Topic: Freedom of Information Request

As Cayman’s Freedom of Information Act marked its 10th anniversary in 2020, the jurisdiction also hit a significant milestone, that of the lowest number of requests since the legislation’s implementation.

Following a Freedom of Information request, the Compass has obtained the scores from last spring’s GCSE exams for Year 11 and Year 12 students.

The ombudsman for the Cayman Islands government issued a ruling Thursday directing Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman to publish relevant decision-making documents in a case regarding a permanent residency inquiry.

The Department of Labour and Pensions broke the National Archive and Public Records Law by failing to keep proper records on internal discussions about proposed amendments to a pension plan trust deed, according to Ombudsman Sandy Hermiston.

The Cayman Islands government has agreed to inspect the email accounts of two former Royal Cayman Islands Police officers in connection with an open records request seeking information on a woman’s 2009 traffic death.

The Office of the Ombudsman has ruled that the Cayman Islands Institute of Public Accountants (CIIPA) – the body that licenses the territory’s accountants – is not subject to public records requests under the Freedom of Information Law.

An appeal made to the Office of the Ombudsman over a Freedom of Information request in September 2017 has resulted in an eight-page report which asks the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development to make an apology to the applicant.

Just 13 out of 189 students achieved a “level 2 pass” in math exam re-sits in 2016, according to results from the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre.