Archive for September 2nd, 2012
Government oversight
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC)
Office of the Auditor General (OAG)
Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC)
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Department of Health Regulatory Services
Judicial and Legal Services Commission
Pensions Office
Constituational Commissions:
Human Rights Commission
Commission for Standards in Public Life
Constitutional Commission
Legislative Assembly Committees
Standing Committees
Finance Committee
Register of Interests Committee
Standing Orders Committee
Standing Select Committees
Standing Business Committee
Standing House Committee
Standing Select Committee on Privilege
Standing Select Committee to Overses the Performance of the Office of the Complaints Commissioner
Advisory district councils
(CNS Library): The government passed the Advisory District Councils Bill (2010) by eight votes to five in the Legislative Assembly on 31 October 2011. The purpose of the district councils is to advise MLAs but under the law they are appointed by Cabinet and not elected. The bill was opposed by Independent MLA Ezzard Miller and the opposition PPM party after government refused to reconsider making them elected councils or bodies chosen by all the constituency MLAs. As the bill passed, Premier McKeeva Bush said the bill would improve public participation and set in train an “evolutionary change” between the governed and those who govern.
In the news:
Government boards and committees
Government boards are set to over oversee various government entities. They are appointed by the current administration.
Adoption Board
Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of Mercy
Agricultural Development Committee
Airports Authority Board
Air Transport Licensing Authority
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
Anti-Money Laundering Steering Group
Aquaculture Development Committee
Assessment Committee (Roads)
Beautification Committees
Business Staffing Plan Board
CAYS Foundation Board of Directors
CINICO Ltd Board of Directors
Caribbean Examinations Council National Committee
Cayman Against Substance Abuse
Cayman Airways Board Of Directors
Cayman Islands Development Bank Board
Cayman Islands Film Commission
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Board of Directors
Cayman National Cultural Foundation Board
Cayman Turtle Farm Ltd. Board of Directors
Caymanian Status & Permanent Residency Board
Central Planning Authority
Central Tenders Committee
Civic Centre Management Committee, Aston Rutty Centre, Cayman Brac
Cinematographic Authority
Civil Aviation Authority Board (345) 949-7811
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) of the Legislative Assembly
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Executive Committee of the Legislative Assembly
Community Development Action Committees (CODACS)
Company Sector Consultative Committee
Council for Professions Allied with Medicine
Dangerous Substance Handling & Storage Board
Department of Vehicle & Equipment Services Board
Development Control Board
Development Plan Tribunal
E-Business Advisory Board
Education & Training Board
Education Appeals Tribunal
Education Board Cayman Brac & Little Cayman
Education Council
Electrical Board of Examiners
Electricity Regulatory Authority Board
Financial Reporting Authority
Financial Services Committee
Grand Court Rules Committee
Growth Management / Investment Advisory Board
Health Appeals Tribunal
Health Councils
Health Services Authority Board Of Directors
Hospital Complaints Committee
Hotels Licensing Board
Immigration Appeals Tribunal
Immigration Board Cayman Brac & Little Cayman
Information & Communications Technology Authority Board
Investors in People Steering Committee
Labour Appeals Tribunal
Labour Tribunals
Labour Tribunal of Cayman Brac & Little Cayman
Land Surveyors Board
Legal Advisory Council
Legislative Assembly Committees
Library Committee of Management
Liquor Licensing Board (Grand Cayman)
Liquor Licensing Board of Cayman Brac & Little Cayman
Marine Conservation Board
Maritime (Shipping) Sector Consultative Committee
Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands Board of Directors
Medical & Dental Council
Miss Cayman Islands Committee
Museum Board of Control
Museum Law – Trustees
National Council of Voluntary Organisations
National Drug Council
National Gallery
National Gallery & Art Institute Board
National Gallery Management Board
National Gallery Trustees
National Housing Development Trust Board of Directors
National Hurricane Committee
National Pensions Board
National Roads Authority Board
National Trust Council (Appointment of Certain Members)
National Security Council
National Youth Commission
Nursing & Midwifery Council
Parole Commissioners Board
Pedro St. James National Historic Site
Pharmacy Council
Pirates Week Festival Committee
Planning Appeals Tribunal
Planning Appeals Tribunal (Sister Islands)
Plumbers Examination Board
Port Authority Board (345) 949-2228
Price Gouging Control Commission
Prison Inspection Board
Private Finance Initiative Advisory Board
Private Sector Consultative Committee
Public Library Management Committee
Public Sector Investment Committee
Public Service Pensions Board
Public Service Pensions Board Trustees
Public Transport Board
Receiver of Wrecks for the Cayman Islands
Shipping Sector Consultative Committee
Sister Islands Affordable Housing Development Corporation Board
Special Land Disputes Tribunal
Stamp Advisory Committee
Stamps Survey Board
Street Naming & Property Numbering Committee
T E McField Youth & Community Centre Management Committee
Tertiary Education Council
Tourism Advisory Council
Tourism Attraction Board
Trade & Business Licensing Board
University College Board of Governors
Utilities Advisory Committee
Veterinary Board
Water Authority Board
Work Permit Board
Statutory authorities & Government-owned business
Statutory authorities and government companies are owned by the government on behalf of the people of the Cayman Islands but are legally separate from the government. The ownership relationship exists regardless of whether it is reflected in the form of shares or a formal capital holding.
Statutory authorities:
Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA)
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA)
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Health Services Authority (HSA)
Information Communications and Technology Authority (ICTA)
Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands (MACI)
National Roads Authority (NRA)
Port Authority of the Cayman Islands
Stock Exchange Authority
Tax Information Authority (TIA)
Water Authority (WA)
Government-owned companies:
Cayman Airways Ltd (CAL)
Cayman Islands Development Bank (CIDB)
Cayman Islands National Insurance Company Limited (CINICO)
Cayman Islands National Museum
Cayman Islands National Cultural Foundation
Children and Youth Services (CAYS) Foundation
Cayman Islands Stock Exchange Limited (CSX)
Cayman Turtle Farm (1983) Limited
National Drug Council
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands
National Housing Development Trust
Public Service Pensions Board
Sister Islands Affordable Housing Corporation (SIAHC)
Tourism Attractions Board
University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI)
Firearms case fixed for January trial
(CNS): Despite being in custody at HMP Northward, two men will have to wait until next year to face trial for possession of an unlicensed semi-automatic firearm because of the backlog of Grand Court trials. Roger Moore (27) and Osbourne Douglas (25) were arrested by police in May when officers reportedly recovered the gun from a car the men were in after it was stopped in George Town. Douglas and Moore both pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday, which the court heard hangs on DNA evidence, and were remanded in custody until the five day trial on 28 January 2013.
The crown claims that the car driven by Douglas was stopped by the police and the men got out of the car. The weapon fell from the pants leg of Moore.
Douglas then tried to grab the weapon and struggled with the police officer, who was eventually able to retrieve the gun. The George Town man had originally pleaded guilty to obstruction following the arrest and was given a sentence of sixty days. He was later re-arrested and charged with possession of the automatic handgun after police found what they say is Douglas’s DNA on the gun.
Murder cases stalled with appeal result outstanding
(CNS): Two outstanding murder charges against a West Bay man have been stalled in the court system as the parties involved wait on the results of a Court of Appeal decision. Raziel Jeffers had an appeal against a murder and attempted murder conviction heard by the appeal court in July but the panel has not yet delivered its verdict. Local Attorney Richard Barton told the chief justice on Friday that two indictments against his client could not progress as no decision had yet been received from the higher court and the further charges against his client were dependent on the outcome of that appeal.
The 28-year-old man’s murder conviction of the fatal shooting of Marcus Ebanks and attempted murder of several other young men during a 2009 gang-related shooting in Bonaventure Lane in West Bay was based heavily on evidence given by his former girlfriend. The same woman is also the crown’s main witness in the allegations against Jeffers for the murder of Marcus Duran and Damion Ming in March 2010, also in West Bay.
However, during his July appeal Michael Wolkind QC, instructed by Barton, had produced telephone evidence before the appeal court that indicated the key witness had lied on the stand about the day of the murder. As a result, a question mark hangs over the advancement of the charges against Jeffers if the higher court upholds the appeal over the Bonaventure shooting.
With more than a month having passed since the appeal case was heard, Chief Justice Anthony Smellie told both the crown and defence attorneys to write to the Court of Appeal registrar requesting some indication of when a judgment could be expected as the outstanding cases could not simply be allowed to be continually adjourned without any understanding of when the issues might be resolved, he said.
Following his instructions to the lawyers involved, the chief justice adjourned the cases for a further four weeks in the anticipation that by the next appearance there would be some indication on the state of the appeal.
Related article:
Public servants’ pay scale
Annual salary scale for civil servants 1 June 2010 – 30 June 2011
Unique Position by Grade Report – November 2011
Most senior positions:
| Salary Range $160,020 – $176,628 | Current number of employees |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice | 1 |
| Deputy Governor | 1 |
| Governor | 1 |
| Puisne Judge | 3 |
| Salary Range $152,304 – $172,296 | Current number of employees |
|---|---|
| Attorney General | 1 |
| Deputy Premier | 1 |
| Financial Secretary | 1 |
| Minister | 3 |
| Premier | 1 |
| Speaker – LA | 1 |
| Salary Range $123,348 – $143,064 | Current number of employees |
|---|---|
| Auditor General | 1 |
| Cabinet Secretary | 1 |
| Chief Magistrate | 1 |
| Chief Officer | 9 |
| Deputy Financial Secretary | 1 |
| Deputy Financial Secretary (Financial Services) | 1 |
| District Commissioner | 1 |
| Solicitor General | 1 |
| Salary Range $105,696 – $125,640 | Current number of employees |
|---|---|
| Accountant General | 1 |
| Chief Education Officer | 1 |
| Chief Immigration Officer | 1 |
| Commissioner of Police | 1 |
| Deputy Speaker – LA | 1 |
| Director of Public Prosecutions | 1 |
| Director of Tourism | 1 |
| Director PWD | 1 |
| Leader of the Opposition | 1 |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | 8 |
| Senior Assistant Financial Secretary | 1 |
| Senior Assistant Financial Secretary (Public Fin) | 1 |
| Salary Range $96,372 – $117,420 | Current number of employees |
|---|---|
| Assistant Financial Secretary (Financial Services) | 1 |
| Chief Fire Officer | 1 |
| Collector of Customs | 1 |
| Complaints Commissioner | 1 |
| Courts Administrator | 1 |
| Deputy Solicitor General | 1 |
| Director Lands & Survey | 1 |
| Director of Agriculture | 1 |
| Director of Children & Family Services | 1 |
| Director of Computer Services | 1 |
| Director of Environment | 1 |
| Director of Environmental Health | 1 |
| Director of Financial Services Secretariat | 1 |
| Director of Planning | 1 |
| Director of Prisons | 1 |
| Director Tax Information Authority | 1 |
| Director, Department of Commerce & Investment | 1 |
| Director, NEMA | 1 |
| First Legislative Counsel | 1 |
| Information Commissioner | 1 |
| Magistrate | 2 |
| Postmaster General | 1 |
| Principal Policy Advisor | 1 |
| Registrar General | 1 |
| Senior Strategic Advisor | 2 |
| Snr Legislative Counsel/Law Reform Administrator | 1 |
University College of the Cayman Islands
| Salary Range $71,616 – $96,336 | Current number of employees |
|---|---|
| Accountant | 1 |
| Registrar | 1 |
| Dean | 1 |
Christie to probe Jamaica independence bash in UK
(CNS): Jamaica’s contractor general is undergoing a review of the public money spent on the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebrations, in particular those that took place in the UK. Greg Christie said that as a result of a number of allegations made to his office of “irregular and improper government spending, and 'nepotism', in respect of the Independence Celebrations” and the public disquiet over the alleged lack of information on the public money spent in the United Kingdom, the OCG has written to Robert Martin, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, asking for all the relevant documents.
“The OCG has requested a copy of the approved budget for the Jamaica 50 Anniversary Celebrations, together with a full accounting in respect of each budget line item to include (a) the particulars of all contracts that were awarded, (b) the names of the respective contractors, (c) the values of the respective contracts, (d) the procurement methodologies that were utilized and, (e) the locations at which the contracts were performed,” the OCG said in a release this week.
As well as examining whether the public got value for money, Christie will be looking at the alleged one million pounds sterling (£1,000,000) which was spent on the London-based Independence Celebrations; air transportation expenditures from Jamaica to the United Kingdom and back; and accommodation expenditures within the UK, as well as the various contracts related to the celebrations.
“In the interest of public transparency, the OCG will table the results of its review in Parliament,” said Christie.