A few major firms are having to backtrack on mass
exemptions for lawyers to the rollover policy that were approved under the
previous Business Staffing Plan Board. The new Chairman of the Business
Staffing Plan Board, Sophia Harris, said the previous board did not have the
authority to grant these mass exemptions for positions under the Immigration
Law ... read
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Government educating future managers
In
a bid to have more Caymanians in management positions in the hospitality
sector, the Government says it is establishing a Tourism Apprenticeship
Programme next year to supplement its ongoing scholarship scheme.
Tourism Minister Hon Charles Clifford last week told local tourism scholarship
recipients and industry officials that a partnership needed to be forged to
develop the programme... read more...
Convicts remain free as no room in prison
With HMP
Northward at full capacity there are convicted persons walking the streets on
bail waiting until space is available in the country’s prison in order to serve
out the sentences handed down to them by the courts. Director of Prison
Service, Dwight Scott, told Cayman Net News the prison population is over
the certified capacity of 165 by 18. As a result of new bills more persons
are ending up with longer jail terms... read more...
Cuban migrants face problems seeking political asylum
A
Cuban national living in Canada has claimed that some of his friends and
relatives currently detained in Grand Cayman have not been given forms to
claim political asylum, despite the fact that they left Cuba in fear of their
lives. However, Chief Immigration Officer Franz Manderson has assured Cayman Net News
that every Cuban migrant who wished to apply for asylum would be afforded the
opportunity to do so...
read more...
Cayman Net News person of the year
Who will be the Cayman Net News Person of the Year, 2005? Will your choice be right? This will be revealed on Friday 13 January when the Net News’ biggest ever
Year In Review edition will appear in that weekend’s edition of Cayman Net News...
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more...
Person of the Day - Pheona Plummer
Originally from Portmore, Jamaica, Pheona
Plummer enjoys her work as a nail technician at La Belle International Hair
Design in George Town. “I’ve been working here eight months, and I love the
friendly atmosphere,” she said. “What I like most about my job is seeing
clients’ hands and feet looking great. “During my time off, I love to
party at clubs such as Matrix and Next Level"...
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more...
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In
a bid to have more Caymanians in management positions in the hospitality
sector, the Government says it is establishing a Tourism Apprenticeship
Programme next year to supplement its ongoing scholarship scheme.
Tourism Minister Hon Charles Clifford last week told local tourism scholarship
recipients and industry officials that a partnership needed to be forged to
develop the programme...
With HMP
Northward at full capacity there are convicted persons walking the streets on
bail waiting until space is available in the country’s prison in order to serve
out the sentences handed down to them by the courts. Director of Prison
Service, Dwight Scott, told Cayman Net News the prison population is over
the certified capacity of 165 by 18. As a result of new bills more persons
are ending up with longer jail terms...
A
Cuban national living in Canada has claimed that some of his friends and
relatives currently detained in Grand Cayman have not been given forms to
claim political asylum, despite the fact that they left Cuba in fear of their
lives. However, Chief Immigration Officer Franz Manderson has assured Cayman Net News
that every Cuban migrant who wished to apply for asylum would be afforded the
opportunity to do so...
Originally from Portmore, Jamaica, Pheona
Plummer enjoys her work as a nail technician at La Belle International Hair
Design in George Town. “I’ve been working here eight months, and I love the
friendly atmosphere,” she said. “What I like most about my job is seeing
clients’ hands and feet looking great. “During my time off, I love to
party at clubs such as Matrix and Next Level"...
