Over the course of the past week, there has been debate in several quarters following Chief Justice Anthony Smellie’s decision to amend the Marriage Law to allow same-sex couples to be recognized in the Cayman Islands.
Since Friday’s court ruling on same sex marriage, I have been inundated by residents expressing their concerns with the judgement. I am aware that a Petition has started asking for the Marriage definition to remain between one man and one woman.
His Excellency The Governor, Martyn Roper OBE has issued the following statement on the ruling given by the Court on Friday in relation to same sex marriage:
The Human Rights Commission congratulates Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden Bush on their successful legal challenge to the discriminatory provisions of the Marriage Law.
Azúcar is Spanish for sugar. Mas Azúcar is a Latin Carnival band experience coming to Cayman’s National Carnival, Batabano on May 4th 2019. Mas Azúcar will provide an explosion of energy from the sweet sounds of salsa, reggaeton and merengue.
Another young Caymanian, Ms. Lashonda Powell, has been admitted to the rolls of attorneys licensed to practise law in the Cayman Islands. The application was moved by Attorney-at-Law William Jones before the then-Acting Chief Justice the Hon. Richard Williams on Tuesday (March 26, 2019).
As Republic Bank takes ownership of Cayman National Corporation, support for small businesses will be on their agenda.
Britain’s Brexit D-Day, planned for Friday March 29th, came to a dramatic halt with parliamentarians, including some of the government’s own MPs, defying their party and government, and blocking it.
Les Roches Global Hospitality Education partners with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation to provide scholarships
In 2007, three travelers arrived for a design conference in San Francisco and checked in at the Rausch Street home of Airbnb co-founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia.