OPPOSITION WARNS GOVERNMENT OVER PLANNED US$400m BOND
The opposition Progressives party has cautioned the PACT government against proceeding with plans for a US$400 million 30-year bond.
The opposition Progressives party has cautioned the PACT government against proceeding with plans for a US$400 million 30-year bond.
As Leader of the Progressives it gives me great pride, on behalf of the Progressives, to congratulate our colleague and Party Chairman, The Hon Alden McLaughlin, on being appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
The Ministry of Home Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Rivas and Erica Ebanks to the posts of Acting Director and Acting Deputy Director in the Department of Community Rehabilitation (DCR).
Today, I want to wish you a Blessed and Merry Christmas, and a Bright and Prosperous New Year.
2021 continues to be a challenging year with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting our community and economy on a larger scale, and each of us individually on a personal level.
Government pensioners received a $150 ex-gratia payment for Christmas. The Cabinet approved the one-off payment at a special meeting on Tuesday, 21 December 2021.
All of the statutory boards under the remit of Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman (WORC) will be taking a break for the holiday season, having been holding regular meetings since first convening in mid-November as per the Immigration (Transition) Act (2021 Revision).
The Global Citizen Concierge Programme has been extended for an additional year following Cabinet approval to amend the Immigration (Transition) (Global Citizen Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 accordingly.
At a press conference held Thursday, government announced a series of measures to try and slow down the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 that is currently rapidly taking off around the world.
Calling it a budget that “delivers on many of the promises made during the campaign to invest in our people and their wellbeing”, Hon. Min. of Finance and Economic Development Chris Saunders piloted his first budget through the Cayman Islands Parliament last week
In Parliament on Thursday, 2 December, Lands Minister Juliana O’Connor Connolly announced the roll out in 2022 of a new affordable residential land lot programme, created in response to major concerns raised by Caymanians across all three islands.