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Forum: Police
Feb 4th 2024, 8:56 am
Replies: 63
Views: 17,556
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Queensland Police Service (QPS) International Recruitment

Ah Baz, the good old days working in the *****. My pal has just left there to join Queensland. I've left the Caribbean too and I've got a wee number in the Channel Islands now to take me up to...
Forum: Police
Jan 20th 2024, 9:57 am
Replies: 1,005
Views: 261,901
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: WA Police International Transition recruitment

Probably best that they didn't apply and were successful as I can pretty much guarantee that they wouldn't have lasted long. You have to shake that attitude off first and then absorb the culture of...
Forum: Police
Jul 5th 2023, 5:32 am
Replies: 63
Views: 17,556
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Queensland Police Service (QPS) International Recruitment

Hi Baz
Quality post as usual from yourself. FYI, I've left Cayman now after 5 years and moved to Guernsey. Different again from Cayman and very different from the old F div. Unfortunately QPS isn't...
Forum: Police
Dec 30th 2022, 6:17 am
Replies: 1,005
Views: 261,901
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: WA Police International Transition recruitment

Very brave (and big) move with service in that bracket. I did a similar move with 18 years service and don't regret it one bit. Best of luck. A better lifestyle awaits you, trust me.
Forum: Police
Dec 5th 2022, 10:17 pm
Replies: 1,005
Views: 261,901
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: WA Police International Transition recruitment

I made the move from Police Scotland to the Cayman Islands so I fully understand the pull of a new life but I need to ask why as an Insp, who will lose the rank you've worked hard to get, would you...
Forum: Police
Oct 19th 2022, 10:55 am
Replies: 1,005
Views: 261,901
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: WA Police International Transition recruitment

Brilliant! Loved every minute but circumstances have changed and it's time for another adventure.
Forum: Police
Oct 15th 2022, 1:44 pm
Replies: 1,005
Views: 261,901
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: WA Police International Transition recruitment

I'm in the middle of a move to Guernsey Police from the Cayman Islands police service but I foresee a genuine mountain of applications from UK cops everywhere. It's definitely not easy making the...
Oct 19th 2021, 10:37 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 9,493
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: I got called 'an arrogant s**t' today..

Here in Cayman all non-locals are ex-pats whether they are Jamaican, British, Canadian...etc. The Caribbean countries tend to socialise together in the same way that the Brit ex-pats do here. Part of...
Jul 9th 2021, 8:02 pm
Replies: 94
Views: 20,275
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Moving Back to UK from Canada- Any Recent Experiences?

I'm always very surprised by some of the negative comments regarding Toronto and Canada generally. I was under the impression that it was a friendly and progressive country but reading some of this...
Forum: Police
Mar 20th 2021, 1:22 am
Replies: 158
Views: 117,494
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting

Well I think you have enough posts now to PM people. There are a few on here who can answer your questions.
Forum: Police
Mar 19th 2021, 12:27 am
Replies: 158
Views: 117,494
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting

It costs a mint to live here.

You'll both need to work.

It takes a year to even begin to adjust to the culture and being so far from home.

Childcare/nursery fees will take a huge chunk of...
Forum: Police
Mar 18th 2021, 12:03 pm
Replies: 158
Views: 117,494
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting

Have you looked back at all the previous threads on RCIPS?
Forum: Police
Feb 13th 2021, 6:34 pm
Replies: 158
Views: 117,494
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting

Well it isn't Edinburgh. It's an eye opener. LOTS to consider before coming here.
Forum: Police
Feb 11th 2021, 10:37 pm
Replies: 158
Views: 117,494
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting

Kay Dew, where do you currently work?
Forum: Police
Feb 10th 2021, 11:26 pm
Replies: 158
Views: 117,494
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting

We've just taken a bunch on but those were primarily for specialist posts. As Baz said (Hi Baz) you have the advantage of being a resident shortly. I would wait until you get here and pursue it then....
Feb 8th 2021, 11:54 am
Replies: 51
Views: 6,499
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Covid update

Back in circulation and thankful for it. 15 days is plenty locked up. So celebrated it with a staycation at The Kimpton. I don't have the first idea about american football. It's a complete mystery...
Jan 29th 2021, 11:03 am
Replies: 35
Views: 4,261
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Cayman's offshore business

As I said earlier, the 'efficiency' of the civil service means that this will take a while to go anywhere. Surely it must have to go to the LA for debate and any subsequent legislation would have to...
Jan 28th 2021, 1:18 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 4,261
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Cayman's offshore business

So I'll be paying into something that will never benefit me? What about no taxation without representation? Luckily I know how 'efficient' the civil service can be so I wouldn't be expecting anything...
Jan 27th 2021, 12:05 pm
Replies: 35
Views: 4,261
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Cayman's offshore business

It's expensive enough to live here. If they start chopping off part of my wage then I would genuinely have to think about leaving. Blighty may be no fun just now but it's a damn sight cheaper to...
Jan 15th 2021, 11:26 am
Replies: 51
Views: 6,499
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Covid update

A wee glimpse into the current state of play after arriving back on Cayman last night. The timeline effectively was:

1. Covid PCR test at Edinburgh airport on Monday (72 hours before flight)....
Jan 9th 2021, 11:00 am
Replies: 51
Views: 6,499
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Covid update

I wouldn't class myself as a resister per se but I am no hurry to take a vaccine. I generally don't take lotions or potions or pills or pins, I just suffer it unless it is unbearable. I know medical...
Nov 24th 2020, 2:33 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 6,369
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Margaret Thatcher

It was a cold, calculated, politically motivated policy to empty people from the electoral roll. With poorer families and households failing to register, and who would traditionally be working class...
Nov 22nd 2020, 4:33 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 6,369
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Margaret Thatcher

Destroyed communities. Threw thousands on the dole. Put soulless hatchetmen in charge of destroying traditional industries. Implemented one of the most corrosive policies ever (Poll tax) in my...
Nov 3rd 2020, 8:22 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 361
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: New Lanark

Great place to visit. Been a few times. Nice restaurant and bar as well and you can stay there too.
Oct 29th 2020, 4:49 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,675
Posted By Jamesy5008

Re: Scottish Bank accounts

Would be if we were independent. Saor Alba!
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