Civil Service
Firefighters train for aviation emergencies
(CNS Local Life): First responders with the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) battled a blaze this week that put their knowledge and skills to the test, during intense aviation fire training. Firefighters experienced real conditions in real-time during the aviation bridging course which took place at the fire training ground. The compound is set up […]
Customer service drives top government employee
(CNS Local Life): Sara Dixon, a clerical officer with the Department of Vehicle & Drivers’ Licensing (DVDL) took top employee honours in the civil service for August for being “most concerned about customer satisfaction”. She began working as an intern with government at District Administration in Cayman Brac when she was 17, receiving a permanent […]
Public Works apprentices moving up ladder
(CNS Local Life): Public Works Department (PWD) team members, managers and government leaders recently celebrated two milestones in the department’s apprenticeship programme. At an after-work gathering Friday, 16 September 2016, on the PWD compound, Infrastructure Minister Kurt Tibbetts commended the three young men – Adrian Jackson, Daniel Dawkins and Davanni James – for completing two […]
Customs celebrate retiree’s decades of service
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands Customs Department celebrated Langlie Powery and his 37 years of service at his retirement ceremony on Friday, 16 September 2016. The retired customs training manager received high praise from officials, colleagues and friends for his commitment and dedication to government service. Powery began his career with the Cayman Islands […]
Treasury staffer earns employee award
(CNS): A Treasury Department staff member, who has been a civil servant since 1987, has been named July’s Employee of the Month under the Deputy Governor’s Award Programme. Shiann Palmer, a credit and debt administrator, was cited for being most helpful. She has been promoted regularly over the last 29 years.
West Bay firemen give back
(CNS): Members of the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) found an unexpected way to help a member of community. When staff at the West Bay fire station discovered that resident Albert Yates needed a new television, Acting Station Officer Brian Watler said no one thought twice about lending a helping hand.
Prisoners answer the bell to help primary school
(CNS): One recent Saturday morning, a group of prisoners from HMP Northward came out to help George Town Primary School principal Marie Martin in unloading containers that had been packed since Hurricane Ivan in 2004 with items salvaged from the school. Martin had contacted Richard Barton, a manager at the prison, for assistance in unloading, […]
Cayman Heart Fund donates AEDs to police
(CNS): The RCIPS is distributing 20 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) donated by the Cayman Heart Fund among police stations, its detention centre, and other locations, as well as certain response vehicles. These devices interrupt life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias through electric therapy, and are credited with saving countless lives. The plan is to provide front-line officers with the […]
Efficiency counts for newest top employee
(CNS): Kerrilyn Rivers, of the Ministry of Financial Services, cited for being most efficient, has been named the Employee of the Month for June under the Deputy Governor’s Award Programme. An accounts officer in the ministry, she is responsible for raising purchase orders, processing payments, raising receipts for revenue and assisting with regular month end […]
Finding a job after cancelled work permit
At lunchtime, I ran into an acquaintance of mine. He recently quit his job as a sales associate, and accordingly his employer cancelled his work permit. After telling me this, he then proceeded to show me an email exchange between himself and personnel from the Ministry of Finance & Economic Development in which he was […]
Ministry honours long service of retiree
(CNS): Recently retired financial administrator Henry Parchment was honoured for his distinguished career in the civil service at a farewell luncheon hosted by the Ministry of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PLAHI). “Mr Henry has left an indelible mark on us. We will miss his professional expertise and friendship,” said Denise Delpesh-Morain , deputy […]
Government celebrates summer interns
(CNS): A group of civil-service interns was recently recognised for contributions this summer, at a ceremony attended by Acting Governor Franz Manderson, ministers, chief officers, department heads and human resource managers. Out of the more than 116 interns hired this year, departments with the highest numbers included the Department of Immigration with 17, Public Works […]
The standing of permanent residents in the civil service
I thought a part of the Cayman Islands Constitution included protections so that government could not discriminate on the basis of race or nationality? If that is the case, why are people with permanent residence still regarded as expats within the civil service? Even if a person with PR is already employed within government, Caymanians […]
Top civil servants honoured with concert
(CNS): A recent breakfast concert honoured 100 top civil servants including current and former winners of the Employee of the Year, Employee of the Month and Chief Officers Choice (covering 2012 to 2016) under the Deputy Governor’s Award Programme, along with high-performing Civil Service College students. The musical morning was held at the Harquail Theatre, on […]
Dress-down day benefits museum
(CNS): Civil servants and staff members of the Cayman Islands National Museum recently dressed down to fundraise ahead of the “Looky Ya! Mango Season” event at the museum, held Saturday, 16 July. T-shirts were sold downstairs in the Government Administration Building for several days, raising nearly $1,000 for the conservation and preservation of the museum […]
No permanent residents at civil service workshop
Why were Cayman Islands Government permanent residents excluded from the recent leadership seminar and is that considered discrimination under the Constitution? PRs must wait for a certain time before applying for status. Wouldn’t it make sense to include them alongside their Caymanian colleagues since they are already in the process of becoming Caymanian? Auntie’s answer: […]
MRCU officer catches top employee award
(CNS): Leonardo Rodriguez, from the Ministry of Health and Culture, is the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month for May 2016. He was recognised for being most effective and responsive – traits that are critical in his position as the disease prevention officer with Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU). Rodriguez manages a team of […]
RCIPS meets with community in Little Cayman
(CNS): Inspector Wendy Parchment, area commander for the Sister Islands, recently held a public meeting on Little Cayman in which community members and police discussed how best to move forward on a number of issues. The community raised various concerns including the need for more marine enforcement on the island, speeding and its threat to […]
