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50 years ago: Turtle Farm saved and Governor’s Throne Speech on the economy

The top article in the 11 March 1976 issue of the Caymanian Compass was on the Turtle Farm being saved by a $4 million deal.

Governor vows ‘hostile environment for criminal activity’

Following a fatal shooting, Governor Jane Owen has reaffirmed that fighting crime remains a priority, saying there will be "a targeted response to specific incidents, especially those involving violence and firearms".

Throne Speech: Governor announces interim health chief, public holidays for Queen’s anniversary

Governor Martyn Roper, in his annual Throne Speech, announced an interim replacement for outgoing Chief Medical Officer Dr. John Lee and two public holidays to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70th year on the throne.

Governor rates policies, premier in FCO memos

Recent internal communications between the Cayman Islands governor and the U.K. Foreign and Commonwealth Office were made public last week, involving Governor Helen Kilpatrick’s summations of current government policies.

MLA calls governor’s Throne Speech ‘pathetic’

Calling the annual speech that opens Cayman’s Legislative Assembly budget meeting “substanceless,” North Side MLA Ezzard Miller questioned Wednesday how the government had handled its budget process in recent years.

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