Tag: Department of Commerce and Investment
Government volunteers help elderly resident
(CNS Local Life): The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI), with the help of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service and the Department of Children and Family Services, have completed a host of repairs on the George Town home of an elderly woman who suffers from dementia and Alzheimer’s.
DCI official earns top employee honours
(CNS Local Life): Mitzi Watson-Jervis is the Cayman Islands Government Employee of the Month for April 2018. As head of business services and licensing with the Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI), Watson-Jervis received the award from Deputy Governor Franz Manderson for fostering effective communications.
Stop serving underage drinkers in clubs
Is there a URL where the public can read liquor licence inspector reports and see who has been signing off on the nightclubs admitting minor children on Friday nights? Auntie’s answer: You have brought up a very important issue that I feel is not a large-enough part of the public conversation. The law may be very clear […]
Worried about pollution from mobile car washers
Does any government body police the mobile car washes with regards to the chemicals they use and let seep into the ground water? I would imagine Department of Environment or Department of Environmental Health should be looking out for our interests but I have never seen any attempt to control the disposal of the chemical […]
Photo op with green iguana
Recently, on driving through town, I noticed an iguana sat on a chair with a sign for tourists to hold him and being charged. Surely this is not the sort of tourism we should be encouraging. Personally, I think this is totally wrong for the Cayman image/brand. Who gives approval for this type of activity? Is […]
Use of fraudulent trade and business licence
I am currently building my house. It has come to light that the trade and business licence that the contractor provided is fraud. He changed the years on a previous licence and presented it to me. This matter is now being dealt with by Department of Commerce and Investment. Is there anything that can be done […]
Rules for operating online business
Do you need a trade and business licence to run an online business (selling product both in Cayman and overseas) whilst resident (dependent of work permit holder) in Cayman? Auntie’s answer: It seems this issue of working online is of interest here. Today’s query came in response to last week’s column on the legality of […]
DCI staff to assist Red Cross Thrift Shop
(CNS): The Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI), as part of its new social-responsibility mandate, will volunteer at the Cayman Islands Red Cross on Monday, 30 May. Staff members will be working in the Red Cross Thrift Shop from 1:30pm to 4:30pm, handling multiple tasks, from unloading and sorting donations to helping display items for […]
