New project aims to link Government priorities with the UN SDGs to enhance sustainable development in the Cayman Islands Grand Cayman – The Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency is launching a new project to enhance awareness and understanding of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the Cayman Islands Government with the […]
Cayman Islands Government launches Sustainable Development Goals analysis project
Cayman: Cabinet Post Meeting Summary – 1 Nov 2022
His Excellency the Governor Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet held on Tuesday, 1st November, 2022 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building. The Hon Dwayne Seymour acted on behalf of the Hon Minister for Planning, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure. The Hon Minister for Education, District Administration and Lands was absent […]
Bar Standards Board confirms Dinah Rose KC was not obligated To represent Cayman Islands Government in Same-Sex Marriage Case
SUMMARY Recently, following a regulatory complaint by Colours Caribbean, the Bar Standards Board and Independent Reviewer concluded that Dinah Rose KC, having been instructed by foreign lawyers, was not bound by the so called “cab-rank rule” to accept instructions to appear on behalf of the Cayman Islands Government before the Privy Council in the same-sex […]
Cayman Islands Government receives Clean Audit across 43 financial statements
Grand Cayman, 17 October 2022 – The Deputy Governor has taken note of the Office of the Auditor General’s (OAG) October 2022 report, Financial Reporting of the Cayman Islands Government: General Report 31 December 2021, the Office’s report on the 2021 Financial Audits. The report acknowledges that all public sector bodies submitted financial statements and annual reports for […]
Cayman Islands Government’s Cyber Security Office and RCIPS Digital Forensics Hub Issue Advisory on Phishing Emails
In recent days, the Cayman Islands Government’s Cyber Security Office and the RCIPS Digital Forensics Hub have seen an up-turn in Phishing Emails (often referred to as Scam or Fake Emails) being reported in our local jurisdiction. We have seen that these Phishing Emails are ‘crafted’ by the cyber attacker to look genuine and they […]
Cayman Islands Government monitoring Tropical Depression Nine; Public urged to prepare
The Cayman Islands Government, through the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), continues to monitor a disturbance in the eastern Caribbean which developed into a tropical depression overnight.Current forecasts predict continued strengthening and the predicted path takes the potential tropical cyclone over the Cayman Islands early next week.Both CINWS […]
Cayman Islands Government launches WhatsApp channel
Grand Cayman, 6 September 2022 – The Cayman Islands Government (CIG) has launched a WhatsApp channel (CaymanGov) to provide news, information, and guidance on topics of national importance. Supporting the current administration’s strategic policy objective to enhance effective government communication, the launch of WhatsApp gives the public greater access to information. As Oneisha Richards, Director […]
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN – AUGUST 13, 2022
“We are excited and re-energized in terms of working very closely to see exactly what we (Cayman Islands and Jamaica) can do and how we can build mutual interest together.” – Christopher Saunders, Deputy Premier, Minister for Finance and Economic Development, and Minister for Border Control and Labor (Jamaica Information Service) “Mrs. (Joy) Jibrilu will be […]
Cabinet of the Cayman Islands – Post Meeting Summary
His Excellency the Acting Governor Mr. Franz Manderson, MBE, Cert. Hon., JP, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet held on Tuesday, 2nd August 2022 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building. Mrs Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, acted as Temporary Minister for Education, District Administration and Lands, Ms Heather Bodden, acted as Temporary Minister for Tourism and […]
Cayman Islands Government 1st Quarter Results Surpass Budget
Grand Cayman, 11 May 2022 – Deputy Premier and Minister for Finance & Economic Development, Hon. Chris Saunders, presented the Cayman Islands Government’s unaudited financial report for the First Quarter of 2022 (1 January to 31 March) to Cabinet on Tuesday, 10 May, with the results being Gazetted today (Wednesday, 11 May). Surplus: Central Government – […]