Both government and the Chamber of Commerce have hailed the Ready2Work KY initiative as a positive example of how the public and private sectors can work together to address issues relating to employment and the workforce.
For her great customer service skills and dedication to her duties in registering companies, partnerships and trusts, Wendy Scott received the Chief Officer's award for November 2015 as the top employee for the Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and the Environment.
From the age of 14, Brittney Parchman knew she wanted to pursue a career in forensic science. Now, eight years later, she’s been promoted from being a trainee to a full-fledged Scenes of Crime Officer with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS).
The overall unemployment rate in the Cayman Islands declined to 4.2 per cent in the third quarter of last year, the lowest it has been in eight years. At the same time unemployment among Caymanians is also sliding, down to 6.2 percent – a fall of nearly two per cent compared to the 7.9 per cent reco
The way has been paved for the introduction of a national minimum wage in the Cayman Islands starting next month. This was done by way of an Order from Cabinet, while other legislative measures are being worked on to update the Labour Law.
A Caymanian accountant and former Treasury Manager, Theresa Walters, is the new Deputy Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.
A volunteer group that held a drive to register out of work Caymanians last week, said short term employment initiatives used by government will not address the problems in the job market. At the same time, its members have promised to do all they can to assist those who have been falling through
The Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service, Franz Manderson this week announced the appointment of Suzanne Bothwell as Court Administrator Designate.
The Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs has announced Caymanian veteran educator Shari Smith as the new Senior Policy Manager and Advisor for Inclusion.
Gavin Dixon is now seeing the fruits of his labour and sacrifice. Mr Dixon was last week called to the bar as a lawyer able to practise in the Cayman Islands.