Tag: National Community Enhancement Project
NiCE worker dies at morning briefing
(CNS): An individual who was part of the latest group of government workers contracted to the temporary NiCE clean-up programme died at the morning briefing on Monday. The local man has not been identified as officials from the ministry responsible for public works said his family had yet to be notified. The man was said […]
Jobless locals asked to sign on for NiCE clean-up
(CNS): The infrastructure ministry will be funding a shorter than usual National Community Enhancement Winter (NiCE) Project this Christmas. The clean-up will offer jobless Caymanians just ten days work between 4 and 15 December, and unemployed locals can sign up now.
Workers to go back on road as NiCE project extended
(CNS): Cabinet has approved another two weeks of work for unemployed Caymanians who cleaned up roads and other public places over the holidays under the National Community EnhancementProject (NiCE). The infrastructure ministry said work would resume this week, from Wednesday 11 January. However, there was some confusion Monday when people turned up expecting to work. […]
NiCE project opens to jobless Caymanians
(CNS): The Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PAHI) will begin accepting applications for this year’s pre-Christmas National Community Enhancement Project (NiCE) on Monday. The NiCE winter clean-up project includes the beautification and maintenance of roadsides, parks, cemeteries and beaches. Jobless Caymanians can sign up for the work at a single registration event at […]
Around 600 temp workers help spruce up islands
(CNS): During the three-week long National Community Enhancement (NiCE) project, which ended Thursday, around 600 unemployed people worked in every district sprucing the place up for the holidays. They cleared beach accesses points, cleaned up beaches and cemeteries, improved road markings, supported solid waste management, and helped the elderly in their yards.
Workers wanted for Christmas clean-up
(CNS): The Ministry of Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PAHI) has confirmed that the annual National Community Enhancement Project (NiCE) will take place next month, offering unemployed Caymanians just under three weeks of work before Christmas. The programme starts on 6 December and ends on 23 December, and the deadline for applications is Wednesday, 1 […]
Minister reveals plans to extend NiCE work
(CNS): With the pandemic hitting tourism workers especially hard, the government-funded seasonal clean-up, the National Community Enhancement (NiCE) Project, attracted 742 people, considerably more than the last time it was held. Commerce Minister Joey Hew has now revealed plans to expand the programme into a longer more permanent job creation and training scheme.
688 people to get extra NiCE work
(CNS): Over the last week and a half 688 people have been out in the community cleaning up Cayman ahead of the Christmas holidays as part of the National Community Enhancement (NiCE) Project. Over 430 new recruits joined more than 250 former NiCE workers for this year’s beautification project, who all began work last week. […]
Two weeks of NiCE work if you can get it
(CNS): Registration will begin next week for the seasonal National Community Enhancement (NiCE) Project, which is led by the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure. But despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment, there will still only be two weeks work available for those who can get it. The work will start on […]
NiCE work extends to new areas
(CNS): With a surprisingly large number of people signing up for the government’s Christmas clean-up, after a decline in numbers in the summer and last year, new work has been added to the programme. In addition to the usual work on roadsides, parks and beaches, including the sargassum seaweed onslaught, some of the more than […]
NiCE opens for Christmas clean-up
(CNS): Government will be hosting a registration session next week for unemployed Caymanians to join in the annual Christmas clean-up. The second and last National Community Enhancement (NiCE) programme for the year, the initiative aims to give work to the jobless over the holidays while sprucing up the place ahead of the festive season. Last […]
