ministry of community affairs & housing

With the establishment of Cayman’s first Gender Equality Tribunal (GET) that hears and determines discrimination complaints under the Gender Equality Law (2011), the Ministry of Community Affairs, Gen

Orange was the colour of the day on Friday, 18 May as the Immigration Department participated in an island-wide dress down day during Child Month.

Moms and kids came out to celebrate Child Month’s Mother & Child Evening across Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac last Wednesday (9 May).

It is my pleasure to welcome this special time of year as we express our appreciation for the boys and girls of the Cayman Islands during the 16th annual May Child Month observance.

Visits to Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) and the Department of Environment (DoE), were the first two items on the agenda for Overseas Territories Minister, Mr.

‘Committed, passionate, courageous, driven and loving’ are some words that describe the character of the two ladies who now hold the top positions at the Department of Children and Family Services (DC

Two events this month have brought renewed optimism to the issue of youth rehabilitation in the Cayman Islands.

Two events in March will mark the strengthening of Cayman’s youth rehabilitation efforts by the Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing and other key stakeholders.

Women of the Cayman Islands are being recognized during the 14th annual Honouring Women Month (HWM) observance in March.

After 26 years as a public servant, the time has come to say goodbye.

Giving Boys the Best Possible Start in Life and promoting positive male role models was the focus of the first-ever International Men’s Day celebration.

The Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing has appointed a new Board of Directors to the National Housing Development Trust (NHDT).

Members include:

Rayal Bodden Chairman

Long-time foster parent Ann Haven today (Thursday, 15 September) received a new Hyundai vehicle – courtesy of the Aall Foundation – which will assist her in caring for foster children in her care, inc

The National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) has just completed constructing 12 homes in East End. The homes were built under the Trust’s Affordable Housing Development Programme.

Care for the Islands’ seniors was enhanced on Wednesday (24 November) with the official opening of the newly-refurbished and expanded West Bay Golden Age Home.

September is Recovery Month and is this year being themed, Join the Voices for Recovery - Now More than Ever.

At Government House last Wednesday (23 June), a number of companies and persons who contributed financial support and time to the Junior Achievement programmes, were recognised for their efforts.

Touring the National Council of Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) nursery, day-care and foster home facility – watching toddlers at play, and seeing high schoolers doing homework – was much more than a

An open house for licensed small contractors organised to explain how they could get involved in government’s affordable housing project, received an overwhelming response from the construction indust

On Friday (4 December) Minister of Community Affairs and Housing the Hon. Mike Adam, MBE visited the Maple House for disabled youth and Hillside, the facility for disabled adults.

Efforts are underway to enhance government agency and community worker capabilities for addressing family structure and broader societal stress.

Minister of Education, Training and Employment, the Hon. Rolston Anglin has cited the importance of strengthening the connection between youth and seniors.

Safety features are a major part of ongoing work at the West Bay Golden Age Home, Ministry of Community Affairs and Housing officials report.