Topic: Ministry of Community Affairs
Gender equality poses new legal ground
Under the new Gender Equality Law, employers will not be able to query female job candidates as to their pregnancy status or future family plans, and employees will have legal recourse in case they are sexually harassed or otherwise discriminated against on the basis of gender.
Honouring women, connecting girls
Women of the Cayman Islands are being recognised during the 14th annual Honouring Women Month observance in March.
March ground breaking set for Cayman youth remand facility
A mid-March ground breaking has been scheduled for the Cayman Islands Youth Centre, the long-discussed youth remand facility to be located adjacent to the Fairbanks prison for women.
New head of Family Resource Centre appointed by ministry
Miriam Foster ahs been confirmed as the new head of the Family Resource Centre.
Gender equality ‘enforcers’ appointed
Cayman's first Gender Equality Tribunal is appointed.
Nominations being accepted for GT district council
George Towners can now make nominations for their district council representatives.
GIS welcomes new employees
Two newly-recruited Caymanian communicators, Yvette Cacho and Stephon Johnson, round out the staff at the offices of Government Information Services.
Cayman Airways welcomes Brac seniors
A group of Cayman Brac senior citizens received complimentary roundtrip airfare from Cayman Airways to attend a weekend retreat on Grand Cayman last weekend.
Central Planning Authority approvals
The Central Planning Authority approved a number of projects during its meetings held 31 August and 14 September, subject to various requirements stipulated by the Authority.
Compass Point: Crime – Governor, government share crime fighting duties
The governor and the elected government both have roles in fighting crime, but the roles aren't as clear cut as some would think.
Compass Point | Crime: Going inside the criminal mind
Exploring the mind of Cayman's criminal element.
Almost 8,000 get Government aid
A massive number of people are on some form of government assistance in Cayman.
Foster’s helps family centre
The Family Resource Centre will be better able to carry out its function thanks to the donation of a 12-seat van by Fosters Food Fair IGA, according to a government press release.
Finance ministry contravenes FOI Law
The Information Commissioner's Office has found the Ministry of Finance, Tourism and Development, which is headed by Premier McKeeva Bush, contravened the Freedom of Information Law by failing to respond to two open records requests.
$100 bonus for seamen, veterans
The Cayman Islands government will give some CI$200,000 in Christmas bonus
payments to
seamen, veterans and family services clients this year.
Government secures US$185M financing
Government
has it deal for US$185M in financing, but questions are already being raised
about the deal.
Letters to the Editor: CayHealth addresses seniors’ needs
CayHealth is a collaborative programme of the Ministry of Health, Community Affairs, Gender and Housing, along with the Health Services Authority. It is addressing issues of older persons this month.
No word on gov’t borrowing
Arrangements
on financing for a proposed $155 million in government borrowing remained
unclear months after bids for long-term financing went out.
Office looks to speed FOI requests
Efforts
are under way to speed up Cayman's open records process, and to fight off a
culture of secrecy in government.
Letters to the Editor: Join the voices for recovery
September is recovery month.
Gov’t restarts search for lender
The Cayman Islands government will
have to try again to get a lender for its’ $155 million borrowing plan.
Government borrowing plan: $155M
About one-fifth of Cayman's government borrowing over the next year will go toward sustaining daily operations.
A foster parent shares experiences
A foster parent tells about hopes, joys and challenges.
Letters to the Editor: Get involved in Child Month
The month of May is a significant time of year in the Cayman Islands.
Letters to the Editor: A way to stem crime
The rise in violent crime especially against women in the Cayman Islands is proof that our Islands face social challenges, which are complex and require rigorous, sustained, disciplined analysis.
Cayman homicide total low
The Cayman Islands is fortunate its police service is not investigating eight homicides in 2010, instead of two.
$100 Christmas bonus in January
Indigents, vets, seamen getting money
Affordable homes plan draw interest
A strong turnout marked the Licensed Contractors' open house on pre-qualification requirements for the first phase of the National Housing Development Trust's affordable housing project, scheduled to begin early next year
Seamen, veterans wonder about bonus
Cayman's retired seamen, veterans and indigent may have to forgo a government-issued Christmas bonus this year.
Social challenges deep in Cayman
The rise in violent crime in the Cayman Islands is proof that our islands face social challenges that are complex and require rigorous, sustained, disciplined analysis.
Seafarers benefits
The Administration of seafarers' benefits, previously undertaken by the Ministry of Health, is now the responsibility of the Ministry of Community Affairs and Housing.
Civil service leaders reshuffled
New officers get top posts
Cayman honours four
The name Heather Dianne Bodden has become synonymous with compassion, energy and generosity. Born 13 September 1956, the eldest daughter of Jay and Mary Bodden, she has dedicated most of her adult life to others.
Big J a musical soldier
Jeff Seymour a.k.a. Big J sees himself as a musical soldier who uses his art to pursue social themes.
