Delegates from Cayman’s Parliament and Youth Parliament attended the recent 47th Conference of the Caribbean, the Americas, and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA-CAA), in Nassau, Bahamas.
Under the theme ‘Deepening of Regional Democracy – An Independent Parliament,’ the delegates participated in numerous sessions during the conference, held from held from 5-13 Sept., covering topics including gender-sensitive legislation, the separation of powers, financing parliament and budgetary restraints, and climate change, the Parliament of the Cayman Islands said in a press release.
Speaker of the House Ezzard Miller presented on the topic ‘The Separation of Powers – An Independent Parliament.’
“I have had the privilege of attending several CPA-CAA conferences over the years and this most recent was the most stimulating and inspiring,” he said in the release.
In addition to the main conference, the 15th CAA Regional Conference for Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians took place.
Minister for Sustainability Katherine Ebanks-Wilks presented during the session ‘Empowering Women in Politics: Strategies for Establishing an All-Women’s Caucus and Engaging Non-elected Women Leaders.’
Additional topics discussed included biases faced by female politicians and strategies to get more women involved in governance.
“Particularly important for me was leaving with an action plan for the region and the Cayman Islands now having a seat at the table on the newly established Steering Committee for Regional Recovery, Resilience and Climate Change,” she said in the release.
Young parliamentarians from Cayman took part in the 18th CPA-CAA Youth Parliament, where the focus was on making recommendations to CARICOM on ways to get leaders of industrialised nations to reduce their carbon footprints.
Cayman’s Youth Parliament Deputy Premier Jordan McDonald and Leader of the Opposition Raldayne Thomas said in the press release that connecting with other young leaders left them inspired and hopeful about the future of the region.
This year’s conference attracted more than 80 delegates from across the region.
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