Tag: Richard Barton

Ex-football club boss denies jury tampering

Ex-football club boss denies jury tampering

| 12/04/2024

(CNS): Allen Kennedy Ebanks, from George Town, pleaded not guilty on Friday when he appeared in Grand Court for the first time, facing allegations of jury tampering. Ebanks, who was the president of FC International when the George Town team was functioning, is accused of trying to influence one of the people sitting on the […]

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Website launched to open up police commission

Website launched to open up police commission

| 06/07/2022 | 27 Comments

(CNS): Governor Martyn Roper said the launch of the new Police Service Commission (PSC) website will offer accessibility and transparency for the public on the new commission, which was established last year to manage the hiring and firing of senior police officers, as well as the good governance of the RCIPS. The commission had its first […]

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Board chair says bosses are abusing WP process

Board chair says bosses are abusing WP process

| 24/03/2022 | 395 Comments

(CNS): Richard Barton, chair of the Business Staffing Plan Board (BSPB), said in a letter to the labour minister that he had seen clear evidence of employers abusing Cayman’s work permit process and dodging their legal responsibility to recruit and retain Caymanian workers or those with a Residency and Employment Rights Certificate (RERC) before seeking […]

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Lawyers to head immigration boards

Lawyers to head immigration boards

| 23/09/2021 | 100 Comments

(CNS): Government has made several more appointments to some of the country’s most important boards. According to a government gazette published yesterday, lawyers will be heading up the main immigration boards. Maxine Bodden has been appointed as chair of the Work Permit Board, Richard Barton now chairs the Business Staffing Plan Board and Steve McField […]

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