Tag: Wesley Howell
Bryan pressing ahead with referendum bill
(CNS): Now that the date for the 2025 General Election has been set for 30 April, the UPM minority government has just over three months before parliament is prorogued and the official election campaign begins, leaving them very little time to steer through the catalogue of legislation and policies the beleaguered coalition has promised voters, […]
Ministry promotes from internal department
(CNS): Leticia Goring has been promoted to assistant chief officer in the Ministry of Border Control, Labour and Culture (MBCLC) following what officials said was a “rigorous recruitment process, which included comprehensive assessments and presentations”. Goring beat out a pool of highly qualified candidates from both the public and private sectors. However, Goring had the […]
Only 27% of construction workers are Caymanian
(CNS): The idea that construction is critically important for local jobs was dispelled by Ministry of Labour Chief Officer Wesley Howell on Thursday when he told the Public Accounts Committee that only around 27% of people working in the sector are Caymanian. Howell was answering questions about a report by the Office of the Auditor […]
WORC bosses to face PAC grilling
(CNS): The Public Accounts Committee will hold a public hearing from today, Thursday, to 20 June regarding the Office of the Auditor General’s latest performance report, Improving Employment Prospects for Caymanians, May 2024, in which the OAG made ten recommendations, primarily to WORC. Ministry of Labour Chief Officer Wesley Howell, WORC Director Jeremy Scott and […]
CIG asks public to review $8.75/hour basic pay
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is seeking public comment on the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee’s long-awaited report, made public this week, and the recommendation to implement a new basic national minimum wage of just CI$8.75. No one from the elected arm of government has indicated whether or not the MWAC’s recommendations will be accepted and […]
IAT chair will recuse from PR and status appeals
(CNS): The chairperson of the Immigration Appeals Tribunal, Steve McField, will be expected to recuse himself from any appeals that relate to decisions made by the Permanent Residency and Caymanian Status Board between October 2021 and September 2023 while he chaired that board. It remains unclear how many PR applications were decided under the points […]
Local civil servants take up key ministry posts
(CNS): The Ministry of Border Control and Labour has confirmed a new deputy chief officer and two senior policy officers. Danielle Roberts was confirmed as DCO in May, having been chosen over a dozen other Caymanians who applied for the senior job. Meanwhile, Rolna DaCosta and Justin Hislop have been appointed as senior policy officers.
Voter roll has grown over 5% since elections
(CNS): The new electors register published on 1 January shows that the list has grown by over 1,250 voters since the election in April 2021, an increase of around 5.6%, as the Cayman Islands faces a possible referendum this year on the decriminalisation of ganja and the introduction of a national lottery. Given the length […]
Customs boss to face MPs on failures over improvements
(CNS): Customs and Border Control Director Charles Clifford is one of several senior government officials due to face the Public Accounts Committee today (Wednesday) to explain why many of the recommendations made by the Office of the Auditor General have not been implemented. A report published in February highlighted the fact that the CBC has […]
Tourism stipend phases out with $106M pricetag
(CNS): Today the government issued what is likely to be the penultimate payment to displaced workers who were registered for the tourism stipend programme, as it transitions those who have still not returned to jobs in the sector onto different grants or other support initiatives through the Needs Assessment Unit. By the end of June […]
Tourism stipend issues puts ministry under pressure
(CNS): Many tourism stipend recipients had still not received their payments on Tuesday, as government’s efforts to review the system and move at least 600 people to a transitional grant have created a number of challenges and generated dozens of queries from those whose payments are going to be cut. A number of other recipients […]
