Topic: Franz Manderson
Permit crisis escalating
The "excessively large" number of temporary work permit holders who are unemployed is causing a headache for Cayman's hard-pressed Immigration Department.
Permit issues addressed
A crucial change to the Immigration Law was recently passed in the Legislative Assembly to further assist persons seeking work in the Cayman Islands, says a GIS press release.
New HSA leader takes over
Dr. Tamer Tadros, the new medical director of the Health Services Authority, just beat Hurricane Emily to the Cayman Islands.
Police seek gang members
Police have discovered a small number of Central American gang members in Grand Cayman and are asking the public for help in finding them.
Immigration head shows leadership
The Cayman Contractors Association wishes to express its praise and gratitude to Chief Immigration Officer Franz Manderson for the essential part that he has played in assisting in the recovery process since Hurricane Ivan.
Staunch workers may be illegal
Staunch Limited, one of two preferred bidders on the Affordable Housing Initiative redevelopment project for the site off Eastern Avenue, might be employing illegal workers, the Auditor General stated in his recently released Special Report.
Group will push permits
A three-member subcommittee of the Work Permit Board has been named to fast-track some 5,000 applications for renewal of annual permits.
Work permits in crisis
With 200 temporary permits being submitted to the Immigration Department daily and stacks of regular work permits pending, many that have been handed in late, the Department of Immigration is under severe stress.
New work permit rules
Potential temporary work permit holders and employers have been put on notice.
15 arrested on work permit violations
Officers from the Department of Immigration carried out an operation on Tuesday 26 April 2005 with the assistance of the RCIP during which 15 people were arrested in the Eastern Avenue area for suspected offences under the Immigration Law.
Suspect Cuban vessel in CI waters
A group of 29 illegal Cubans was transported from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Move made to stop brain drain
The Government reiterated its commitment to key work permit holders Thursday by announcing that the Business Staffing Plan Board recently approved applications identifying people as employees exempted from the seven-year fixed term policy.
Immigration’s future high tech
Biometrics, electronic checks, encoded information. Sounds like something out of a hightech spy novel. But it is in fact the future of Immigration in the Cayman Islands.
Cayman still well populated
Information from the Immigration Board, schools and businesses seems to believe the notion that the Cayman Islands has lost a significant portion of its resident population since Hurricane Ivan.
Cubans can’t be aided
Cubans who stop in the Cayman Islands on their way to Honduras will no longer be given aid.
