Tag: Cayman Islands governor
Governor commits to serve Cayman as well as UK
(CNS): Governor Jane Owen was sworn in at the House of Parliament on Friday, just a few hours after she flew in on a Cayman Airways flight from Miami. The new UK representative made a commitment to support the Cayman Islands as well as represent Britain’s interests during her time here. Owen delivered a short […]
New governor due to be sworn in on arrival
(CNS): The new Cayman Islands governor, Jane Owen (59), is scheduled to arrive on Friday to begin her official placement as the UK’s representative. She will be welcomed by members of the government at Owen Roberts International Airport before being taken to the House of Parliament, where she will be sworn in that afternoon. A […]
British ambassador to succeed Roper
(CNS)): Jane Owen (59), a career diplomat, has been appointed as the Cayman Islands’ next governor when Martyn Roper leaves next year. Owen, who will be Cayman’s second woman in the job, will be coming from her current post as the British ambassador for Switzerland and the non-resident ambassador to the neighbouring principality of Liechtenstein. […]
Bryan proposes moving governor to take back beach
(CNS): As vendors, cruise ship passengers and local residents begin to clash over the use of Seven Mile Public Beach in the face of dwindling access, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has suggested that the official residence of the Cayman Islands governor should be moved so that this stretch of the beach can be reclaimed for […]
Former governor Michael Gore dies aged 86
(CNS): Michael Edward John Gore, who was the Cayman Islands governor from 1992 to 1995, has died aged 86. Both Premier Wayne Panton and Governor Martyn Roper released statements Friday morning responding to the news of his death, saying that they were saddened to hear of his passing and offering condolences. Panton said Gore was a dear […]
Cayman’s ‘Ivan’ governor dies aged 75
(CNS): Bruce Dinwiddy (1946-2021), who served as the Cayman Islands Governor from May 2002 until October 2005, has died in the UK. Dinwiddy was in office when the islands were struck by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 and was instrumental in leading the recovery. He had been appointed to serve in these islands after almost […]
Governor’s role is to support, not interfere
(CNS): The governor’s role in the Cayman Islands is to support institutions and ensure a system of good governance but not to interfere directly with devolved issues. With public confusion over why he stepped in to impose the Civil Partnership Law but hasn’t said anything about other topical and significant issues, Governor Martyn Roper told […]
Date set for 2021 General Elections
(CNS): Cayman Islands voters will go to the polls in twelve months time on Wednesday, 26 May 2021, a date that has now been confirmed by the Governor’s Office. However, it is still not known if the referendum on the government’s cruise port project will also take place that day, as urged by the Cruise […]
Governor gets to unpack after securing 4-year post
(CNS): The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has confirmed that Martyn Roper has been officially appointed as the governor of the Cayman Islands and will now serve a four-year term. Officials said that Roper had completed a competitive recruitment process, though no details were given of that process. Roper said that he and his wife […]
Governor Choudhury: the unfinished story
Gilbert Connolly writes: In the excitement of welcoming the new Governor of the Cayman Islands, Governor Martyn Roper and his family to the Islands, it appears that the public and the media have forgotten Governor Anwar Choudhury and the apparent injustice that was dealt to him by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) when he […]
Speaker offers unusual warning to governor
(CNS): In his address in the Legislative Assembly welcoming the new governor to the Cayman Islands, House Speaker McKeeva Bush urged him to stay out of legislative business. Using what he said was a regional turn of phrase, he warned Martyn Roper that “cockroach has no business in a rooster fight”.
