A spat between the ruling PACT coalition administration and the opposition Progressives party over overseas diplomatic offices has taken a new twist.
The Office of the Ombudsman noted on 28 January 2022, International Data Protection Day, that data protection legislation is more crucial to privacy and information rights than ever, given the onset of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.
In a move that might be just as strategic as the title of the post, Hon. Premier Wayne Panton has announced the appointment of high-profile former Dart VP Pilar Bush as Chief of Strategy.
The announcement of the appointment of a Chief of Strategy in the Office of the Premier, normally just another (albeit important) appointment, has this time brought with a degree of interest and applause generally not associated with the role.
Premier Hon. G. Wayne Panton has appointed Ms Pilar Bush to serve as Chief of Strategy in the Office of the Premier.
The opposition Progressives party has called on the PACT government to “to commit to meaningful help for all involved in the tourism sector” saying “action and not lip service is needed.”
With reports of a looming threat of Cayman again being placed on a European Union watchlist over tax regulation compliance, the PACT government is being lobbied to expedite setting up an office in Brussels to make the case for Cayman directly.
The Right Honourable Amanda Milling MP who is the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Minister responsible for the Cayman Islands and other Overseas Territories will be visiting Cayman for the first time this week.
New regulations have come into play on Thursday 20 January which are seeing Cayman now moving into an updated phase five of the border reopening plan.
Minister for Education, District Administration and Lands Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly has been admitted to Faith Hospital on Cayman Brac, but is being transferred to the George Town Hospital for observation and treatment for COVID-19.