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Cabinet of the Cayman Islands – Post Meeting Summary

His Excellency the Governor Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet held on Tuesday, 11th January 2022 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building.

All Ministers and Members of Cabinet were present with the exception of the Hon Juliana O’Connor- Connolly, Minister for Education, District Administration and Lands. Mrs. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks acted as Temporary Minister for Education, District Administration and Lands.

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At this meeting Cabinet:

  • Confirmed approval granted by circulation on 21st December 2021 for the appointment of the following persons to the Liquor Licensing Board – Grand Cayman; Noel Williams – Chair; Chanda Glidden – Deputy Chair; Arleth Ebanks – Member; Alric Lindsay – Member; Randy Moore – Member; Shakkira Victora Connor – Member; and Denise Watson-Campbell – Member;
  • Confirmed approval granted by circulation on 22nd December 2021 for a one-time ex-gratia payment to Pensioners of CI$150 and the re-allocation of appropriation in accordance with Section 11 (5) of the Public Finance and Management Act within the Public Service Pensions Board in the amount of $287,250.
  • Confirmed approval granted by circulation on 23rd December 2021 in accordance with Section 11 (5) of the Public Management and Finance Act for the re-allocation of appropriations within the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development in the amount of $8,535,007;
  • Confirmed approval granted by circulation on 24th December 2021 for the cancellation of the Holland America Nieuw Statendam cruise ship call on Grand Cayman;
  • Approved the publication of the revised acts and regulations in accordance with Section 4 of the Law Revision Act (2020 Revision);
  • Approved the re-establishment of the Ministerial Sub-Committee to oversee the implementation of the Action Items remaining on the Cayman Islands’ Action Plan as outlined in the AML/CFT progress report by the International Cooperation Review Group of the Financial Action Task Force;
  • Approved the lease of an office space for the Ministry of Financial Services and Commerce;
  • Refused the application for an exemption pursuant to Section 53 (1) (b) from Section 66;
  • Approved the appointment of the following persons to the Management Board of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands; Susan Olde, OBE – Chair, Martyn Bould, MBE, Carl Brown, Matthew (Matt) Brown, Marco Calleja, Jennifer Dilbert, MBE, Theresa Leacock-Broderick, Prasana, Sacha Tibbetts, Davin Ebanks, Isy Walton, Natalie Coleman, Director/CEO – Non-voting member, and Chief Officer for Ministry of Culture or designate;
  • Issued a directive that voluntary COVID-19 screening tests, unless otherwise directed by Public Health, are to paid for by the individual/business requiring the service; and
  • Noted the Summary Finding of the Cayman Islands Second ML/TF/PF National Risk Assessment.

Published by the Cabinet Office on Friday, 21st January 2022.

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Guidance Notes:

  1. Post meeting summaries will be published by the Cabinet Office following confirmation of the Minutes.
  2. Only a summary of the decisions will be published.
  3. Cabinet discussions will not be disclosed.
  4. Summaries of decisions of a sensitive nature, matters of national security, those where publication breaches regional or international conventions and those relating to personal privacy will not be disclosed.
  5. Post meeting summaries will be available on gov.ky and the Cayman Islands Government’s digital channels.

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