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Governor’s chief opens asylum training for immigration

Governor’s chief opens asylum training for immigration

| 05/04/2017 | 12 Comments

(CNS): Matthew Forbes, the head of the governor’s office, opened a two-week intensive training course on asylum and immigration, Monday, for 20 immigration officers, officials said in a release. The course was developed by UK Visas and Immigration, working in partnership with the local home affairs ministry to make it relevant to Cayman, said Acting […]

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Syrian refugee granted asylum in Cayman dies in Jamaica

Syrian refugee granted asylum in Cayman dies in Jamaica

| 23/03/2016 | 12 Comments

(CNS): Government officials said that one of two Syrian nationals who were granted refugee status in the Cayman Islands has died in Jamaica, where he was receiving medical treatment. The man claimed asylum in July 2013 when he was passing through Grand Cayman in transit from Cuba to Jamaica. The home affairs ministry gave no […]

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