Topic: Speaker of the House

A day after being sworn into office, Cayman's new MPs on Wednesday got down to business by selecting members for parliamentary committees, before delivering their post-election speeches of thanks.

Speaker of the House Sir Alden McLaughlin has pressed members of the Parliament Management Commission Council to prioritise their responsibilities to the House, saying the lack of meetings cannot continue.

House Speaker Sir Alden McLaughlin says he will be pressing forward with efforts to modernise the Parliamentary Standing Orders which were penned in 1976.

Former Premier Sir Alden McLaughlin reflected on a "high stakes game of musical chairs" as the political merry-go-round continued on Thursday when he assumed the role of Speaker.

Former Premier Sir Alden McLaughlin has been tapped for the role of Speaker of the House and is expected to be elected unopposed at a special meeting of Parliament called for Thursday morning.

Former Premier Wayne Panton has declined the Speaker of the House post, saying that it "is in the best interest of the people of my community of Newlands, my country and my family".

Government is still waiting word from former Premier Wayne Panton on whether he will accept the role of the Speaker of the House, Premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly said.

East End MP Isaac Rankine was sworn in as the new minister of labour and border control on Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to four days of speculation about the stability of the PACT government following Dwayne Seymour's fiery resignation speech in Parliament.

The future of McKeeva Bush's position as Speaker hangs in the balance, as the veteran politician faces mounting pressure to step down from the role, including from Premier Wayne Panton.

West Bay North MLA Bernie Bush has resigned as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Cayman Islands Speaker of the House McKeeva Bush said late Friday that his arrest last week at a Florida casino was “wrongful,” but he apologized to the country for all the uproar it caused.

Sybil McLaughlin, the first living woman to be declared a National Hero, the first woman named Speaker of the House in the Cayman Islands and the first woman appointed as female clerk in the Commonwealth has been awarded an honorary doctorate. Ms. McLaughlin was presented the award during the University College of the Cayman Islands’ commencement ceremony.

Mary Lawrence, former Speaker of the House, historian, educator, writer, mother of six and a native of Bodden Town, has received an honorary doctorate from the University College of the Cayman Islands for her contributions to the Cayman society.