Tag: Chris Saunders

Saunders urges release of audit on $2B ReGen deal

Saunders urges release of audit on $2B ReGen deal

| 27/03/2023 | 112 Comments

(CNS): The war of words between Premier Wayne Panton and Chris Saunders MP (BTW) escalated Monday when the former minister said the real reason why he is no longer in Cabinet is that he was not prepared to support the ReGen deal PACT is about to finalise. Saunders said it could cost as much as […]

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Saunders fired over staff harassment, says Panton

Saunders fired over staff harassment, says Panton

| 27/03/2023 | 98 Comments

(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has said he fired Chris Saunders MP (BTW) because of his conduct in relation to civil servants working with him and not because of a row between the former deputy premier and Governor Martyn Roper amid allegations of racism. CNS has learned that several public sector workers in Saunders’ offices are […]

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PPM ‘hopes’ PACT can hold government together

PPM ‘hopes’ PACT can hold government together

| 23/03/2023 | 120 Comments

(CNS): Following the departure of Chris Saunders from the PACT Government on Tuesday, Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart said that it “hardly comes as a surprise” as cracks within PACT had been apparent from the start. Speaking on behalf of the Progressives, he said Panton now had the “slimmest of majorities” but added, “We do hope […]

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Cabinet reshuffled as Saunders crosses the floor

Cabinet reshuffled as Saunders crosses the floor

| 21/03/2023 | 166 Comments

(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton has reshuffled his Cabinet after Chris Saunders, the deputy premier and finance minister, resigned from PACT following a meeting between the two men Tuesday. Neither Panton nor Saunders have detailed the reasons for his departure, but Saunders said he was crossing the floor to sit as an independent opposition member as […]

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CBC pay inequities addressed, says minister

CBC pay inequities addressed, says minister

| 02/03/2023 | 8 Comments

(CNS): Four years after the immigration department and customs merged into the Customs and Border Control Service (CBC), some officers will be getting a pay rise to regularise all staff salaries, which is part of a commitment management had made to resolve the pre-merger salary inequities within the services. Officials said in a press release […]

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Seven years on, key parts of pensions law rolled out

Seven years on, key parts of pensions law rolled out

| 24/02/2023 | 22 Comments

(CNS): Cabinet has approved a new commencement order that will bring most of the outstanding parts of the National Pensions (Amendment) Act into force this year, some seven years after the law was passed. The provisions pave the way for more transparency and accountability on the part of the pension providers, naming and shaming of […]

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Home equity loans may help elderly living in poverty

Home equity loans may help elderly living in poverty

| 19/12/2022 | 101 Comments

(CNS): Some elderly people in the Cayman Islands are living in poverty because of inadequate pensions but are sitting on significant equity in their homes. The government has therefore accepted a private member’s motion to consider introducing reverse mortgages to enable seniors to access that capital. Finance Minister Chris Saunders (BTW) told parliament last month […]

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CIG collects full year’s revenue in 11 months

CIG collects full year’s revenue in 11 months

| 16/12/2022 | 45 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government had already collected all of the revenue it had budgeted for this year by the end of November, Finance Minister Chris Saunders revealed during a brief meeting of Finance Committee, held to tidy up and settle movements of money for the current budget cycle. He told MPs that, according to […]

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Changes coming to make asylum claims more difficult

Changes coming to make asylum claims more difficult

| 14/12/2022 | 24 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has steered legislation through parliament, without opposition, to make asylum claims more difficult for irregular migrants and speed up the process. As Border Control Minister Chris Saunders brought an amendment bill to parliament Monday, he said the number of Cubans now arriving was creating a crisis, and changes to the […]

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Saunders points finger at locals over sham marriages

Saunders points finger at locals over sham marriages

| 07/12/2022 | 71 Comments

(CNS): Border Control Minister Chris Saunders has said that Caymanians should recognise the value of their birthright and stop entering into marriages of convenience, as they are not only criminal but an immoral practice. He said this practice is making a mockery of marriage, which is the traditional foundation of family life in Cayman. According […]

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Housing Trust starts work on 19 West Bay homes

Housing Trust starts work on 19 West Bay homes

| 02/12/2022 | 26 Comments

(CNS): Phase 3 of the Lighthouse Gardens affordable housing development in the Boatswain Bay area of West Bay is getting underway after an official groundbreaking of the project this week. The subdivision includes nineteen housing lots and completes the 9.5-acre property, delivering a total of 55 homes at the location. National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) […]

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