Civil Service
RCIPS and Youth ACT take crime prevention to the schools
(CNS): Six officers with the RCIPS Neighbourhood Policing Department (NPD) recently participated in daylong crime awareness and prevention events for youth at both Clifton Hunter and John Gray high schools. Organised by the Youth Anti-Crime Trust (Youth ACT) for the fourth straight year, the events feature presentations by local police and prison officers, crime-prevention activists […]
Civil servants get leadership training
(CNS): At the invitation of Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, 100 top civil service managers took part in a workshop last week to refresh their leadership skills. Vince Molinaro, speaker, facilitator and author of The Leadership Contract led the seminar, which was held 22 June at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort.
Primary students visit air and sea police
(CNS): Year 4 students from Bodden Town Primary recently visited both the RCIPS Joint Marine Unit and Air Operations Unit to learn about police specialist operations from the officers themselves. While at the marine base, the 28 students were also treated to a demonstration by the RCIPS K-9 Unit. The visit was organised following a […]
CFO named for Portfolio of Legal Affairs
(CNS): After an open-recruitment process, Tiffany Ebanks has been appointed chief financial officer for the Portfolio of Legal Affairs. In announcing the appointment, Solicitor General Jacqueline Wilson said in a press release, “The Portfolio of Legal Affairs is very pleased to welcome Tiffany on board as our new CFO. We look forward to a long […]
Sunrise staffer makes the grade as top employee for April
(CNS): Suzzette Stewart, vocational programme coordinator with the Sunrise Adult Training Centre (SATC), has been named the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month for April. Stewart, who first secured the Chief Officers Choice Award and then received the nod for Employee of the Month from Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, was nominated for being most […]
Civil servants nourish Feed Our Future
(CNS): Members of the civil service took part in a “Dress for a Cause Day’” on Friday, 27 May, to show support for the Feed Our Future Cayman charity. In the spirit of the occasion, many in attendance at the Government Administration Building took the opportunity to sport the commemorative Child Month/Feed Our Future T-shirt. […]
Brac officers brush up on customs laws
(CNS): A group of Cayman Brac customs officers last month received refresher training in various customs and other related laws, general procedures and techniques. Deputy Collector of Customs Marlon Bodden and Assistant Collector of Customs Philip West trained the 11 officers 11-15 April at the Cayman Brac Heritage House and District Administration Building.
Customer-service specialist lands top employee nod
(CNS): Lands & Survey Department employee Philbert McFarlane has been named the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month for March. Cited for being helpful, pleasant and informative, McFarlane’s customer-service skills makes him one of the “go-to employees” within the department, said director Rupert Vasquez. “Philbert’s caring attitude has people standing in line waiting for […]
International Firefighters Day marked
(CNS): Cayman Islands Fire Service personnel gathered at their headquarters on Owen Roberts Drive to offer a minute’s silence for fallen firefighters the world over, and to pray for the welfare of hardworking firemen and women on International Firefighters Day, Wednesday, 4 May 2016. The day also provided an opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifices that […]
Bodden Town Primary students visit marine unit
(CNS): The RCIPS Joint Marine Unit recently hosted 32 Year 1 Bodden Town Primary School students during their daylong field trip to various emergency-response departments. During their visit on Friday, 28 April, Senior Captain PC Hugh Bush and Customs Officer Randolph Jackson presented the duties of the police marine officers, describing a typical day for […]
Customs Department lauds retiring officer
(CNS): Retiring Senior Customs Officer William Watson was celebrated for his commitment and dedication over 33 years in government service at an event held at the department’s headquarters earlier this month. He was also lauded for using his considerable technical and automotive expertise on government’s behalf.
DEH officer top employee for February
(CNS): Environmental health officer Derrick Williams has been awarded the Cayman Islands Government February employee of the month for being most helpful and dedicated to customers. Deputy Governor Franz Manderson, in a government press release, acknowledged Williams for his service at the Department of Environmental Health (DEH). “You serve as a role model for all […]
Customs welcomes four new officers
(CNS): As four new customs officers entered the service last week, having gone through three months of intensive training, Finance Minister Marco Archer encouraged them to apply the Customs Laws and Regulations fairly and fearlessly and warned them to “aoid temptation and corruption in conducting your duties”. Monique Barnett, Christopher Myles, Gerome Bodden and George […]
Road-safety film targets young drivers
(CNS): The RCIPS and Cayman 27 will be screening their safe-driving documentary, “Road Impact: Cayman Islands” for Year 11 students at John Gray High School on 4 April, after showing it at Clifton Hunter this week. The documentary was entirely shot and produced in Cayman, and looks at the impact of serious and fatal traffic […]
Miss Cayman Islands launches fitness initiative
(CNS): Newly crowned Miss Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks put her best foot forward to help launch the Off the Couch fitness programme on Monday, 29 February. The eight-week initiative is to get people in shape for the 2016 Deputy Governor’s 5K Challenge in April. Organised by the civil service GAB Walk Run Club, Off the Couch […]
Young police officer a homegrown CSI
(CNS): RCIPS trainee Brittney Parchman has been promoted to Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO). Parchman, 26, who was born and raised in the Cayman Islands, said she knew when she was about 14 that she wanted to pursue a career in forensic science, pointing to the popular CSI television series as inspiration.
Miss Cayman Islands encouraging all to get fit
(CNS): Miss Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks will help launch the GAB Walk Run Club’s Off the Couch programme on Monday evening (29 February). Brooks, who works in the Department of Tourism, will join Deputy Governor Franz Manderson to kick-start the eight-week programme, aimed at all fitness levels from beginning walkers to seasoned runners.
Financial Services employee’s diligence adds up to award
(CNS): Wendy Scott has been given the Chief Officer’s Award for November 2015 as the top employee for the Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and the Environment. In gaining the honour, she was cited for her customer-service skills and dedication to her duties in registering companies, partnerships and trusts.
