Topic: Immigration
English as a second language classes irk MLA Ezzard Miller
Issues over English testing requirements for workers in Cayman flare up again in the Legislative Assembly.
New Education Bill: Limitless possibilities for Cayman's children
The pathway toward the positive transformation of our society does not wind through the fields of immigration or even economics, but through the classrooms of our schools.
'Acting' chiefs and unfilled jobs mount in civil service
The Cayman Islands civil service is having quite a time trying to fill various government jobs at both the top and within the rank and file.
CAL struggles with outbound immigration checks
Cayman Islands Immigration Department officials said Monday that Cayman Airways passengers will still face outbound checks on some flights due to security issues with the airline’s Advanced Passenger Information System.
Baines: Police have money – but problems hiring
The Royal Cayman Islands Police have money to hire more officers, but actually doing so is proving to be a challenge.
Corruption: An insidious, creeping crime
Corruption in a country corrodes, erodes — and eventually destroys. It is all too common in the Cayman Islands. From George Town to ghost town, in the blink of an eye. It could happen.
Visitor sentenced for ATM attempted thefts
Two charges of attempted theft from Automatic Teller Machines resulted in a sentence of 16 months’ imprisonment for a visitor from Bulgaria.
Demand for foster parents growing in Cayman
The Department of Children and Family Services will host a foster parent orientation dinner on May 28 at Grand Old House for those considering becoming foster parents.
Residency application tests under way
Prospective permanent residents in the Cayman Islands are now being tested on their grasp of local history and culture.
Bush: Caymanians must decide future
Cayman's opposition leader says, if the territory wants future prosperity, it has some choices to make.
Missing woman may have left island
A 22-year-old woman reported missing by police last week may have left the island.
Opposition party to petition against voting change
Cayman's opposition leader says his political party will start a petition against single-member voting districts and wants to sign up the premier in the effort.
We're No. 1! Seven Mile Beach best in world
It's as "official" as it gets: The Cayman Islands' Seven Mile Beach is the best stretch of sand, sea and sky on Earth.
$6 minimum wage sent to lawmakers
Cabinet has approved the minimum wage recommendation and it's now in the hands of the Legislative Assembly.
Deputy Governor's 5k raises $50,000 for Special Olympics
The Deputy Governor's 5K run/walk raised more than $50,000 for the Special Olympics.
British Overseas Territories passport process changes
As of Friday, May 8, the local Passport and Corporate Services Office will no longer accept the current C1 and C2 application forms for Cayman Islands passports.
Mid-market scarcity on the beach
Last month we looked at the dwindling numbers of high end opportunities along the Seven Mile Beach corridor. This month we focus on another section of the market in the same location, the mid-market sector that includes properties from $600,000 to $2,000,000.
Manslaughter charge after cyclist's death
A man appeared in court Friday charged with manslaughter, causing death by careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident following the death of cyclist Donnie Ray Connor along the Linford Pierson Highway on April 23.
Manslaughter charge brought in cyclist’s death
Police on Friday charged a 24-year-old man with manslaughter in relation to the death of Donnie Ray Connor.
Red Cross gala features Rod Stewart tribute artist
Rod Stewart tribute artist Doug Varty will rock the Cayman Islands Red Cross gala on May 9.
Online poll: Most think minimum wage should be more than $6
The majority of respondents to a caymancompass.com online poll think Cayman needs a minimum wage, but it should be more than the $6 per hour amount recently recommended by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee.
Dr. Edlin Merren passes at 83
Prominent Caymanian dentist Dr. Thomas Henry Edlin Merren died on Tuesday at the Cayman Islands Hospital. He was 83.
Defending FOI and the information managers
Acting Information Commissioner Jan Liebaers defends the Freedom of Information Law and Cayman's information managers.
Man took passports as security for loans
A man who pleaded guilty to carrying on business without a license was taking people's passports as security for loans he made to them.
Freedom of Information: Ready for upgrade
A review of Freedom of Information processes may be incumbent upon local FOI managers, many of whom appear to be less-than-versed in what the law requires or the limits it may place on compliance.
Permanent residence scams afoot, police say
Police warn permanent residence applicants about potential scammers.
Labor survey goes to twice a year
The Economic and Statistics Office will now conduct its labor survey twice a year, giving more regular economic data.
Cayman will set time limits for prohibited immigrants
Cayman seeks to set 'time limits' on prohibited immigrants.
Ezzard Miller: In his own words
The first casualty of North Side MLA Ezzard Miller’s oratorical “revolution” is Mr. Miller’s reputation as a credible leader in the Cayman Islands.
Premier: Staffing plans not working
A change is needed for immigration's business staffing plan regime, the premier says.
Leaders condemn Miller's remarks
Local politicians and business leaders have condemned comments made by North Side MLA Ezzard Miller suggesting there could be a revolution with bloodshed in the Cayman Islands over employment issues.
Cayman, Cuba agree to faster repatriation
Officials from Cuba and the Cayman Islands signed a new memorandum of understanding Friday which they say will help speed up the process of repatriating migrants that land illegally in the territory.
Legislative roundup: Caretakers get break on rollover
Caregivers of the elderly, sick and disabled are again granted their rollover exemption.
Man gets 30 days for immigration offenses
A Colombian national was sentenced to 30 days in prison for failing to reveal in an immigration form that he had a criminal record.
Minister: Speed limit changes to take effect in May
Drivers through Cayman's main tourism district will soon find slow going.
Mr. Miller's 'revolution': A condemnable and contemptible fiction
A half-century of careful toil; assaulted, if not undone, in a single, careless, reckless breath.
MLA Ezzard Miller warns of 'revolution' and 'bloodshed' in Cayman streets
In remarks made on the floor of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, North Side MLA Ezzard Miller warned of coming “revolution” and “bloodshed” in the streets of the Cayman Islands if the territory does not change immigration policies that impact employment of Caymanians.
Cuban migrants sent home
A group of 28 migrants have been sent back home to Cuba via chartered flight, alleviating pressure on the overcrowded Immigration Detention Centre.
Busy agenda set for LA
Immigration and gas prices are on the list for the upcoming Legislative Assembly meeting.
New biometric permit cards required for long-term UK stays
Caymanians with work permits or student visas in the UK will need a new biometric permit card starting May 31.
Simmering tension among Cuban migrants
Amid rows of decrepit bunks men lie sleeping on tattered mattresses surrounded by the few belongings they carried with them on the dangerous sea journey from Cuba.
Abusing the most vulnerable among us
The most illuminating reading of the Cayman Islands government’s report on the minimum wages has little to do with wages and everything to do with decency.
South Sound drowning victim buried in Cuba
More than three months after a Cuban migrant drowned off South Sound, his body was laid to rest in his native Santa Cruz.
Cubans still on the run
A group of Cuban refugees who escaped from the Immigration Detention Centre over the Easter weekend are still on the run.
Gov't committee calls for $6 minimum wage
A committee recommends setting a national minimum wage at $6 a hour.
Cubans break out of detention center
Six Cuban refugees were on the run on Tuesday after breaking out of the Immigration Detention Centre.
The ‘nanny state’: For Cayman’s caregivers, exemptions, not equality
Domestic workers – nannies, housekeepers, helpers – are special
people. But that doesn’t mean they should continue to be treated as a
“special class” of people in the Cayman Islands. No one should.
Immigration may activate 'mass migration' response
Cayman's Immigration Department considers ramping up its response to Cuban migrant arrivals as more reach local shores.
Immigration official appears in court
The Immigration Department’s director of boards and work permits appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday as owner and operator of two businesses charged with immigration offenses.
Bill revives rollover respite for caregivers
Non-Caymanian caregivers who look after elderly, sick or disabled residents may get a rollover reprieve.
More Cuban migrants arrive in Cayman
Three more boatloads of Cuban migrants arrive on Grand Cayman's shores.
Cayman's PR test: Not just a matter of course
No amount of reading, research and studying can adequately prepare someone to pass a rigged test or to answer trick questions.
PR seekers can enroll in 'test class'
Potential new Caymanians can learn more about local culture and history at UCCI in preparation for their upcoming permanent residence tests.
Permit cost reduction for farmers
Hiring a non-Caymanian farmer just got a bit cheaper.
Cayman's future is arriving … in droves
Like a crack of thunder, the announcement that the Cayman Islands now boasts its largest population ever – 58,238 – is a confirmation that lightning has struck.
Fewer than 600 on NWDA registry
About one-third of those believed to be unemployed in the Cayman Islands have registered to look for a job.
Seminar to explore impact of Magna Carta
A seminar that looks at the enduring impact of the 800-year-old Magna Carta on Cayman and the Commonwealth Caribbean will be held at UCCI on Wednesday.
Cuban family struggles to return loved one's body
The family of a Cuban migrant who died in Grand Cayman in early January seeks the return of his body nearly three months later.
Mario Rankin cleared on immigration charges
Businessman Mario Rankin has been cleared of multiple immigration offenses, more than two years after being arrested following a raid on his Grand Harbour restaurant complex.
George Town road widening to begin this month
Road works seeking to widen and improve connections to two key roads in the central George Town area are scheduled to begin within the next month, according to the National Roads Authority.
New Cuban arrivals seek asylum
As Cuban migrants continue to land in Cayman, U.S. embassy officials say Washington will not change its “wet foot/dry foot” policy in the foreseeable future.
Taking inventory of Cayman's unemployment problem
Forcing unemployed people to register with the NWDA belongs in the same category of ideas as the mandatory cancer registry and the national minimum wage. They are compulsive without being effective.
Chamber: Jobless should have to register
The Cayman Islands should force all unemployed people to register with government's job placement agency, the Chamber of Commerce says.
Unprecedented access to immigration coming
Work permit holders, Caymanian job-seekers and local businesses will soon have better access to immigration records and employment data.
Gov't agency seeks jobs 'authority'
Cayman's government wants its own agency to drive the local jobs recruitment process.
Immigration to stay open longer
The Immigration Department office on Elgin Avenue will remain open until 7 p.m. every Wednesday, starting this week.
Cuban migrant costs soar to $1.6M
Major increases in the cost of housing and transporting Cuban migrants hit Cayman in 2014.
Cuba, Cayman talks set to resume on status of refugees
Representatives from Cuba and Cayman will meet soon for further negotiations on an agreement regarding treatment and repatriation of Cuban migrants.
'Pay to play': Terminations and suspensions
One difference between civil servants and everyone else in the Cayman Islands is a parachute — or, more precisely, a paycheck that keeps showing up regardless if they are showing up for work.
Premier names new political aide
The premier wastes no time in hiring a new political assistant. Several high-profile jobs in the rest of the Home Affairs ministry, however, are still looking for full time staffers.
Caymanian Bar Association council reflects diversity
The Caymanian Bar Association's new council members come from seven law firms or sole practitioners.
Policy on Cuban migrants 'taking longer than expected'
A new policy governing repatriation of Cuban migrants who land illegally in the Cayman Islands will not be completed until at least mid-2015, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson’s office indicated last week.
