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Parliament

| 02/11/2013

Code of Conduct:

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Change from Legislative Assembly to Parliament:

Reform of the LA administration (separation from government):

The Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands is the local unicameral parliament where the laws of the Cayman Islands are debated and passed. It is also referred to as “the LA” and “the House”. The powers, duties and make-up of the LA, including who is eligible to stand for office, are set out in Part IV of the 2009 Constitution.

The rules governing procedure in the LA are set out in the Parliament Standing Orders 2022, which the LA may amend or revoke. In any matter not provided for in Standing Orders, procedure follows the UK House of Commons Standing Orders.

The LA comprises:

  • The Speaker of the House, who presides over the proceedings
  • 19 elected members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
  • Two ex-officio members: the deputy governor and the attorney general, who are both appointed by the governor.

Prior to the May 2017 elections, MLAs were elected under a multi-member system, whereby in each of the six districts registered voters were able to cast as many votes as there were seats in that district (six in George Town, four in West Bay, four in Bodden Town, two in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, and one each in North Side and East End).

However, in the General Election in May 2017, the Cayman Islands to a ‘one man, one vote’ system, where registered voters have a single vote in their district. There are now nineteen MLAs in 19 districts.

See new boundaries and maps on the Elections Office website

General elections take place every four years unless the governor, after consultation with the premier, dissolves the Legislative Assembly before that.

MLAs Register of Interests

Legislative Assembly Standing Committees

  • Finance Committee
  • Public Accounts Committee
  • Register of Interests Committee
  • Standing Orders Committee

Standing Select Committees

  • Standing Business Committee
  • Standing House Committee
  • Standing Select Committee on Privilege
  • Standing Select Committee to Oversee the Performance of the Office of the Complaints Commissioner

Documents:

MPs’ Code of Conduct

Alva Suckoo suspended from LA:

Tabled documents:

Speaker McKeeva Bush’s decision not to table reports:
See: Speaker refuses to lay PAC report on OfReg audit

See also:

The Legislative Assembly official website

Cayman Islands Laws

Cayman Islands Laws

| 20/10/2013 | 0 Comments

The Cayman Islands’ legal system is based on English common law, locally enacted law and Orders-in-Council, which is legislation that the UK extends to its territories. Laws are passed by majority vote by the members of the House of Parliament but must be assented to by the Cayman Islands Governor.

Read: How laws are passed in the Cayman Islands

See Law Reform Commission Discussion Papers

Key Laws of the Cayman Islands:

See comprehensive list of all Cayman Islands Legislation here

Cayman Islands Constitution 2009

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Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC):

Miscellaneous: 

Law Reform Commission

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DISCLAIMER

Cabinet

| 12/08/2013 | 0 Comments

Cabinet forms the Executive branch of the Cayman Islands Government. The powers, duties and make-up of the Cabinet, including the appointment and proceedings, are set out in Part III of the 2009 Constitution.

Following the Westminster parliamentary system, if a political party gains the majority of seats in Parliament following an election, the leader of that party is appointed as premier by the governor of the Cayman Islands. Cabinet ministers are then appointed based on the advice of the premier. If no party wins a majority, all MPs choose the premier by a vote in the House.

Cabinet comprises the premier, the deputy premier, six other ministers and two ex-officio members (the deputy governor and the attorney general).

Cabinet Manual 2022

Cayman Islands Ministerial Code of Conduct, approved July 2021

UPM documents

United People’s Movement Government

UPM Cabinet, announced 15 November 2023:

  • Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly
    Minister for Finance, Education, District Administration, Lands and Cabinet Office
  • Deputy Premier André Ebanks
    Minister of Financial Services & Commerce and Investment, and Innovation & Social Development
  • Kenneth Bryan
    Minister for Tourism & Ports
  • Jay Ebanks
    Minister for Planning, Agriculture, Housing, Infrastructure as well as Transport & Development
  • Sabrina Turner
    Minister for Health & Wellness and Home Affairs
  • Isaac Rankine
    Minister for Youth, Sports & Heritage
  • Dwayne Seymour
    Minister for Border Control & Labour and Culture
  • Katherine Ebanks-Wilks
    Minister for Sustainability & Climate Resiliency

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Deputy Governor Franz Manderson
  • Attorney General Samuel Bulgin KC

Parliamentary Secretaries:

  • Heather Bodden
    PS to Minister André Ebanks (Social Development)
    PS to Minister Kenneth Bryan (Tourism)
  • McKeeva Bush
    PS to Minister Dwayne Seymour (Border Control and Culture)
  • PS to Minister Jay Ebanks (Planning, Housing, Infrastructure, Transport and Development)
  • Bernie Bush
    PS to Minister André Ebanks (Commerce)
    PS to Minister Isaac Rankine (Youth, Sports and Heritage)

PACT Government

Cabinet Post Meeting Summaries

Reshuffled PACT Cabinet:

  • Premier Wayne Panton
    Minister for Sustainability & Climate Resiliency and
    Minister for Finance & Economic Development
  • Deputy Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly
    Minister for Education and
    Minister for District Administration & Lands
  • Bernie Bush
    Minister for Youth, Sports, Culture & Heritage
  • Kenneth Bryan
    Minister for Tourism & Ports
  • André Ebanks
    Minister for Financial Services & Commerce and
    Minister for Investment, Innovation & Social Development
  • Jay Ebanks
    Minister for Planning, Agriculture, Housing, & Infrastructure
  • Sabrina Turner
    Minister for Health & Wellness and Home Affairs
  • Dwayne Seymour
    Ministry of Border Control and Labour

Ex-Officio Members:

  • Deputy Governor Franz Manderson
  • Attorney General Samuel Bulgin KC

First PACT Cabinet:

  • Premier Wayne Panton
    Cabinet Office and Minister for Sustainability and Climate Resiliency (MSCR)
    (The Premier also retains responsibility for the Royal Cayman Islands Police’s Budget).
  • Deputy Premier Christopher Saunders
    Finance, Economic Development and Labour (FEDL)
  • Juliana O’Connor-Connolly
    Education, District Administration, Lands and Survey (EDAL)
  • Bernie Bush
    Minister for Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage (YSCH)
  • Kenneth Bryan
    Minister for Tourism and Transport (T&T)
  • Jay Ebanks
    Minister for Planning, Agriculture, Housing, and Infrastructure (PAHI)
  • Sabrina Turner
    Minister for Health, Wellness & Home Affairs (HWHA)
  • André Ebanks
    Minister for Financial Services & Commerce (FSC)
    and Minister for Investment, Innovation & Social Development (IISD)

Note: The Home Affairs portfolio was removed from Bernie Bush’s ministry and added to Sabrina Turner’s in April 2022. See here.

Ex-Officio Members:
  • Deputy Governor Franz Manderson
  • Attorney General Samuel Bulgin QC

Parliamentary Secretaries:

  • Katherine Ebanks-Wilks 
    PS to Minister Andre Ebanks (Financial Services) and Minister O’Connor-Connolly (Education)
  • Isaac Rankine 
    PS to Minister Jay Ebanks and Minister Turner (Home Affairs)
  • Heather Bodden
    PS to Minister Bryan (Tourism) and Minister Andre Ebanks (Social Development)
  • Dwayne Seymour (since November 2021)
    PS to Minister Saunders (Labour), Minister Jay Ebanks (Housing) and Minister Bryan (Transport)
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