Topic: Constitution

Uncover fascinating facts about the Constitution of the Cayman Islands and the evolution of its governance system.

Cayman's final court of appeal has thrown out a claim that a former governor was wrong to push through a law allowing civil partnerships...

MLA Chris Saunders says he’s concerned that some of his fellow members are making it too easy to make changes to the Cayman Islands Constitution.

Celebrate Cayman is preparing a series of events to mark the 60th anniversary of the islands’ first written constitution.

Cayman Brac resident artist Ronald Gregory Kynes appeared in Summary Court on Friday for another case management hearing before his trial for possession of an obscene publication.

Cayman’s three-member Constitutional Commission on Thursday called for creation of Advisory District Councils as part of efforts marking the annual “Day of Democracy” on Sept. 15.

On the most basic level, we are witnessing a collision between artistic expression and community standards. The former is buttressed by Cayman’s Constitution, the latter by an angry, even hyperbolic, populace.

Any attempt by government bureaucrats to regulate, influence or in any way interfere with our lawful news-gathering mission will be met with polite, but firm, rejection.

West Bay candidates in the May 24 election demanded more influence for the National Security Council and oversight of police activities.

Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush has called for amendments to the Constitution to clarify who can stand in Cayman Islands elections.

A human rights case of 10 Caymanian police officers who claim they were discriminated against on the grounds of age and nationality when they were forced to retire or accept a demotion at age 55 stalled in Grand Court on Tuesday.

A myriad of legal difficulties arising in the determination of nearly 800 applications for permanent residence made by foreign nationals in the Cayman Islands has created a growing danger of human rights challenges against the government, a danger that is increasing on a “daily basis,” according to a review of the issues completed by a local law firm.

Cayman Islands Grand Court judges may now serve on the bench until they reach age 70, according to amendments to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order, 2009, approved by the U.K. Privy Council and British Parliament.

Two Cayman Islands public sector agencies have pledged to change application forms for future recruitment efforts following revelations that a number of government entities were asking questions about applicants’ “nationality at birth.”