Topic: Customs Department
Man charged with drug possession following Brac raid
Police have charged a 57-year-old man, of Cayman Brac, with possession of cocaine and ganja, following his arrest on the sister island on Tuesday.
Drug raids on Brac
Police arrested a 57-year-old man on Cayman Brac Tuesday on suspicion of possessing cocaine and ganja after carrying out drug raids on the sister island.
Customs announce holiday collections opening hours
Customs will close its collection office on the Saturday before and after Christmas this year, but will remain open an extra half-hour in the work days leading up the holidays.
Cayman working with UK on developing hazmat response
Hazard Management Cayman Islands is developing a plan for dealing with hazardous materials in the territory, the government announced on Friday.
Lotion with marijuana logo banned from territory
The Customs Department seized a number of shipments of Hempz, which is a brand of moisturizers, shampoo and other toiletries made with natural hemp seed oil.
Registrations start Monday for new Customs system
Registration will be open from Oct. 16-27 for a new entry-declaration system for the territory’s importers, the Customs Department announced on Tuesday.
Customs to launch electronic clearing system Nov. 1
The Customs Department will roll out a new online process beginning Nov. 1 to make it easier for importers to clear goods electronically. “This will be the first phase of the business modernization and refining process that Customs will embark on over the next three years,” said Collector of Customs Charles Clifford.
Customs officer among five arrested in drug raid
A Cayman Islands customs officer was arrested in a Friday night drug raid in George Town along with three foreign nationals from Venezuela and a West Bay resident, police and customs officers announced Monday.
$620,000 payout to retired customs officers
Two senior Cayman Islands customs officers received more than $600,000 in salary and pension payments upon their retirement from the service at the beginning of the current government budget year. The payments were made during the previous government budget (2015/16) and were reported in the Ministry of Finance’s annual financial statements as “additional expenses in personnel” by the customs service.
Two new deputy collectors at Customs
The Cayman Islands Customs Department promoted Kevin Walton and Jeff Jackson to deputy collectors, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Both men had been serving in the positions of acting deputy collectors.
Public departments closing for holidays
Government offices and services will be closing throughout the Christmas and new year period.
Hundreds of students explore job fair
More than 500 students attended a career fair last month to learn about jobs ranging from handling drug-sniffing dogs to working in a medical lab and operating drones. The Careers Fair, hosted by Cayman Academy at the University College of the Cayman Islands, drew students from Cayman’s public and private schools.
New customs channels at airport
The Customs Department at Owen Roberts International Airport in Grand Cayman has introduced red and green customs channels in a bid to streamline the duty declaration system.
Customs will no longer take checks
Beginning Nov. 14, the Customs Department will no longer accept personal checks for duty payments and other fees. Businesses will still be able to pay customs fees by check.
Arrest for writing ‘indecent words’ on declaration card
A traveler was arrested by Cayman’s Customs Department for disorderly conduct after he wrote “indecent words” on his declaration card.
Brac customs officer arrested
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers arrested a Cayman Brac customs officer on suspicion of possessing an unlicensed firearm after a search of the man’s home Tuesday recovered the weapon, police said.
Third senior customs officer takes early retirement
Customs Department training manager Langley Powery will become the third senior department official to take early retirement this month, as a shift in personnel continues there.
Veteran customs managers retiring
Two senior managers at the Cayman Islands Customs Department will retire effective July 1, leading to a significant reshuffling in the upper ranks of the service.
New copyright rules go into effect Thursday
New copyright rules will come into force Thursday, June 30, replacing legislation originally from the United Kingdom in 1956.
K-9 units show off skills at career fair
Cayman K-9 officers showcased the skills of the Customs and Agriculture departments’ sniffer dogs to Prospect Primary School students during a career fair on May 20.
Brac customs officers receive refresher training
Customs laws, procedures and techniques were the topics at a recent workshop held on the Brac. Eleven Cayman Brac customs officers received refresher training in various customs and related laws, general procedures and techniques at the workshop on April 11-15 at the Cayman Brac Heritage House and at the District Administration Building.
Gov’t cash audits cite theft risks
Broken locks on cash tills, ready access to where “liquid assets” are stored and a lack of CCTV monitoring in sensitive areas have been flagged in several government agencies that were subject to cash audits in the past year, according to records obtained by the Cayman Compass.
Two from Jamaican fishing boat jailed for ganja possession
Two men from the fishing boat Shiloh appeared in Summary Court on Friday morning and pleaded guilty to possession of 13.05 ounces of ganja.
Ganja found on towed Jamaican boat
Customs and immigration officers ganja on board a fishing vessel that had been towed into the George Town harbor on Tuesday.
Port Authority helped fund cruise pier report
Government appealed to the Port Authority for help to cover a $1.8 million shortfall in funding for the environmental impact assessment on the proposed cruise pier project, according to Port Authority meeting minutes.
