Tag: women’s rights
Gender affairs expert stays in education ministry
(CNS): Tammy Ebanks, one of the islands’ foremost advocates for the rights of women and children, is remaining in the education ministry even though the gender affairs portfolio was moved to the premier’s Ministry of Human Resources and Immigration in the post-election shuffle of responsibilities. A release stated that she had been formally appointed as […]
Dozens in Cayman support Women’s March
(CNS): Joining millions in the US and worldwide who came out in support of women’s rights the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, about 50 people in Cayman gathered on the beach Saturday, 21 January, in solidarity with the Women’s March in Washington, DC. The diverse group represented various nationalities, young and old, […]
UK extends women’s rights treaty to Cayman Islands
(CNS): The UK has finally agreed to extend the international treaty it has signed regarding the prevention of discrimination against women to the Cayman Islands. After 12 years working towards this, the Cayman Islands Government learned this week that its request to have the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women […]
