Tag: Barbara Conolly
PPM seeks answers on long list of UPM policies
(CNS): The Progressive opposition members of parliament have submitted 15 questions ahead of the meeting of lawmakers next week seeking answers on a number of major public interest issues. Topics include the government’s slow progress on the design and implementation of a new public transport system, the number of road fatalities, the status of plans […]
PPM poses 21 questions to UPM ahead of parliament
(CNS): All of the PPM opposition members have submitted questions for the UPM Government in preparation for the next meeting of parliament, scheduled to start on 26 February. The 21 questions cover a range of topics, such as the proposed runway, the new development plan, and the remaining life of the dump. Opposition Leader Roy […]
Airport road first phase to finish by September
(CNS): The minister responsible for roads said the first section of the Airport Connector Road (BP 588) is now due to be finished in September, nine months later than the original completion date estimate. Answering questions in parliament as MPs met Wednesday, Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks said that work on section one was progressing and […]
School leaver exam results drop from peak
(CNS): A data report released by the education ministry reflects a decline in external exam results of Year 11 students at government schools over the last three years, with standards in mathematics dropping back to 2017 levels in 2022, despite the significant investment that has been made in public education. The report shows that at […]
Isaac voted deputy speaker, Mac returns to PAC
(CNS): The PACT Government has again appointed one of its own backbench MPs as deputy speaker of the House of Parliament after Premier Wayne Panton nominated Isaac Rankine (EE). And although Chris Saunders is available to serve on the critical Public Accounts Committee, having been fired from Cabinet, Panton opted to give the vacant seat […]
Ebanks-Wilks voted speaker, Seymour as deputy
(CNS): Katherine Ebanks-Wilks (WBC) is the new speaker following a vote by MPs in parliament on Friday. Although she has been an MP for just 19 months, she beat the only other person nominated, opposition member Sir Alden McLaughlin (RED), who has served in the legislature for more than 20 years, by ten votes to […]
PACT MPs accept Bush’s resignation on his terms
(CNS): With the entire opposition boycotting the current session of parliament, the PACT Government voted to accept the resignation of Speaker McKeeva Bush on Friday without any debate or discussion. The resolution confirms the government’s support for the terms Bush set out in his resignation letter, paving the way for him to remain in the […]
Panton urges respect for LGBTQs at Pride Parade
(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton was at the forefront of Cayman’s second Pride Parade on Saturday, when the LGBTQ+ community and those who support equality came together for the annual celebration. Starting from Public Beach and making its way down the West Bay Road to the Festival Green at Camana Bay, the event had stirred controversy […]
Panton: Cayman all the better for its LGBTQ people
(CNS): At the first Cayman Pride Parade on Saturday, Premier Wayne Panton stressed the importance of equality and inclusion, as he became the first leader of the Cayman Islands to offer his public and wholehearted support to the LGBTQ community. Panton said it was an “incredible day”, not just for them but for the whole […]
Double yellow lines cause dispute in Windsor Park
(CNS): Community activist Romellia Welcome lobbied hard to get ‘no parking’ double yellow lines painted on Hawkins Drive in Windsor Park, which she believes has fixed a dangerous situation, especially for pedestrians on the road, including young children. These were recently added to the road on the advice of the Traffic Management Panel, which is […]
Hew: PPM lost government but not election
(CNS): Roy McTaggart, the new leader of the opposition, has said that his team will be taking its role as a check on the PACT Government seriously. He also said that he was over the disappointment of losing the election, though his team does not appear to be taking things as well as their leader. […]
