throes of Finance Committee Wednesday evening voted against withdrawing cash from the Environmental Protection Fund to buy land for conservation purposes. The independent and UDP members all raised objections to the environment minister’s motion to secure some $6.7 million from the […]
Majority of suspended civil servants face criminal charges
(CNS): The majority of the 31 public servants who are on required leave and suspended from their jobs on full pay are facing criminal proceedings in the courts, the deputy governor revealed Wednesday as Finance Committee began scrutinising spending on the civil service. Franz Manderson told legislators that the majority, though not all, suspended government […]
Fire chief promises Caymanian succession
(CNS): The British fire service expert who took over the Cayman Islands Fire Service earlier this year against a backdrop of controversy that a local chief fire officer could not be found has promised that he will train staff so that a Caymanian can take his job in the next few years. David Hails told […]
MLAs push for more education cash
(CNS): More than $145 million has been allocated to education in the 18-month budget, accounting for around 17% of the government’s entire 2016/17 spending plan, but opposition MLAs and the education minister pressed for more yesterday, when concerns were raised about failing schools identified in last year’s damning school inspections. Pulling the $2.5 million budgeted […]
DEH boss says he’s on top of garbage
(CNS): The director of the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has outlined what he said were numerous improvements at the George Town landfill that have led to much better management of the dump and a reduction in fires and leaching. Roydell Carter told Finance Committee Thursday evening that a lot of changes had taken place […]
Community policing works, says Ennis
(CNS): Acting Commissioner of Police Anthony Ennis has told legislatures that he is committed to developing community policing in the RCIPS as he believes it is an effective way of dealing with the perception of crime as well deterring criminals. The senior officer, who is standing in the top boots until the recruitment process to […]
Immigration collects $365k in WP fines
(CNS): The acting chief immigration officer has revealed that his enforcement team collected almost $365,000 in administrative fines from just over $372,000 that was imposed during this fiscal year, most of it for work permit infractions. Bruce Smith said 537 people were brought into the immigration department for questioning, 126 people were arrested and another […]
Insurance firms drive-up health costs
(CNS): MLAs reluctantly voted for massive amounts of public money to cover the healthcare costs of those that are not properly covered by the private sector of government’s own insurance firm Monday. Alongside the millions of dollars that government pays for overseas healthcare for the poor and elderly, local healthcare costs and bad debt at […]
