Topic: Compass
Law Society on 'Caymanian hiring'
The local attorneys association responds to MLA Winston Connolly's call for law firms to commit to hiring Caymanian lawyers.
Police investigate UK national's death
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed Friday that U.K. national Kate Clayton’s death following a Jan. 11 car crash on Grand Cayman is now the subject of a police investigation.
Ms. Clayton, 30, died in February following the one-car collision in North Side district.
Police patrol boats idled for years
Three police marine unit patrol boats were effectively taken out of service for more than two and a half years and another craft was decommissioned after the government spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to repair it.
School illness report inconclusive
A report into an outbreak of sickness at Red Bay Primary found an ice machine leak to be the "more likely" cause of the illness.
Community rallies to help burn victim
Update: Burn victim Jessie Perry was transported by air ambulance to Jamaica on Thursday night.
She was taken to University College Hospital in Kingston, according to Patricia Ebanks, who is helping the family.
Second FIFA official's extradition ordered
The second of seven arrested FIFA officials being held in Switzerland in connection with an international football bribery probe has been ordered extradited to the U.S.
Fidelity Bank hacked and blackmailed
A group of hackers that calls itself “Hack for Trump” has hacked the
website of Fidelity Group and threatened it would make the stolen data
public unless Fidelity pays $30,000.
Report: Faulty ice machine may be cause of Red Bay school illnesses
Investigators have identified a faulty ice machine as the “more likely”
cause of a mass outbreak of illness at Red Bay Primary School earlier
this month.
Cause of Red Bay Primary School illness still unknown
Two weeks after more than 100 students and teachers at Red Bay Primary School were taken ill after eating lunch, little information about the cause of the outbreak has been released.
Crown: Pines theft case took two years to file
It took two years from the time a former manager of The Pines retirement home left the Cayman Islands for Crown prosecutors to receive a “full ruling file” on a police investigation into her alleged theft of more than $300,000 from the charity.
'Brilliant' civil servant, 60, found dead at home
Astley McLaughlin, a retired Cayman Islands government worker, was found dead in his Beach Bay home over the weekend by a family member.
Burn victim fighting for her life
A young woman who suffered devastating burns in a car accident remains in critical care in the Cayman Islands Hospital as her family desperately tries to raise enough money to fly her overseas to a specialist burn unit.
Lillian Pearson turns 102
At 102, Lillian Pearson still has the keys to longevity: Keep a positive attitude, do not hate people and love the Lord.
'Reflections' on the cost of crime in Cayman
Limited operating hours. Magnetically sealed doors. Security officers. Guard dogs. Closed-circuit television cameras ...
Store manager suspects teens in overnight heist
Boys perhaps as young as 13 or 14 were likely responsible for an overnight armed robbery Friday at a central George Town business, the store’s manager said following a review of closed circuit television footage.
Blatter under fire over World Cup TV rights
A 2005 FIFA contract obtained by Swiss broadcaster SRF indicates that FIFA President Sepp Blatter allegedly sold TV rights for the 2010 and 2014 World Cup for a fraction of the market price to the Caribbean Football Union and the regional football body’s then-president Jack Warner.
Drugs stolen from George Town police station
After initially reporting that nothing had been taken following a July 13 break-in outside the George Town Police Station, the RCIPS confirmed that illegal drugs were in fact stolen.
Heroes for Hannah: Cayman is full of them
Three cheers for everyone who pitched in to support childhood cancer research at the Heroes for Hannah event last Friday. Heck, make that 320,000 cheers.
No theft charge for Pines manager
The former manager of The Pines will not face criminal charges following a police investigation into theft allegations.
MLA: Lawyers law must address Caymanian hiring
The Legal Practitioners Bill must promote Caymanian hiring at law firms, a George Town lawmaker says.
Bush: Permanent residence system ‘not helping’ Caymanians or expatriates
Cayman’s immigration system is helping neither local workers nor the economy, Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush said.
School aide child sex abuse case to resume in October
The case against a school aide charged with indecently assaulting primary school girls has been adjourned until Oct. 22.
We support the George Town dock
The proposed George Town cruise berthing facility constitutes the largest public works project in the history of the Cayman Islands. The consequences of pursuing, or not pursuing, the dock will be with us for generations.
Little decline in Cayman gas prices
Steadily falling fuel prices in the U.S. and worldwide since early July once again are not reflected at the pump on Grand Cayman, statistics examined by the Cayman Compass reveal.
EY reform plan: One year later
It
has been a year since the Cayman Islands government announced an
ambitious public sector reform plan to restructure the civil service,
amalgamate certain services, privatize others and sell off certain
public assets.
The reforms were based on a $155,000 consultant report done by EY, and although many of the recommendations were longer-term projects, Premier Alden McLaughlin said in April that six areas in particular had been identified as issues the government would pursue immediately.
One year later: Anyone remember the EY report?
Twelve months after the release of the EY report, we look up to see that the public sector has been downsized neither in size nor scope.
Scotland steps down from CIFA
Former Sports Minister Mark Scotland has become the latest member of the Cayman Islands Football Association executive to step down from his role.
Congratulations to Cayman's young scholars
Let us devote a moment to recognizing excellence among the young people of the Cayman Islands.
Court: Webb allowed to return to Georgia
Cayman's Jeffrey Webb will be allowed to return “home” to Georgia while on bail from U.S. bribery charges.
Cayman government working on pay inequity
Civil service leaders insist they are still seeking to address concerns over pay inequality across government.
Maples continues CIFA funding, confirms Blake resignation
Law firm Maples and Calder will continue its sponsorship of grass roots football in the Cayman Islands despite recent controversies surrounding the game’s local governing body.
Five YCLA finalists chosen
The Young Caymanian Leaders Foundation on Friday named three women and two men as finalists for the top spot in 2015’s annual awards contest, choosing among musicians, health professionals and finance experts.
CIFA had $17K loss on World Cup tickets
The Cayman Islands Football Association had a loss of almost $17,000 on buying and selling World Cup tickets, according to its financial statements for 2013/2014.
Criminal justice report: What it really says
The U.K. adviser's new report on criminal justice in the Cayman Islands is rather "understated." But that doesn't mean we should understate its importance.
Unnamed companies gifted almost $1M to CIFA
Almost $1 million in loans from unnamed private companies have been re-assigned as sponsorship income in the Cayman Islands Football Association’s 2013/14 accounts.
Gay couple challenge Immigration decision
A gay law professor and his husband are at the center of a possible test case, challenging the “unequal” treatment of homosexual couples in the Cayman Islands.
Speed of Cayman: No ‘fast lane’ in a traffic jam
Just to keep up with the accelerating pace of the wider world, the Cayman Islands as a country needs to increase its velocity, and get things done more quickly. But instead of moving faster, all too often we find ourselves stuck – in traffic.
General secretary resigns from football association
The turmoil surrounding the Cayman Islands Football Association increased Tuesday as acting general secretary Paul Macey announced his resignation.
Positive signs for Caribbean economy
A recently published Caribbean Market Update has offered good news for the Caribbean economy.
School inspections: A welcome ‘first step’ toward improvement
Q. Why did the ministry have an independent U.K. consultant inspect Cayman’s schools? A. “Because it was the proper thing to do. That’s why.”
Football leader re-elected; corruption probe possible
Football boss Bruce Blake has promised full cooperation with any investigation into the Cayman Islands Football Association’s finances after being confirmed as acting leader of the organization.
Husband pleads guilty to attempted murder
George Washington Vaughan pleaded “guilty with explanation” Friday to attempting to murder his wife. Sentencing was set for Sept. 17.
Latest landfill report cites multiple risks
Fires, combustible and poisonous gases, and offensive odors are again pointed out as the risks and nuisances associated with the George Town landfill in the latest of a series of reports about dump sites in the Cayman Islands.
The report, by U.K. consultants Amec Foster Wheeler, is based on data collected from monitoring and surveying in April 2014. The report is dated Aug. 3, but it was not made public until Aug. 28.
Webb struggling to fund NY home, security
Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb claims he is struggling to fund his house arrest in New York.
Diverted ambulances delay response to heart attack victim
It took an ambulance crew nearly 30 minutes to reach an unresponsive heart attack victim in North Side Monday because there were no available ambulances in the area, according to 911 records of the call.
New labor bill: Bad for business, bad for employees
The proposed “Labour Relations Bill, 2015” is an anti-business screed that will benefit neither employees nor employers and will result in increased unemployment in the Cayman Islands – especially among young people just starting out on their career paths.
Pay increase for long-serving teachers
Long-serving public school teachers who have not seen pay increases in several years will get one this year.
Blake remains defiant as election looms
Acting head of the Cayman Islands Football Association Bruce Blake has shrugged off government’s decision to pull funding from the organization and insists he is the man to take the sport forward.
An argument AGAINST the Labour Relations Bill
An argument against the proposed Labour Relations Bill, 2015 submitted by James Bergstrom.
An argument FOR the Labour Relations Bill
An argument for the proposed Labour Relations Bill, 2015 submitted by George R. Ebanks.
Case files: A year in the life of the Labour Tribunal
The Labour Tribunal sided with disgruntled employees in the majority of unfair dismissal claims brought during a 12-month period reviewed by the Cayman Compass.
Cayman’s labor law history: Different decades, same arguments
Over the past 27 years, the same arguments have come up time and again about proposed labor laws.
Cayman's way forward with labor legislation
The Cayman Compass has produced an in-depth special report to shed light on what is being proposed in the draft Labour Relations Bill, 2015. This report includes arguments for and against the bill; a history of labor legislation; and articles to put the bill into perspective if it is passed into law.
Half of residence test takers get 75 percent or higher
More than half of the 240 people who sat the Immigration Department’s permanent residence exam between May and July answered at least 75 percent of the questions correctly.
Law would affect dismissal process, severance payments
The proposed Labour Relations Bill includes many changes to the process for dismissing or terminating an employee.
Minimum wage coming later
Employment Minister Tara Rivers has said that recommendations from the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee will be added to the new labour bill once the public consultation period on the draft is completed.
Minister of Employment statement and overview on the Labour Relations Bill
Minister of Employment Tara Rivers offers an overview of the Labour Relations Bill, 2015.
The costs of compliance: What will labor law require?
Cayman's businesses will have to spend time and money figuring out the latest rendition of government's employment requirements.
What the Labour Tribunal does
The Labour Tribunal is a statutory body established for the purpose of hearing complaints from employees, including unfair dismissal claims.
CIFA rejection a kick in the shins
The upcoming CIFA elections could have constituted a fresh start for a troubled organization. Instead, the “re-elections” appear to reinforce the worst possible suspicions about CIFA’s lack of transparency and accountability.
Government to pull football funding amid election row
Government is pulling its funding from the Cayman Islands Football Association amid concerns about the handling of leadership elections.
Statement from CIFA
The Cayman Islands Football Association responds to media reports and Sports Minister Osbourne Bodden's comments from last week.
Three months later, three FIFA defendants before US court
The wheels of justice turn slowly for defendants charged in the FIFA bribery scandal.
Anniversary surprise a big success
An anniversary surprise arranged by a husband with a tribute in the Cayman Compass and delivered to his wife via social media was, by the couple’s account, a huge success.
Cash transfer firms no longer accepting Cayman dollars
With no new bank stepping forward by Tuesday’s deadline, cash transfer services that are still operating on island announced they would no longer accept Cayman Islands currency.
Cayman’s burglaries ‘not just police problem’
One of Cayman's most senior police officers says the islands must rethink its current strategy on solving burglaries.
Cayman tourism: On cable cars and cruise ships
At birthday parties, on bar stools and around the office water cooler, a popular topic of conversation in recent days has been the idea floated by a Cayman Islands businessman to bring cruise passengers into George Town via a sophisticated system of cable cars.
Interns complete summer at Pinnacle Media
Five young Caymanian interns who spent their summer working at Pinnacle Media are completing their internships and getting ready to return to their schools and colleges for the new term.
Fallout spreads from Mr. Eden’s intemperate remarks
Anthony Eden’s remarks on the floor of the Legislative Assembly regarding homosexuality could not have been more ill-conceived – but they were also ill-timed.
Burglaries skewing Cayman crime numbers
An increase in Cayman's serious crime numbers can be entirely blamed on burglars.
Despite deadline, cash transfers will continue
Cash transfer companies Jamaica National, MoneyGram and Quick Cash will only accept US dollar from today.
MLA Suckoo denies 'hate speech,' apologizes
One Bodden Town MLA at the center over allegations of 'hate speech' against homosexuals speaks out.
