Kayla Young

The Water Authority – Cayman ‘s first base rate increase in seven years came under sustained questioning in parliament, with the opposition pressing the government on the timing.

The Parliament of the Cayman Islands has passed two private member's motions aimed at helping small and micro businesses win a greater share of government contracts.

The Finance Committee has approved more than CI$134.3 million in extra government spending, with large sums allocated to education, land acquisitions and combatting illicit finance.

Minister and West Bay North MP Rolston Anglin has launched a working group to identify members of the historic Cuban Caymanian community.

The Cayman Islands' young parliamentarians made their case against a social media ban for children under 16 , rejecting a motion passed by elected lawmakers earlier this year.

Opposition leader Joseph Hew has questioned the Finance Committee's decision to allow CI$134 million to be drawn from the government's operating surplus for additional spending.

A committee to evaluate the next steps of a proposed youth social media ban will likely convene later this year, deputy speaker Pearlina McGaw-Lumsden has said.

The Cayman Islands Government has published findings from the Cayman Forward Initiative, recommending reforms to planning and environmental management policies and procedures.

Economist Marla Dukharan has often described the Cayman Islands as the best-run jurisdiction in the Caribbean, praising its ability to chart its own path towards economic success.

The Cayman Islands could ease its fiscal dependence on work permit revenue through a progressive property tax on foreign buyers, according to economist Marla Dukharan.