Topic: Sybil McLaughlin

Family and friends gathered Friday afternoon to say their final farewells to National Hero Sybil Ione McLaughlin, whose funeral service was held at Elmslie Memorial Church in George Town.

Lucille Seymour “A great woman to follow,” my mother often said while I was growing up in George Town. She would say it louder, especially...

When I read the news about the passing of trailblazer and National Hero Sybil McLaughlin, MBE, the first Speaker of the House, and our...

It is with deep sadness that I write you on behalf of the Representatives and as the Speaker of the House of Parliament of...

More than 400 people attended a Public Service Pensions Board pensioners appreciation event at Pedro St. James last week.

When the United Kingdom announced the annual New Year Honours, we eagerly scanned the list of names for Cayman Islands residents … But alas, this year, it seems, was not Cayman’s year.

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.

Proposed legislation made public this week seeks to provide healthcare coverage for retired Speakers of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly who were not elected as members of the House when they served in that position.