Civil servants awarded for their efforts in the community on weekend Loop Cayman Islands

Black Immigrant Daily News

Romellia Welcome, president of the not-for-profit organisation, Cayman Kind Action Committee, said that about 35 people gathered at an awards ceremony put on by the organisation on Saturday, November 12, 2022 at the T.E Mcfield Centre in George Town to honour certain civil servants for their work in various communities.

According to Ms Welcome, the five awards, sponsored by Cayman Kind Action Committee, were given to P C Tamara Jackson from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS), PC Fabian O’Connor from the RCIPS, Byron Morgan (former RCIPS officer), Ellington Forbes of the National Roads Authority (NRA) and Gideon Simms of the Department of Environmental Health (DEH).

RCIPS officers with their awards

As to what Cayman Kind Action Committee hoped to accomplish by the awards ceremony, Ms Welcome said:

The goal the organization hope to achieved was to bring awareness of the group and to show appreciation to the dedicated and hardworking individuals in the various government entities who go above and beyond the call of duty to make it possible to fulfil the needs of the communities throughout the island.

In order to be considered for the awards, Ms Welcome confirmed that the candidates were required to meet specific criteria, including being reliable, honest, showing team spirit, being able to work in harmony with others and being dedicated to completion of tasks.

Persons attending the event and showing their support for the awardees included Mr Richard Simms, Director of DEH, Edward Howard, Managing Director of NRA, Shena Ebanks, Chief Human Resources Officer of the NRA, Inspector Leslie Laing Hall of the RCIPS, Minister of Infrastructure, Jay Ebanks, Parliamentary Secretary, Heather Bodden.

Ms Welcome also confirmed that donations for the event were provided by Foster Food Fair, Partyville, Party source, Diamond International, Cayman Community Support Services, George Town Community Development Officer, Ms Dorline Welcome and Ms. Mavis Morris.

Cayman Kind Action Committee expects to hold this ceremony, the first of its kind for the organisation, on an annual basis.

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