Privy Council Judgement decision right for same sex couples to marry
By Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton, MP, JP Wednesday, 16 March, 2022 The Privy Council on Monday released its judgement in relation to the appeal by Chantelle Day and Vickie Bush against the decision of the Court of Appeal of…
Cayman: Statement by the Premier on the Knighthood of Hon Alden McLaughlin
Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, QC, JP, MP to be KnightedBy Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton, JP, MP, December, 2021 The Government of the Cayman Islands is delighted to note the decision of Her Majesty the Queen to confer on Hon. Alden…
Big win for activism against Uyghur forced labor!
From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United December 19, 2021 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Law & policy U.S. lawmakers pass Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention ActThe U.S. is on track to becoming the first country to introduce an import…
Cayman: Minister for Health and Wellness Hon. Sabrina Turner, MP, World AIDS Day Message 2021
Today, 1 December, is globally recognized as World AIDS Day and as a global community, we pause to acknowledge those who are living in our community with HIV & AIDS, those who are newly infected and coping with their new…
Cayman: World Oceans Day 2021 – Message from the Hon Premier & Minister for Sustainability and Climate Resiliency
World Oceans Day 2021 Message from Premier & Minister for Sustainability and Climate Resiliency Hon Wayne Panton, JP, MP  Today, on World Oceans Day, the words of our National Song Beloved Isle Cayman come to mind: “O sea of…
Cayman: Message from the Minister of Health & Wellness Honourable Sabrina Turner, MP, World No Tobacco Day 31st May 2021
Today, the Cayman Islands joins the global community in observing World No Tobacco day. World No Tobacco Day is celebrated every year on 31st May as a mandate of the World Health Assembly, the supreme decision-making body of the World Health…
Cayman: Statement on the death of Prince Philip by Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MP
It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the death this morning of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Her Majesty The Queen. Both I and the Government of the Cayman Islands send…
2021 New Year’s Message from Cayman’s Premier
By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MP As we bid farewell to 2020 I know we will all be sharing the hope that 2021 is a much better year. Undoubtedly 2020 will be remembered as the year that everything…
UK: MPs debate bill paving way for 12 December election
MPs are debating Boris Johnson’s call for a general election on 12 December after Labour threw its weight behind a pre-Christmas poll. Jeremy Corbyn said he had changed his mind on a snap election after the EU gave the UK…
Cayman Islands Premier begins meetings in London
LONDON – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin met separately on Wednesday with Ben Wallace, Minister of State for the Home Office and Ben Merrick, Director of the Overseas Territories Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Accompanying Premier McLaughlin was Chief…