Governor Publishes Domestic Partnership and Ancillary Bills
In accordance with section 81 of the Cayman Islands Constitution and with the prior approval of the Secretary of State, I have today caused the following Bills to be published:
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In accordance with section 81 of the Cayman Islands Constitution and with the prior approval of the Secretary of State, I have today caused the following Bills to be published:
Police have now confirmed the identity of the deceased in the fatal collision that took place yesterday morning, 8 August on Bodden Town Road, involving a white Subaru Sunbar. He is Gonzalo McLaughlin, age 39, of East End, Grand Cayman.
t’s another day of encouraging COVID-19 test results for Cayman.
The Chief Medical Officer, Dr John Lee, reports 191 COVID-19 tests have been carried since it the last report on Thursday and all were negative.
Another 256 COVID-19 test results were released on Tuesday and all were negative. This brings the number of tests carried out to date to 30,657.
Just about 10PM on Saturday 1 August, police had cause to stop a vehicle that was travelling with a trailered vessel attached. The vessel appeared to have recently been retrieved from a launching ramp on North Church Street in George Town.
Cayman reached another milestone Friday in its ongoing combat against COVID-19 / Surplus COVID Test kits sold
Just after 8PM, yesterday 29 July, police were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communication Centre, to the junction of Shedden Road and Eastern Avenue, where it was reported that a robbery was taking place
The Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly on Wednesday rejected a proposed Domestic Partnership Law by a narrow but yet telling 9-8 vote, despite a passionate appeal by Premier Alden McLaughlin.
With attention focused on the Domestic Partnership Bill in Monday’s sitting of the Legislative Assembly, there is a further series of questions that the Official Opposition has tabled on a range of pressing issues.
In summary, while we appreciate the background and context in which the Bill was drafted, it is our
view that the Bill is not fit for purpose and ignores practical and commercial considerations of the
modern wedding industry in the Cayman Islands.