Tag: Alden McLaughlin
Mac ousted from PAC
(CNS): The premier told the Legislative Assembly Thursday ahead of the vote to oust the opposition leader from the Public Accounts Committee that his decision in 2013 to nominate Bush for PAC showed poor judgment on his part. Accepting his fate, as government had the votes, McKeeva Bush said the premier was “desperate” to get him out of […]
LA opens with changes to budget year
(CNS): The Legislative Assembly will open Wednesday morning with a busy order paper that includes two pieces of legislation for debate in the first sitting of this meeting. Both the Legal Aid Bill and amendments to the Public Management and Finance Law to change the budget year are scheduled for debate. Also on the agenda […]
Carnival gives backing to CIG pier plan
(CNS): Government may have secured its first commitment from one cruise line for the development of piers in George Town, CNS has learned. During talks at last week’s Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) conference in Mexico, officials managed to secure at least some commitment for the project from Carnival. Sources tell CNS that the commitment is […]
Lack of research to justify cruise port, Trust says
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands has thrown serious doubt on assumptions made by the consultants to support the Outline Business Case (OBC) for the cruise port facility, which the Cayman premier has cited to justify its development. In particular, there is a significant lack of research on the claimed increase in the […]
Auditor recruitment underway but OCC and ICO await fate
(CNS): The departure of Alastair Swarbrick is unlikely to see the auditor general’s seat vacant for very long, unlike the other independent watchdog posts. The former auditor general confirmed before his departure last week that the recruitment process for his job was already underway and the advertisements were expected to be posted this week. Meanwhile, […]
Premier confirms 19 seats and OMOV for 2017
(CNS): The PPM administration will be introducing ‘one man, one vote’ in 19 single member constituencies in time for the 2017 General Election, Premier Alden McLaughlin confirmed during his address to a Chamber of Commerce audience Wednesday, announcing that government had accepted the Electoral Boundary Commission’s Report.
Premier announces plan for a plan
(CNS): The government plans to introduce a ‘National Development Plan’ to “sustain economic prosperity, prevent further degradation of our environment, plan physical development and ensure physical infrastructural needs are continually met,” the premier announced during his speech at the Chamber of Commerce Legislative Lunch Wednesday. Alden McLaughlin said work would begin on this in the coming months […]
CIG to press on with cruise port plan
(CNS): In an announcement greeted by a stunned silence at the Ritz-Carlton Wednesday, the premier said that government is pressing ahead with the cruise port facility. With no formal Cabinet decision or the PWC updated business case and in the absence of the ministers for the environment and finance, Alden McLaughlin said government was moving to […]
CIG gives up $25M for Beach Bay hotel
(CNS): The government has given a duty concessions package to developers planning a 5-star hotel in Beach Bay, Bodden Town, worth some $25 million, as officials said that in the long run the public purse and the local economy will get back the money via other taxes, job creation and economic growth for the district. […]
Shapps: Civil liberties should be for all
(CNS): The UK’s temporary overseas territories minister has said that the British government will not intervene regarding local legislation to provide for same-sex marriage in the Cayman Islands but he made it clear that liberty is for everyone and not just some groups. As Cayman faces the question of addressing civil unions for members of […]
HRC: MLA abused privilege for hate speech
(CNS): The chair of the Human Rights Commission has called on the premier to condemn the “unstatesmanlike, inaccurate, vitriolic, and thoroughly hateful” comments made against the LGBT community by a veteran MLA during a debate on traditional marriage. The shocking comments made by Anthony Eden in the Legislative Assembly last week abused parliamentary privilege, James […]
