Tag: Donovan Ebanks
Cayman to bid formal final farewell to first DG
(CNS): The government has released the details of the official proceedings relating to the death of the country’s first deputy governor, Donovan Ebanks. The former head of the civil service died on Sunday, 2 June, at the age of 72, twelve years after he retired from the top job in administrative government. The formal national […]
Cayman grieves death of first deputy governor
(CNS): Flags are flying at half-mast on all government buildings today (Monday) and will remain lowered until the close of business Tuesday in honour of former Deputy Governor and Head of the Civil Service Donovan Ebanks, MBE, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 72. The Cayman Islands Government offered its condolences on […]
What Cayman needs but won’t get from the PPM Alliance
Donovan Ebanks writes: After four years of pure PPM and then four more years of the PPM-led Government of National Unity, we should all know what to expect from the rebranded version, the PPM Alliance. While the new flavour is ‘McKeeva-free’, no one should be surprised if he’s an add-on after the election, as Alden […]
CIPP begins work on membership
(CNS): The Cayman Islands People’s Party is now making a concerted effort to encourage Caymanians to join its ranks and help find candidates who can offer accountable, transparent and ethical representation in as many of the nineteen parliamentary seats as possible. Speaking at the first of a series of public meetings in George Town on […]
New party aims to change political landscape
(CNS): At the formal launch of the Cayman Islands People’s Party Thursday, Ezzard Miller MP, the movement’s interim leader, said it was about changing the way governance works in Cayman and opening it up to the people. Delayed some nine months due to the pandemic, the grassroots members now have just four months to recruit […]
Miller launches People’s Party
(CNS): After six months of groundwork, North Side MLA Ezzard Miller has launched a new political party, which will embody his own long-held support of direct participatory democracy. Miller, who is the interim leader of the Cayman Islands People’s Party, said it has been registered with the Elections Office, paving the way for the recruitment […]
Parchment sacked by NRA board
(CNS): Paul Parchment, who was suspended from his job as managing director of the National Roads Authority in April, has been fired. The chairman of the board of directors released a statement on Thursday stating that Parchment had been terminated on Wednesday, but he gave few details of his alleged misconduct. Donovan Ebanks said the […]
NRA boss under investigation
(CNS): The National Roads Authority board chairman has confirmed that it has commissioned an investigation into possible misuse of the authority’s resources by a senior employee, who has been suspended pending the completion of the probe. CNS has learned that the employee is NRA managing director Paul Parchment and that the case may be in the […]
