Tag: Paul Pearson

Chamber members impatient for labour reform

Chamber members impatient for labour reform

| 21/03/2016 | 3 Comments

(CNS Business): Immigration and labour reform have been identified by Chamber of Commerce members as two of the main issues for the business community, which is becoming impatient for change, according to the new Chamber President Paul Pearson. He also noted the slow introduction of online payment systems within government and said people were spending “countless hours […]

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Chamber and CIG make up over unemployment

Chamber and CIG make up over unemployment

| 05/02/2016 | 2 Comments

(CNS Business): The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce and the government have agreed to work together to address the unemployment challenges facing the country. After several weeks of finger pointing between government and the Chamber over the issue of employing local workers, the newly elected Executive Committee said they had agreed to “identify ways to stimulate economic growth which […]

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New Chamber boss berates job protectionism

New Chamber boss berates job protectionism

| 01/02/2016 | 10 Comments

(CNS Business): As local politicians and the private sector become increasingly at odds over the growing number of work permit numbers in the face of increasing local unemployment, the new president of the Chamber of Commerce has made it clear that its membership will not support any kind of limit on permits. Paul Pearson, a […]

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