Tag: Alden McLaughlin
Urgency increases to address same-sex discrimination
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has revealed an urgency by the government to address discrimination in immigration legislation impacting same-sex couples but he said the goal was to stave off the need to recognise same-sex unions rather than a step towards them. He said that the British government has been approached by Argentina’s ambassador to the […]
Premier ‘scared’ by rhetoric
(CNS): Rhetoric in the Legislative Assembly last week during a debate about the lack of advancement by locals, particularly in the offshore sector, has concerned and even “scared” the country’s leader. But much of what Premier Alden McLaughlin described as “anti-foreign and anti-business” sentiment was coming not just from government opponents but his own backbenchers […]
District council law changes shelved until after election
(CNS): The government plans to amend the district councils law to make the process more democratic but will not get to the amendments during this term. Premier Alden McLaughlin supported a motion in the Legislative Assembly brought by the independent member Ezzard Miller about revising the legislation passed by the UDP administration to introduce some […]
Unfair pay to be addressed in public sector
(CNS): In its final budget before the 2017 election, government will be addressing inequities in salaries of civil servants that have emerged as a result of years of pay freezes. During the 18-month fiscal period from June 2016 to the end of 2017, a pay rise programme will be rolled out in phases for government workers, […]
Alden: Special interest won’t stop port
(CNS): The Cayman Islands premier has made it clear that he will be pressing ahead with the cruise berthing project in George Town, regardless of the continued controversy and specific concerns of many about the damage this proposal will cause to the marine environment. During his presentation on the government’s Strategic Policy Statement, Alden McLaughlin […]
Dart and CIG to partner on road to town
(CNS): The Dart Group will be partnering with government on widening the stretch of the Esterley Tibbetts Highway from Camana Bay to George Town and creating a new roundabout to link that highway with the new airport connector. Delivering his speech to support the Strategic Policy Statement in the LA Wednesday, Premier Alden McLaughlin said […]
NCC concerned over cruise port process
(CNS): The National Conservation Council (NCC) has raised a number of concerns surrounding how government is handling the proposed development of cruise berthing facilities in the George Town Harbour in two public statements that have now been released to the media. While Premier Alden McLaughlin and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell have been boasting about the […]
No gay unions but CIG to look at dependents
CNS): The Human Rights Commission has published correspondence between Premier Alden McLaughlin and the HRC chair on the controversial issue of civil rights for gay couples. In a letter to James Austin Smith, McLaughlin said Cayman wasn’t ready to accept or legalise same-sex partnerships but government may consider changing the immigration rules to allow gay […]
Premier to reveal plans for PPM’s remaining term
(CNS): The premier will be delivering the annual Strategic Policy Statement in the Legislative Assembly during the meeting which opened Wednesday. With the recent changes to the Public Management and Finance Law, government will deliver an 18-month budget next spring to cover the PPM-led government’s remaining time in office. This extended budget will pave the […]
Home affairs facing numerous challenges
(CNS): The home affairs ministry was boasting about its first annual report this week, but while it is one of only a few government ministries to produce a full management report to explain its financial statements, the improving transparency is revealing a catalogue of problems. Staffing and resource problems in the law enforcement agencies it oversees are […]
Water Authority will not be sold
(CNS): The government has no plans to sell off the Water Authority anytime soon, not only because it wants to protect access to the precious commodity but also because it does not want to lose revenue from one of the few public authorities that actually provides an annual return. The recommendation to sell the government-owned utility, made […]
