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Chamber of Commerce President: “We Cannot Speak Correctly About Cayman For Caymanians If We Do Not Prepare Our Children For Jobs”

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Chamber of Commerce President: “We Cannot Speak Correctly About Cayman For Caymanians If We Do Not Prepare Our Children For Jobs”

blackboxinsightsnews January 20, 2025

By Alric Lindsay At the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Economic Forum last week, president Joanne Rutty Lawson said, “We cannot speak correctly about Cayman for Caymanians if we do not prepare our children for jobs in the financial...

Two Caymanians & Two Jamaicans Appeared In Court Today For Alleged Illicit Trafficking Of 560 Pounds Of Ganja On The High Seas

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Two Caymanians & Two Jamaicans Appeared In Court Today For Alleged Illicit Trafficking Of 560 Pounds Of Ganja On The High Seas

blackboxinsightsnews September 23, 2024

By Alric Lindsay Kimani Bonnick, Barry McCarthy, Leon Harvey and Corey Brown appeared in Summary Court today to hear charges concerning the alleged illicit trafficking of drugs from Jamaica to Grand Cayman. The Jamaican Defence Force Coast Guard and...

MP Kenneth Bryan Explains Why Ministers Have No Control Over Hiring In the Civil Service, Highlights High Percentage Of Jamaicans In The Police Service

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MP Kenneth Bryan Explains Why Ministers Have No Control Over Hiring In the Civil Service, Highlights High Percentage Of Jamaicans In The Police Service

blackboxinsightsnews September 21, 2024

By Alric Lindsay Deputy Governor Franz Manderson and Minister of Tourism Kenneth Bryan appeared on the For The Record talk show with Orrett Connor on September 20, 2024. They discussed ministers’ authority to hire and fire employees, the difficulties...

Chief Officer Says The Reported Number Of Caymanians Unemployed Is Understated & We Must Remove The Stigma Attached To Certain Jobs

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Chief Officer Says The Reported Number Of Caymanians Unemployed Is Understated & We Must Remove The Stigma Attached To Certain Jobs

blackboxinsightsnews September 8, 2024

By Alric Lindsay In response to questions from MP Joey Hew at a Public Accounts Committee hearing on September 5, 2024, Wesley Howell, Chief Officer in the Ministry of Border Control, Labour & Culture, explained that the 1,000 or...