Topic: Michael Ebanks

The prison service is to streamline the way it buys food for inmates to ensure it meets all the requirements of the Procurement Act without risking a disruption to prisoner’s meals.

A change to the law is planned to create new options for the treatment, monitoring and eventual release of people detained indefinitely in prison after being deemed ‘criminally insane’.

With crime increasing in recent weeks Cayman's law enforcement agencies are ramping up initiatives like the expansion of the local CCTV network across islands in an effort to deter nefarious acts and capture would-be criminals.

Civil servant Michael Ebanks has returned to duty at the Ministry of Home Affairs as acting Chief Officer, a post he vacated after a conflict last year which saw Minister Bernie Bush stripped of the Home Affairs portfolio.

As the fallout from Bernie Bush's removal as minister of home affairs continues, Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has confirmed a resignation letter from acting Chief Officer Michael Ebanks prompted the sanctioning of the West Bay North MP.

The newly formed Customs and Border Patrol – a merger of the former Immigration and Customs departments – represents not only a more efficient entity, but is an example of a change in the way policing decisions are made in Cayman, according to Michael Ebanks, deputy chief officer for human resources and immigration.

Long-serving police, fire, and prison officers were honored on Dec. 6 at Government House for the career milestones they achieved between 2014 and 2017.

A new system of vetting travelers before they come to the Cayman Islands aims to improve border security and speed up the flow of passengers arriving in the territory.