Archive for April 17th, 2011
Man stabbed in bag snatch
(CNS): A 28- year old male resident was taken to hospital last night after receiving a stab wound tohis back as he tried to retrieve a bag stolen from him at a beach bar. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the stabbing, which took place near Calico Jacks by the Public Beach on West Bay Road sometime around 9pm on Saturday, 16 April. Police said that the man was approached by two other men asking for cigarettes when one of them snatched the bag that the victim was holding for his girlfriend. The muggers ran towards the beach and the victim chased the man with the bag, caught up with him and a struggle began. During the scuffle the second man stabbed the victim in the back.(Photo Dennie WarrenJr)
The muggers ran on the beach towards West Bay and made their escape. The description given to police was that one of the suspects was wearing a red shirt and the other an orange and white striped shirt.
The victim received non life threatening injuries to the left side of his back and was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital, George Town, where he was admitted for treatment.
Anyone who was at Calico Jacks or along West Bay Road around 9:00pm and saw two males wearing the clothing described, witnessed the incident or saw anything suspicious are asked to contact West Bay CID. Information can be passed to West Bay Police Station 949-3999 or the confidential Crime Stoppers number 800-8477 (TIPS).
Cayman Islands Constitution
Cayman Constitution – official website
The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 on legislation.gov.uk
Constitutional Commissions:
Know Your Constitution – The Cayman Islands Constitutional Commission
In the News:
Mac will be Premier 6 Nov (2 October 2009)
Office of the Auditor General
(CNS Library): The Office of the Auditor General scrutinises public spending on behalf of the Legislative Assembly (the Cayman Islands parliament). The auditor general and his staff audit government ministries, portfolios, statutory authorities and government companies. His reports are tabled in the Legislative Assembly after they have been reviewed by the Public Accounts Committee. The current auditor general is Alistair Swarbrick, who took up the position in July 2010, a few months after the previous auditor general, Dan Duguay, released his final Special Report, "State of Financial Accountability Reporting, April 2010", in which he describes the financial accountability reporting as a national crisis.
Notable Reports:
Since his appointment Swarbrick has published two audit reports on the progress of government entities in bringing accounts reporting up to date. These are "Financial and Performance Reporting", and "Financial & Performance Reporting: Update as at 31 March 2011", which reveal a continuing lack of any real accountability with government spending.
On the release of the most recent report, the auditor general said that the alarming number of disclaimers, adverse and qualified opinions he has had to give on core government accounts and some public authorities made it considerably more challenging for his team to alert the authorities to irregularities that might indicate financial crime.
Salary Range for auditor general: $123,348 – $143,064
Number of staff = 18
CNS grade of OAG website = Excellent
Links:
Office of the Auditor General website
Financial Audit and General Reports
FCO website: Appointment of the Auditor General and bio
In the news:
PAC drove progress, says AG (6 April 2011)
Auditor flags areas of risk (5 April 2011)
$69m unaccounted for after failed ministry audit (29 March 2011)
Miller packs in PAC (11 March 2011)
Auditor's office only public body to comply with law (11 January 2011)
$2 million wasted, says auditor general (20 December 2010)
New auditor general named (26 April 2010)
CFOs not helping (24 April 2010)
Duguay passed over (15 April 2010)
Duguay told to fight for job (12 December 2009)
Mac says Dan should go (28 January 2010)
Mac accuses AG of conspiracy (4 November 2009)