Topic: private member’s motion
Opposition calls for government to waive fuel import duty
Opposition member Roy McTaggart has filed a private member's motion, calling on government to temporarily waive import duty on fuel, as prices at gas pumps across the islands rise.
Parliament to discuss transport and fuel costs but not conservation law
Cayman's Opposition legislators will be pressing government on its plans for a new public transport system for Grand Cayman and the country's third subsea cable among other issues when the latest session of Parliament gets under way today.
Cost-of-living support tops Opposition’s parliamentary agenda
Of the six private member’s motions the Opposition plans to present to Parliament next week, four address issues related to Cayman’s high cost of living.
Opposition seeks support to legalise pepper spray and mace
The Opposition is bringing a private member's motion to the next sitting of Parliament asking for MPs to support the legalisation of pepper spray and mace for self-defence.
MLAs urge prosecution of partners of Cayman’s major law firms
Unnamed Cayman Islands law firms are accused of “intentionally ignoring and deliberately circumventing” both the Legal Practitioners Law and Immigration Law, in a private members’ motion filed with the Legislative Assembly.
Bush wants budget boost for Meals on Wheels
Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush has suggested increasing the amount of money the Cayman Islands government provides to Meals of Wheels, which brings food to elderly residents who are home-bound or financially strapped.
Connolly: Cayman could go 100 percent renewable
Independent legislator Winston Connolly is calling on government to establish a national energy policy that sets a target of 100 percent renewables by 2035.
