Tag: Linda Evans
![Officials call for civil servants’ payoffs to be public Officials call for civil servants’ payoffs to be public](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Government-Administration-Building-GAB-150x150.jpg)
Officials call for civil servants’ payoffs to be public
(CNS): Public Accounts Committee Chair Ezzard Miller and the auditor general have both said that the amount paid to senior civil servants who are let go from government should be made public because the people are ultimately footing the bill. With unsubstantiated claims from numerous sources that the former chief immigration officer was given more […]
![Ex-CIO settles with Cayman government Ex-CIO settles with Cayman government](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Linda-Evans-former-chief-immigration-officer-150x150.jpg)
Ex-CIO settles with Cayman government
(CNS): Almost three years after she was suspended from her job as chief immigration officer for undisclosed allegations of misconduct, Linda Evans has retired from the civil service, officials said in a press release issued late Friday afternoon. The brief government statement revealed that Evans was retiring from the service from today, Saturday 30 September. […]
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Premier to take on immigration challenge
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin said he hoped that before the end of this year he will have been able to merge the work permit application process with a human resource agency that will deal with all employment related matters in the Cayman Islands. Fulfilling a campaign promise that he said all of the coalition partners […]
![Victims of drug cartel lose refugee court fight Victims of drug cartel lose refugee court fight](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Law-Courts-Building-sign-150x150.jpg)
Victims of drug cartel lose refugee court fight
(CNS): A family that was targeted and tortured by a violent Mexican drug cartel and is seeking political asylum in the Cayman Islands lost their fight in the Grand Court Tuesday after a judge dismissed a judicial review application. He found the Immigration Appeals Tribunal had not made any error in law that could lead […]
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Home affairs silent on CIO suspension
(CNS): Government officials at the home affairs ministry have refused to comment on the current situation regarding the chief immigration officer, Linda Evans, who has been on required leave from her top civil service job for more than two years. CNS has learned that Evans may have been retired from the post on medical grounds […]
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Immigration boss remains suspended from post
(CNS): The chief immigration officer, who was suspended from her post in 2014, is still on required leave, the ministry confirmed Thursday. Linda Evans was placed on paid leave almost 18 months ago but the details of her alleged infractions have never been made public and no charges have brought against her under any legislation, […]
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One year on CIO remains on suspension
(CNS): Chief Immigration Officer Linda Evans remains on required leave, on full pay, more than one year after she was suspended over a still unresolved disciplinary issue. Eric Bush, chief officer in the home affairs ministry, said that “pending the outcome of the disciplinary process”, Evans was still on leave. “It is hoped that this […]
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Immigration boss remains on suspension
(CNS): It is now more than eight months since Linda Evans was placed on required leave from her post as the chief immigration officer as a result of allegations of misconduct. Although government officials have stated that there is no criminal investigation into Evans’ conduct, officials said Monday that an “administrative process” is still underway. […]
![Immigration case stalled as juror falls ill Immigration case stalled as juror falls ill](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cayman-courthouse-150x150.jpg)
Immigration case stalled as juror falls ill
(CNS): After just a few hours of evidence from the suspended chief immigration officer, Linda Evans, in the crown’s case against a former work permit board secretary has been adjourned. As a result of a juror being taken ill, Justice Charles Quin discharged the entire jury panel Wednesday morning and adjourned the trial until next […]
![Board secretary accused of false permit grants Board secretary accused of false permit grants](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Cayman-courthouse-150x150.jpg)
Board secretary accused of false permit grants
(CNS): A former work permit board secretary went on trial Monday in the Grand Court, accused of changing the immigration department’s database to grant unauthorized work permits that had not been approved by the relevant board. Tichina Rickfield has denied 16 counts of altering documents and misconduct in public office in relation to discrepancies that emerged […]