Tag: Jennifer Ahearn
Cultural policy to protect vanishing heritage
(CNS): One of the driving forces behind the government’s push to adopt a formal cultural policy has been the increased community awareness that many of Cayman’s traditions, arts, crafts and heritage are disappearing. With the beginning of a public consultation period on a proposed policy document, government officials have pointed out that the country needs […]
Over one third of waste comes from yards
(CNS): Officials working on the next steps in implementing a comprehensive waste management system for the Cayman Islands have revealed that yard waste accounts for well over a third of the rubbish going into the George Town dump. The figures demonstrate the pressing need for the premier’s ministry to get a composting project off the […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘We trusted Watson,’ says ministry boss
(CNS): Having doled out some CI$1.5 million of taxpayers’ money for the national rollout of the hospital verification-payment system that never happened, the chief officer of the health ministry revealed Monday that she had never seen a contract to justify the payments in 2011 beforehand. Jennifer Ahearn said officials trusted HSA Board Chair Canover Watson […]
KPMG gets contract for mental health facility OBC
(CNS): KPMG is the latest consultant firm to win another lucrative government contract to write a business case for a public project. The auditors have begun work preparing an outline business case (OBC) for a proposed long-term residential mental health facility. A release from government on Monday said officials signed the contract with KPMG some […]
Health ministry gets its first unqualified audit
(CNS): The Ministry of Health and Culture was is the latest government entity to brag about receiving an unqualified audit on its 12/13 accounts. Public auditors passed the ministry’s 12/13 accounts without comment — the first time the it has ever received an unqualified audit opinion. As government’s bean counters turn their attention to submitting the 14/15 […]
Ozziegate was ‘unfortunate’, says governor
(CNS): Cayman Islands Governor Helen Kilpatrick has become the first person in authority to offer any disapproval regarding a verbal attack on a chief officer last month by a minister. Speaking about gender equality in Cayman on Thursday evening at a law school event, Kilpatrick said that the “unfortunate incident” that no one would condone was […]
Public consultation to begin on dump next month
(CNS): The consultants engaged to help government create a national waste management strategy to address the myriad problems the country faces over its growing rubbish pile are nearing the completion of the draft document, according to the chief officer with responsibility for environmental health. Jennifer Ahearn said that hopefully it would be published for public consultation […]
