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After a temporary $1,000 summer duty-free allowance through 31 August, the Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control has reminded residents that allowance is now reduced to $800 per person. In a press release issued on 9 Sept., the department said that the permanent allowance, which came into effect on 1 Sept., “was introduced through an […] The post Permanent $800 duty-free allowance now in effect appeared first on Cayman Compass.

MPs questioned whether the impact of social assistance programmes aimed at helping people in financial need was being sufficiently tracked, as officials admitted that more work was needed when it comes to measuring their effectiveness. The post Financial assistance impact questioned by MPs appeared first on Cayman Compass.

Ministry of Social Development and Innovation (MSDI) chief officer Nellie Pouchie told members of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that some departments were still not accepting the government’s eID cards, more than eight months after the scheme was launched at the beginning of the year. The post Wide acceptance of government eID cards still elusive appeared first on Cayman Compass.