Tag: Alden McLaughlin
EY report not dictating PPM agenda
(CNS): The premier has defended his government’s approach to dealing with the public sector reform recommendations made by management consultants Ernst & Young in a report published in 2014, but he made it clear the report is not dictating policy. Alden McLaughlin stated that the public sector reform agenda, which will drive the efficiency and […]
GM mozzies to be released in West Bay
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Mosquito Research and Control Unit, in partnership with the UK-based firm Oxitec, will be releasing genetically engineered male mosquitoes across Grand Cayman in a new initiative to try and suppress the population of the Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads a number of viruses. Following controversial trials here and in Florida, […]
CIG called to London conference
(CNS): The premier will be leading a small government delegation to London at the weekend after the UK requested the presence of its larger overseas territories at an anti-corruption conference hosted by British Prime Minister David Cameron. But Alden McLaughlin said that the main reason for the summons appeared to be the latest developments over […]
CIG tries again to make ethics bill work
(CNS): Amendments were made Monday to the much-anticipated Standards in Public Life Bill, which was passed almost two years ago but never implemented because of opposition from people serving on government boards over the requirements of the law. The revised legislation passed through the Legislative Assembly with unanimous support on its second reading but there […]
Law changed to allow medical suits
(CNS): Government steered through a critical amendment to the Health Services Authority Law Friday in order to address a clause that has been in the legislation for twelve years and resulted in a shocking court judgment in February preventing a family from claiming damages due to negligence in connection with the birth of their now […]
Premier: Cops not to blame for crime
(CNS): The police do not create or cause crime, the premier has said, and while he believes the RCIPS is there to help prevent and intercept those that commit crimes, the root causes of criminality are social. Alden McLaughlin said that while it may the natural reaction of people to point the finger at the […]
Early election still on cards
(CNS): The challenges presented by the government’s wafer thin majority means Cayman voters could still be voting in a general election much sooner than May next year. The PPM administration’s problem was highlighted last week when the speaker called a special meeting of the Legislative Assembly. With two of its members overseas, the government was […]
Rivers appears as reluctant boycotter
(CNS): The education minister has refused to comment about her involvement in the failed meeting in the Legislative Assembly Wednesday and why she attended. Following two attempts by the speaker to hold a special meeting requested by the opposition to debate motions relating to the police, Tara Rivers declined to answer questions from CNS Thursday […]
Opposition rails against adjournment
(CNS): The opposition members were shaking their proverbial fists at government Wednesday, accusing the PPM administration of intimidating the speaker and trying to undermine democracy, as a second attempt to call enough MLAs to address the business listed for a special meeting failed. During the afternoon session on 13 April to deal with two private […]
Legal rumble brewing for LA meetings
(CNS): A legal dispute among lawmakers could be brewing, depending on how the premier and the speaker handle tomorrow’s Legislative Assembly meeting, which House Speaker Julianna O’Connor-Connolly called in response to a request by the opposition members. The premier is expected to attend briefly to explain why government will not be supporting the special meeting but […]
UK should hand police over to Cayman government
(CNS): The premier believes the United Kingdom would be better off and the Cayman Islands would be further ahead if the Foreign and Commonwealth Office relinquished control of national security and the management of the police service to the Cayman government via a police authority. Speaking on Radio Cayman, Alden McLaughlin said the current arrangement […]
