Topic: Customs and Border Control
Doctors Express to sue CBC over vape-products seizure
A legal battle between Doctors Express Urgent Care Ltd., and the Customs and Border Control is expected to begin in the Grand Court tomorrow (3 Nov.).
Refugees turn to Cayman’s ARK for safe shelter
Seven months since the shutdown of Cayman’s tourism sector, life remains uncertain for many other unemployed foreign-born workers who remain on island.
Marriage rights for refugees being considered
Customs and Border Control is reviewing possible amendments to the section of Cayman Islands law covering asylum, following months of demonstrations by Cuban protesters over government’s denial of refugee marriage rights.
Cuban protesters, baby released from police custody
Three Cuban protestors and a baby were taken into custody by police on Wednesday while demonstrating outside the Government Administration Building over ongoing denial of refugees’ marriage rights in the Cayman Islands.
CBC seizes ganja in package declared as gift
A 24-year-old Caymanian man was recently arrested after Customs and Border Control agents seized an incoming package containing approximately one pound of marijuana.
Man arrested after ganja found in soup cans
A 29-year-old Caymanian man was arrested after Customs and Border Control officers discovered ganja hidden in shipment of canned soups earlier this month.
Home isolation board: No breaches in programme
The board overseeing the 29 participants in Cayman’s test run of its home isolation protocols confirmed on Sunday that there has been no breaches of the programme under its watch.
Bureaucracy, confusion mar Cayman’s courier mail
There are school uniforms, medications, gifts from family, and business supplies. The list goes on of online orders and packages stuck in limbo somewhere...
Cuban refugees petition for marriage rights in Cayman
At least three Cuban adults who successfully petitioned for asylum in Cayman have been denied the ability to add a spouse as a dependent to their immigration status, due to the wording of the Customs and Border Control Law (2018).
WORC addresses jobs portal ‘teething problems’
Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman’s new jobs portal has been struggling with reliability and accessibility issues since its introduction earlier this year. Wesley Howell, chief officer in the Ministry of Employment and Border Control said, so far, the portal had not been well received by employers.
Lockdown shopping fuels rise in imports
Online shopping during the COVID-19 lockdown led to an increase in imports to Cayman, and Customs and Border Control officials say they expect those trends to continue as international travel restrictions remain.
Customs and Border Control officer tests positive for COVID
A Customs and Border Control officer has tested positive for COVID-19, the department confirmed Tuesday.
Employers to foot bill for work-permit holders’ isolation
All work-permit holders returning to Cayman will be required to isolate for 14 day at government’s isolation facilities, but it will be on their employers’ dime, according to new conditions released on Friday.
Package of ganja washes up on Brac
Police searched the shoreline along South Side East Road on Cayman Brac today (6 May) after a 2-pound parcel of ganja was found washed up on shore.
138 overstayers leave Cayman using amnesty protection
A total of 138 overstayers have made use of the Customs and Border Control amnesty launched late last month.
Overstayers amnesty granted
Government has instituted an amnesty against prosecution for overstayers with immediate effect.
Customs outlines air cargo collection arrangements
The Customs and Border Control Service has outlined some details of how businesses and individuals can clear and collect their cargo that arrived by air before or during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Illegal workers busted in George Town
Several people have been arrested after a tip-off on illegal employment activity at a large-scale construction site in George Town.
$1M sought for coronavirus fight
Health officials will be requesting Cabinet approval for just over $1 million as part of local coronavirus response preparations.
Cayman ramping up coronavirus response efforts
Cayman’s National Security Council is expected to meet early this week to consider whether travel restrictions should be implemented locally in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Cuban migrants arrive on Cayman Brac
Thirty-one Cuban migrants landed in Cayman Brac on Friday, 13 Dec.
5 arrested in late-night operation at port
The Customs and Border Control Service arrested five people at the George Town port Thursday night for various work and other offences, according to...
Multiple government officers convicted in largest-ever corruption case
The third and final instalment of Cayman’s largest-ever corruption trial ended Thursday when a jury delivered three guilty verdicts. The latest verdicts bring the...
Defence makes case in ongoing corruption trial
Attorneys for three women accused of defrauding the government through a scheme to pay to pass Immigration Department English-language tests mounted their defence in the Grand Court this week.
Woman takes stand in corruption trial
On day three of an ongoing corruption trial, the prosecution’s key witness took to the stand.
Wiping tears from her eyes, Elsy Liseth Diaz, 49,...
Immigration corruption trial starts in Grand Court
The trial of three women accused of conspiring to defraud the government began in the Grand Court on Wednesday.
Customs comes under the microscope
Operations at Cayman’s new Customs and Border Control department will be examined Wednesday as the Public Accounts Committee resumes hearings.
Customs seize vaping products in Doctors Express search
Customs and Border Control officers searched Doctors Express Tuesday, days after the medical facility was forced to pull cannabis vaping products from its shelves, according to a government spokesperson.
Cost of private migrant housing on par with prison detention
The cost of housing Cuban asylum applicants in private housing has been comparable to the cost of holding migrants in detention at a Prison Service facility, according to records released by Customs and Border Control through a Freedom of Information request.
Cayman airport used in undercover drugs sting
U.S. Homeland Security agents shipped five kilos of sham cocaine through the Cayman Islands in a sting to catch a New Jersey baggage handler connected to an international drug smuggling operation.
Customs and Border Control made 11 arrests in first month
The Customs and Border Control arrested 11 people for contraband, issued 12 fines for declaration violations, and refused entry to nine people for various offenses during the first month of operations after being merged from the Immigration and Customs Departments this year, according to the organization.
Police find ganja in Prospect home
A 37-year-old George Town man was arrested on suspicion of possession of ganja and possession of criminal property on Friday following a police raid.
