Cayman: CoC Parliamentary Luncheon Speech June 2023
Statement by the Premier, Hon. Wayne Panton, JP, MP: State of the EconomyHouse of Parliament20 September 2023 Madam Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to offer remarks with respect to the Cayman Islands economy and its future prospects, including…
Cayman: Speaker of Parliament honours 134th World Parliament Day, pays tribute to Capt. Eldon Kirkconnell
GEORGE TOWN, 30th June 2023 Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, MP, signs the condolences book at the Lying-in-State for former MLA, Capt. Eldon Kirkconnell, OBE, JP. Photo credit: Keevon Douglas for the Department of Communications, Cayman Islands Government he…
Cayman: Official Funeral for Captain Kirkconnell, OBE, JP/ Two-Day Mourning Period
Two-Day Mourning Period for Captain Kirkconnell, OBE, JP 29 June 2023 – Captain Eldon E. Kirkconnell, OBE, JP passed peacefully on Thursday, 8 June, at the age of 96. He served in the Legislative Assembly and the Executive Council of the…
Cayman: Statement from Premier and Minister for Finance & Economic Development Hon. G. Wayne Panton, MP, JP on Interest rates
Grand Cayman, 26 May 2022 – All of us in the Cayman Islands have been impacted by the rising cost of living in our Islands. Prices have increased across the board, with food, utilities, gas, accommodation, and other basic necessities…
Cayman Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting Address by Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton, JP, MP Thursday, 9 February 2023
Good afternoon, It is wonderful to be here with you today; on this occasion when one bright, young Caymanian leader passes over the leadership reigns of the Chamber of Commerce to another bright, young Caymanian. Naturally, it is a day…
Message from the Cayman Islands Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton, MP, JP on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
I come to you today with a heavy heart having learned of the passing of Her Majesty, our Queen Elizabeth II, at Balmoral Castle on 8th September 2022. When she became Queen at the tender age of 25 in 1952,…
Cayman: Rotary Central donates to Jubilee Tree Planting Programme
Funds will facilitate the purchase of native, endemic and fruit trees from local nurseries, farmers and growers Grand Cayman – The Ministry of Sustainability & Climate Resiliency is pleased to accept a generous donation of CI$20,000 from Rotary Central of…
Statement on passing of former Governor Gore
By Hon. G. Wayne Panton, JP, MP 8 July, 2022 It saddens me and the people of the Cayman Islands to learn of the passing of former Governor of the Cayman Islands Michael Edward John Gore, CVO, CBE, who served…
Cayman: Statement to House of Parliament UK’s Decision on British Virgin Islands
By Hon. G. Wayne Panton, JP, MP 9 June 2022 Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I was invited by the Rt. Hon. Amanda Milling, UK Minister of State with responsibility for the Overseas Territories, to join a call…
2022 Hurricane message from Cayman’s Premier
By Hon. G. Wayne Panton, JP, MP Good day, In two years’ time we will mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Ivan and recall the struggles we went through as a people and a country during and in the wake…
