comments feedGrand 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 of life becoming more and more expensive. I recognise, as I think most people do, […]
Cayman: Statement from Premier and Minister for Finance & Economic Development Hon. G. Wayne Panton, MP, JP on Interest rates
May 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Cayman: Christopher Saunders, MP, will no longer serve in Cabinet
March 25, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Wayne Panton has announced several changes to the Ministers of Cabinet. Christopher Saunders, MP, will no longer serve in Cabinet and the Premier will take on the additional responsibility for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development.
National Heroes Day – Cayman Brac
February 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Opening Remarks by Minister for Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage, Hon. Bernie Bush, MP Protocol having been established, as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of National Heroes Day, I am honoured to be in Cayman Brac to recognise the achievements of our Sister Islands volunteers and charitable organisations. Your impact on the people and communities you […]
Message from the Cayman Islands Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton, MP, JP on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
September 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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, Europe was rebuilding and the world was still on the mend from the wounds of […]
Cayman: Rotary Central donates to Jubilee Tree Planting Programme
September 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 the Cayman Islands in support of its Plant a Tree for the Jubilee initiative. The […]
Statement on passing of former Governor Gore
July 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 our country from 1992 to 1995. In his 1993, and first, Throne Speech he said, […]
Cayman: Statement to House of Parliament UK’s Decision on British Virgin Islands
June 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 with other Overseas Territory Heads of Government for an update on the UK’s decision in […]
2022 Hurricane message from Cayman’s Premier
June 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
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 of that storm’s devastation. Ivan lay bare Grand Cayman and just four years later, Hurricane […]
The Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference returns for its 5th year
May 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The fifth annual Cayman Islands Digital Economy Conference (CYDEC) returns to its in-person format, on 21 June 2022. This year’s theme “Remodelling the future” highlights the status of key local and global digital initia-tives, delivered through presentations and panel discussions from a host of expert speakers. Each year, CYDEC – the first conference of its […]
Message on passing of Vestryman Mr. AJ Miller
May 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Hon. G. Wayne Panton, JP, MP In what has been a week of profound sadness for the people of the Cayman Islands, we once again bid farewell to another political trailblazer, Mr. Arley James “A.J.” Miller, Cert. Hon., who passed away peacefully on Sunday, 8th May, at his home in Bodden Town. Mr. A.J. Miller […]
