Topic: Parliament
First phase of Airport Connector Road set for September completion
The first section of the Airport Connector Road will be completed by the end of September, the infrastructure minister told members during the first day of parliament this week.
Bank rates, pension reform up for debate as Parliament set to resume
Lawmakers are set to return to Parliament on Wednesday where they are expected to debate approval for supplementary appropriations for the 2022 budget, as well as private member's motions aimed at addressing bank rates and pension reform.
Parliament backs motion for gratuities task force investigation
A private member’s motion asking for a task force to be set up to investigate the distribution of gratuities in the tourism industry has been given full support in Parliament.
MP David Wight lashes out at former cricket president
George Town West representative David Wight has taken aim at the previous administration of the Cayman Islands Cricket Association, which he blames for the downfall of the sport locally.
MPs voice unanimous support for immediate East-West Arterial extension
Members of Parliament have voiced their overwhelming support to a private member’s motion which asked for an extension of the East-West Arterial to be built immediately.
Progress reports on sub-sea cables, public transport and a park
Updates on sub-sea communications cables, a promised public transport report and progress on the Eddie Sanchez Memorial Park were all given in Parliament this week.
Opposition questions PACT’s delivery on past government spending plan
Premier Wayne Panton and his government have been unable to deliver what they promised over the past two years, Roy McTaggart told Parliament on Wednesday, 26 April.
Opposition to press gov’t on ReGen project status
When Parliament resumes sittings next week, government will face a barrage of Opposition questions, the most pressing being the status of the ReGen project and its financial close.
Jane Owen to be sworn in as governor on Friday
Jane Owen is scheduled to arrive in the Cayman Islands on Friday when she will be sworn in as governor at the House of Parliament.
Bush vows to ‘call it a day’ at the end of his term
West Bay West MP McKeeva Bush, for the second time in recent weeks, delivered a swan song in Parliament as he declared he would not seek reelection at the end of his term.
PACT heads off coup as Opposition boycotts Parliament
The PACT government resolved its internal differences and united to head off an attempt to oust it from power on Friday.
Lawmakers urged to continue to honour separation of powers
Regional legal luminary Dr. Lloyd Barnett has urged lawmakers to continue to uphold not only the doctrine but the spirit of the separation of powers to ensure Cayman's democracy remains intact.
Children, dependents of Caymanians dropped from mandatory vaccination bill
Children and dependents of Caymanians will not included in proposed amendments to the Customs and Border Control Bill, the government announced in parliament during a debate on the bill Monday.
Bill mandating vaccines for work-permit holders heads to Parliament
Government is moving ahead with plans to mandate vaccinations for new and renewing work permit holders in the Cayman Islands.
New MPs severance payment criticised
A new provision which gives all Members of Parliament a three-month severance payment, should they lose their seat or chose not to stand for election, has been drawing criticism within the community.
EDITORIAL – MPs need to hold Bush accountable
Holding Speaker of the House McKeeva Bush fully accountable for his behaviour is the only acceptable step commensurate with the respect that should be conferred to a parliamentarian.
Bush presides over Parliament opening
House Speaker McKeeva Bush presided over the ceremonial renaming of the Cayman Islands Parliament on Friday, 4 Dec., one day after his defence team...
LA renamed Parliament as premier, opposition eye more constitutional changes
As Premier Alden McLaughlin welcomed the renaming of Cayman's Legislative Assembly to Parliament on Friday he signalled the need to continue to clear what he termed "anomalies" in the constitution.
Lawmakers mark final day of Legislative Assembly
The Privy Council is set to meet on 11 Nov. to ratify constitutional changes which will rename the Legislative Assembly to Parliament of the Cayman Islands, Premier Alden McLaughlin said Monday night.
Lawmakers meet for final time as Legislative Assembly
Lawmakers will sit for the last time as a Legislative Assembly on Monday, 2 Nov. as they are set to become Members of Parliament the next time they convene.
EDITORIAL – LA ‘lunacy’: Let’s blame it on the eclipse
We thought “lunacy” was in vogue during the solar eclipse that swept across North America on Monday — but apparently some of it carried over into Wednesday’s opening of the Legislative Assembly.
We aren’t referring to anything that took place on the floor of the Cayman Islands parliament, but rather to the treatment of a Compass journalist sent there to cover this public event.
