Tag: Katherine Ebanks-Wilks
Conservation law marks 10yrs as MPs attack environmentalists
(CNS): Wednesday was the tenth anniversary of the National Conservation Act passing into law, despite the continuing opposition to the legislation and the misrepresentation of how it has impacted development. With former premier Wayne Panton, the architect of the law, laid up after breaking his ribs, there has been no one in parliament this week […]
MPs to meet but no-confidence vote may fail
(CNS): On Friday, the PPM secured enough signatures from MPs now sitting on the opposition benches to call a special parliamentary meeting for Tuesday in order to hold a no-confidence vote in the government. However, the vote could still fail. On Saturday, there were indications that they still had not locked in the necessary tenth […]
Parliament undergoing comparative review by CPA
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Parliament is going through benchmark assessment this week with two representatives from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The review is a voluntary, comparative initiative that will enable officials here to see how the local legislature compares with others around the world, what Cayman is getting right and where it can do better, […]
Parliament to meet for the third time in 2023
(CNS): Members of Parliament will be meeting next Tuesday for only the third time in 2023. This will be the first meeting of the 2023/24 session and is not expected to last more than a week. The government is expected to present two amendment bills, two new pieces of legislation, one motion and various reports, […]
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 […]
Bush out as speaker after U-turn on departure date
(CNS): Speaker McKeeva Bush has finally agreed to leave office immediately, even after insisting in a speech Monday night that his exit date was entirely at his discretion. The veteran West Bay politician had planned to stay in the prestigious job until the end of next month after being pressured into resigning following allegations of […]
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 sought deal with opposition, Sir Alden claims
(CNS): Sir Alden McLaughlin has claimed that Premier Wayne Panton recently approached the opposition about forming a government with them. Speaking at a PPM press briefing on Friday after the opposition members boycotted parliament, the former premier said the Progressives had brought a no-confidence motion in government because various members of PACT had been speaking […]
Bush denies allegations in resignation letter
(CNS) UPDATED 8:30pm: CNS has now received a copy of the resignation letter given to the clerk of parliament on Thursday by McKeeva Bush. In the letter, Bush claims he did not assault anyone at the Caribbean Tourism Organization cocktail party last month, despite getting the date of the event wrong. But he said that […]
Speaker’s prolonged stay unacceptable, says opposition
(CNS): Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart said last night that it was unacceptable for Speaker McKeeva Bush to remain in office until at least 30 November. He also questioned whether or not Bush would actually step down, given that his resignation letter has not been made public and this is not the first time he has […]
Bush finally resigns as police fold up inquiry
(CNS): McKeeva Bush has finally announced his resignation from the position of speaker of the House of Parliament, which will come into effect on 30 November. Police Commissioner Derek Byrne has also announced that the RCIPS investigation into the allegations against him for sexual harassment is nearing completion.
