Governor Jane Owen emphasised the significance of sustaining a “calm and secure authorities” within the Cayman Islands amid the latest turmoil brought on by the resignation of four members from the ruling coalition.
This incident marks the second collapse of a coalition authorities in simply 4 years. The departing members embody Deputy Premier André Ebanks, Sustainability and Local weather Resiliency Minister Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Well being Minister Sabrina Turner, and Parliamentary Secretary Heather Bodden, all of whom have left the United Folks’s Motion (UPM) efficient instantly.
“In latest months particularly, the extent of dysfunction and disorganization, and an absence of professionalism, locations the nation liable to misguided resolution making and reputational harm which might have long-term opposed penalties,” the 4 stated in a joint assertion.
In a press release, Owen acknowledged that the Cayman Islands authorities can proceed to perform so long as there’s a quorum in Cupboard.
“As many have stated already, calm and secure authorities stays the precedence. As you all know, Cayman has a powerful structure that has stood the check of time and sturdy democratic ideas upon which our structure is predicated.
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“We can have fixed reference to those as discussions proceed. Beneath the structure, the Cupboard can proceed to perform supplied it has a quorum of 5 ministers, together with the Premier,” the Governor stated.
She stated the Civil Service will even proceed to offer public companies and coverage implementation as they at all times do, promising to “present additional updates to you in the end, so I encourage you to stay tuned in to all official channels”
Final week, the opposition Progressives Celebration stated that whereas it’s “fastidiously contemplating its choices” it “stands prepared to offer the management the Cayman Islands wants”.
The Progressives in a short assertion famous the resignations spotlight “an pressing disaster” within the authorities, one which threatens Cayman’s “stability and unity.”
“We should act with urgency, resolve, and a relentless dedication to the way forward for our islands. We should restore unity and stability to the enterprise of presidency. Cayman deserves nothing much less,” the celebration stated.
Former premier McKeeva Bush warned that “pushing the nation into an early election doesn’t converse nicely for a secure nation.”
