Tag: Dwayne Seymour

Seymour resigns with scathing attack on Panton

Seymour resigns with scathing attack on Panton

| 22/09/2023 | 220 Comments

(CNS): Dwayne “John-John” Seymour MP (BTE) has resigned from the PACT Government and from his position as the labour minister. In parliament on Friday, Seymour launched a scathing attack on Premier Wayne Panton before crossing the floor to the opposition benches. This is the second time during this administration that he has moved from one […]

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Bill to allow more pension raids goes public

Bill to allow more pension raids goes public

| 20/09/2023 | 41 Comments

(CNS): The National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2023 has been published and is now open for public consultation. The legislation provides for more people to take out more cash from their pensions in relation to buying a home. It increases the maximum amount of withdrawals from plans for deposits on buying or building a house, or […]

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Minister gives conflicting views on immigration

Minister gives conflicting views on immigration

| 19/09/2023 | 93 Comments

(CNS): Labour Minister Dwayne Seymour, as a guest on Radio Cayman on Monday, failed to outline any specific plans the PACT government has to solve Cayman’s growing immigration challenges. Claiming he knew nothing about Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan’s controversial billboard demanding “Immigration Reform Now!”, Seymour expressed very mixed views about what needs to be reformed […]

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Bryan calls for full immigration reform

Bryan calls for full immigration reform

| 18/09/2023 | 140 Comments

(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan MP (GTC) is calling for immigration reform and for his colleagues in Cabinet to agree on a policy to tackle what he has said are the significant problems the current situation is causing. Following the attention his new billboard poster with this message has attracted, Bryan told CNS that there […]

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Minister ‘monitoring’ labour investigation at hotel

Minister ‘monitoring’ labour investigation at hotel

| 06/09/2023 | 51 Comments

(CNS): Labour Minister Dwayne Seymour has confirmed that his ministry cannot discuss the specifics of an investigation regarding a local hotel by WORC and the Department of Labour and Pensions (DLP). However, he said that officials are committed to ensuring that all relevant regulations and laws are upheld and all necessary steps are taken to […]

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Vaccine mandate for permit holders lifted

Vaccine mandate for permit holders lifted

| 12/06/2023 | 23 Comments

(CNS): The legal requirement for non-Caymanian residents and their dependents to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has been lifted. From Friday, applicants for work permits (new and renewals), permanent residency, specialist caregiver certificates, student visas or Cabinet entry permits, as well as dependents no longer need to prove they are vaccinated, according to government officials.

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Minister blames ‘environment’ for planning delays

Minister blames ‘environment’ for planning delays

| 09/06/2023 | 72 Comments

(CNS): Planning Minister Jay Ebanks pointed the finger at the Department of Environment on Wednesday, maintaining that environmental input was delaying planning applications, though he offered no evidence to support the accusation. That same day, several MPs once again indirectly railed against the National Conservation Law and the environmental impact assessment for the East-West Arterial […]

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Ministers want to lock gate on Cabinet status grants

Ministers want to lock gate on Cabinet status grants

| 29/05/2023 | 192 Comments

(CNS): Ministers Kenneth Bryan and Dwayne Seymour have called for a freeze on granting Caymanian status to residents who have been here for at least 15 years or who apply through Cabinet. The government frontbenchers said this was their own view and not yet a PACT policy, as it hadn’t been discussed. But they said […]

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Cabinet cracks deepen over road debate

Cabinet cracks deepen over road debate

| 03/05/2023 | 179 Comments

(CNS): Premier Wayne Panton’s ongoing struggle to hold the PACT coalition together was laid bare last Thursday when his front- and backbench colleagues made it quite clear that they do not support a major part of his policy agenda. The debate over a private member’s motion on the environmental impact assessment for the controversial East-West […]

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PACT supports bid to start EWA without EIA

PACT supports bid to start EWA without EIA

| 27/04/2023 | 180 Comments

(CNS): A private member’s motion by McKeeva Bush MP (WBW) in parliament Thursday was accepted by the government in a unanimous vote that could see work start on the East-West Arterial extension immediately, even though the premier didn’t appear to support the proposal. Planning and Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks, who is responsible for roads, offered […]

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PPM leader refutes Panton’s claim over Mac

PPM leader refutes Panton’s claim over Mac

| 25/04/2023 | 30 Comments

(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has denied sending any indirect message to Premier Wayne Panton about who should have replaced Dwayne Seymour on the Public Accounts Committee. On Friday, Panton made the controversial nomination of beleaguered MP McKeeva Bush (WBW) and has implied he did so because McTaggart, who chairs PAC, had indicated that he […]

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