Topic: Portfolio of the Civil Service
UCCI expects budget boost
An anticipated infusion of $1.3 million from the Ministry of Education is allowing the University College of the Cayman Islands to end its year with a balanced budget.
‘Inadequate performance’ continues in civil service
Despite public warnings issued a year ago, Cayman Islands Deputy Governor Franz Manderson said poor performance in government “continues by some staff.”
Civil servant grads
Twenty-seven civil servants graduated from the Civil Service College, with 20 completing associate degrees in public administration and seven more receiving certificates in public administration.
Deputy governor will no longer 'run' Legislative Assembly
The management of day-to-day operations within the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly is expected to be transferred away from Deputy Governor Franz Manderson’s office later this month.
Customs staffer is government's employee of the year
A Customs officer who nearly 30 years ago applied nine times for a job in the department before being accepted has been awarded the Cayman Islands government’s Employee of the Year.
New accountant general named
Cayman has a new accountant general.
Civil servants boost Kiwanis cause
Civil servants dressed in blue or yellow last week as part of a charity fundraising effort.
Internal audits, public information
The Compass has recently published stories on problems with airport parking, billing for trash collection, vulnerabilities in government's information security systems, and a bureaucratic morass at the Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Believe it or not — we consider this to be good news.
Miller: Block foreigners from civil service college
North Side MLA Ezzard Miller wants to block non-Caymanian civil servants from taking further education courses through the civil service college.
'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.
Bureaucrats' meddling with public safety puts Cayman at risk
As the old saying goes, “There’s never a cop around when you need one.” Here in the Cayman Islands, now we know why: Because the government won't allow Police Commissioner David Baines to hire the officers he needs.
Government releases audits, will continue to seek delays
Government releases a handful of internal audits, but seeks to further delay the release of those reports in the future.
Defending FOI and the information managers
Acting Information Commissioner Jan Liebaers defends the Freedom of Information Law and Cayman's information managers.
Government ignores internal audits
Government is largely ignoring the recommendations of its own auditors, a recently-released report reveals.
Playing 'Hide and Seek' with audit reports
Delaying the public release of Internal Audit reports is not a way of protecting the Internal Audit Unit, it's a way of protecting the civil service departments which it audits.
Government delays controversial audits release
Government backtracks on a long-established open records process for Internal Audit Unit reports.
Auditor: Bad debts, employee benefits hit HSA's finances
A new Auditor General report raises concerns about mounting patient debts and retiree healthcare for the Health Services Authority.
Official: Travel debacle could reoccur
Systemic problems that led to an embarassing expenses audit for government last year have not been fully corrected.
Civil service ‘rollover’ would impact Cayman's police, educators
Police, prison guards, teachers and medical personnel in Cayman would be hit hardest by a civil service "rollover" policy.
Report: Little change in size of Cayman Islands government
The total number of Cayman Islands public sector employees has not changed much in the last five budget years.
Premier trumpets audit successes again
More government agencies pass their annual audit tests, but most of those reports still haven't been made public.
Chamber of Commerce calls for new government accountability standard
The Chamber of Commerce acknowledges the government's progress in accountability over 10 years, but says there is a long road ahead.
Audit results: Applause yes; ovation, not yet
The government's announcement that two of its ministries received unqualified audit opinions is not yet cause for major celebration.
Two of 41 government entities ace audits
Cayman Islands leaders say public sector accountants appear to be getting their numbers “right the first time, and on time.”
‘Project Future’: How far into the future?
The government's establishment of a "Project Future Steering Committee" is an early and easy, but important, step toward cutting the size and cost of the Cayman Islands civil service.
‘Project Future’ committee to implement EY report
The Cayman Islands government’s quest to downsize and improve the local civil service has taken another step forward.
Government employee of the year chosen
Venice Tatum is the civil service's Employee of the Year.
Open records law use increasing
The use of Cayman's Freedom of Information Law appears to be increasing in popularity.
Watler: Looking out for CS membership
The Cayman Islands Civil Service Association pushes back over a consultant's report that suggests outsourcing for the public sector.
Swarbrick: Public sector needs leadership, not legislation
Stronger leadership and a clearer chain of accountability for civil servants – not more legislation – are key to preventing public funds from being wasted, Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick told legislators at a hearing of the Public Accounts Committee last week.
Public bodies exempt from austerity
Government agencies could be undermining efforts to cut the overall cost of the public sector, two senior civil servants warned on Wednesday.
Exorbitant travel expenses revealed in credit cards
Globe-trotting, luxury dining and limo rentals were among some of the charges on the credit card bills of upper-echelon civil servants and elected ministers.
Private sector pensions not transferable to gov’t plan
Some Caymanians are finding their retirement savings from private sector jobs can't come with them when they join government.
Manderson: ‘We can’t fall down on this’
Civil servants are warned not to laugh off government's latest efforts at downsizing.
One year later, quest for Cabinet records lingers
Government takes more than a year trying to decide whether records of Cabinet meetings should be made public.
Gov’t withholds reports on IT systems
Two recent reports on security and operations problems in government information technology systems were held from public release.
Gov’t spent $12,000 on booze at parties
Government runs up some serious 'hospitality' bills on the taxpayers' dime.
Government budgets for 100-plus staff increase
The Cayman Islands government plans for a modest staff increase during the 2014/15 budget year.
Chamber: Cut gov’t costs now
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce representatives say it's time to stop talking about cutting government costs and do it.
Private sector to help shrink government
The local office of ‘big four’ accounting firm Ernst and Young has been tapped by the Cayman Islands government as it seeks to reduce the size and improve the effectiveness of the civil service.
Report: Civil servants living in fear
Blatant wrongdoing within the civil service is going unreported because of fear, Cayman's government watchdog reports.
New appointments in tourism ministry
Two Caymanians are climbing the civil service career ladder after recent promotions.
Sixteen civil servants can ‘separate’ from jobs
More than a dozen civil servants may voluntarily leave their posts prior to reaching retirement age.
Editorial for 23 July: Reining in civil service travel
A review of government travel policies is well overdue, but late is better than never.
Civil servants hold talks
The Cayman Islands Civil Service Association members discuss the future.
HSA budget by the numbers
Cayman's public health agency is keeping expenses in line, but has challenges with pension obligations and unpaid debts.
Gov’t sheds light on civil servants’ moonlighting
Some civil servants stay busy with their own business interests outside government.
FOI request on Ritz letters drags on
Five
months after being sent an open records request, the Cayman Islands
government has been unable to produce all correspondence that allegedly
occurred between officials and the purchasers of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand
Cayman, ahead of the public auction of the property 31 October, 2012.
Samuel Rose gets Cabinet secretary nod from governor
Governor Duncan Taylor announced the appointment of Samuel Rose, longtime Deputy Chief Officer for Financial Services, to replace Orrett Connor as Cabinet Secretary upon his February retirement.
Thinking pink
Government officials take on breast cancer with pink ribbons.
Members of budget committee named
The public-private sector committee formed at the request of the United
Kingdom government to help shepherd the Cayman Islands government budget
through the year now has a full slate of members.
Deputy governor honours go to principal
A civil service award puts education in the spotlight.
Antennae delays gov’t tv launch
The planned Cayman Islands Government TV channel is awaiting a single piece of equipment and some staff before it will be up and running.
No court challenge in FOI case
Threats of a court challenge over an FOI records release don't materialise.
Civil Service orientation held
A group of civil service recruits recently attended mandatory orientation training. This training was aimed to help familiarise the participants with organisational structure and legal principles which exist in the government.
Gov’t weighs FOI court challenge
The deputy governor says the release of certain job applicants' personal information is a bit too much openness and transparency.
Area groups issue statements on expat payroll tax
Area groups have spoken out about the proposed payroll tax for expats in the Cayman Islands.
Budget to LA by ‘early August’
Premier Bush says no civil service job cuts in upcoming government spending plan.
Large number of government resignations
About one-third of the civil service job leavers during 2010/11 resigned their positions.
Walkers admits four
Walkers admits four new Caymanian attorneys in one week.
Civil service seeks rules on ‘gainful employment’
The civil service looks to put rules in place for employees who work extra jobs.
New government building half full
As of 31 January, 466 civil servants are working in the Government Administration Building on Elgin Avenue, some 10 months after government entities began moving into the building.
Civil service gets unprecedented access
All
Cayman Islands civil servants will now receive heretofore unseen access
to decisions of government managers, according to a decision reached
last week
by top officials.
by top officials.
Turks and Caicos Islands to eliminate pension ‘double dip’
Turks and Caicos civil servants will no longer be able to retire, earn a pension and then be re-employed by government.
Details of top brass meeting revealed
Unprecedented access to government information and decision-making has now been made available to civil servants.
New faces in civil service top posts
Some major changes at the top within the Cayman Islands civil service.
New civil service chiefs appointed
Some major personnel moves in the Cayman Islands civil service were
announced Wednesday.
Auditor queries health authority profit
The Health Services Authority has posted a profit of $6.2 million for the 2009/2010 financial year, but the auditor general disclaimed an audit opinion because there were insufficient records to back up the figures.
Hacking Scandal
Operation Tempura's former overseer is out at the UK Metropolitan Police.
Op Tempura ‘overseer’ pressured to quit
A UK cop under fire in a phone hacking scandal once oversaw the Operation Tempura corruption investigation in Cayman.
New top prosecutor named
Cheryll Richards, QC, has been named as Cayman’s
first Director of Public Prosecutions.
Civil Service: Raises do appear legit
The organisation that represents Cayman's government workers says pay raises last year were given within the law.
