Topic: Wilbur Welcome
2025 Year in review: Food security moves centre stage
In 2025, local food security shifted from long-term strategy to tangible action, as leadership changes, infrastructure investments and exposed vulnerability brought renewed urgency to how the country feeds itself.
Red Poll breeding programme welcomes new calves
The Department of Agriculture reports the birth of new Red Poll calves, advancing Cayman’s local beef and food security goals.
Cayman launches first chicken broiler hatchery
Cayman’s push for greater food security has advanced with the launch of its first commercial chicken hatchery, producing both broilers – chickens raised for meat – and egg-laying hens.
Government opens egg facility to boost Cayman’s local food production
Cayman Islands’ first-ever government-operated egg production facility opened this week with the aim of boosting the island’s domestic egg production and reducing reliance on imports.
Beyond imports: Growing food security in Cayman
The story of the farmers, fishers, agri-producers, restaurants and hotels building Cayman's food security.
New director of agriculture making food security a priority
Wilbur Welcome, the new director of the Department of Agriculture, says that bolstering Cayman’s food security will be a major priority under his leadership.
Housing block for Brac school construction workers opens
An accommodation block that will house construction workers for Cayman Brac’s new high school and other future development projects has been officially opened.
Government spent $11M last year to buy land for parks and beaches
Government spent just over $11 million over the past year to snap up land to create new parks, protect coastal property from development and provide shoreline access.
Three old Cayman-style cottages torn down on Brac
Three old Caymanian homes, now owned by government, have been torn down in Cayman Brac over the past two weeks.
Beach vendor permits to be issued next year
A long-awaited policy for issuing permits to vendors on Public Beach should be in place by early next year, government officials claimed Thursday.
Cost estimates for John Gray project continue to rise
The final phases of the new John Gray High School could cost more than $106 million, according to the Ministry of Education. The estimate, shared with the Legislative Assembly Thursday, is higher than the figures provided to the body just days before by Education Minister Juliana O’Connor-Connolly.
Ministry names two new deputy chief officers
Two new deputy chief officers are taking up roles at the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture and Lands.
Young Caymanian Leadership Awards 2018
Every year, the Young Caymanianian Leadership Awards organization recognizes the outstanding achievements of a select group of young Caymanians who have been nominated by members of the public.
For $12,500 a month, Cayman gets voice in US tax debate
As lawmakers in the United States gear up to debate President Donald Trump’s proposed overhaul to the country’s federal tax system, government has hired a multinational law firm to advocate for the Cayman financial sector in Washington D.C.
New legislation intended to prevent terrorist financing
Government currently has no idea about how many nonprofit organizations operate in the territory, according to Ministry of Financial Services and Home Affairs Policy Officer Wilbur Welcome. Such lack of information is a problem for a jurisdiction susceptible to being used for terrorist financing and other nefarious activities, he said.
