I am glad to see something is still happening on Bermuda’s freedom of information effort. After so many years of lipservice, it’s time to get this on the legislative agenda.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (GIS) — Bermudian government officials reviewed Cayman’s experiences with Freedom of Information (FOI) during an official visit last week.
The country’s two Cabinet [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cayman Islands'
PATI still alive
June 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Transparency
Tags:cayman·Cayman Islands·FOIA·PATI
Cayman Opposition Wins Election
May 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Islands
The Cayman Islands had an election yesterday, viewed as a judgement on the performance of the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) which won in a landslide in the 2005 elections there.
The public was obviously unimpressed as the Opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) took a commanding position in the polls (with more than 80% turnout), while voters [...]
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Transparency
April 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · Business, Islands, Transparency
In discussing how the Cayman Islands have unilaterally extended tax information exchange with 20 countries, the former head of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), Tim Ridley, notes that transparency and good governance are just as important as TIEAs:
“The Freedom of Information Law is a good marketing tool for Cayman as it shows we are [...]
Tags:Cayman Islands·G20·OECD
Independents Now
March 31st, 2009 · Comments Off · Islands
There’s an interesting trend in the Cayman Islands, which is due to hold elections next month.
For the first time, there are more candidates who have declared themselves as independent (22) than candidates affiliated with the island’s two parties (21), the incumbent People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) and opposition United Democratic Party (UDP).
Local political observers agree [...]
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Cayman New Constitution
February 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Islands, Reform
The Cayman Islands has a new draft Constitution and Bill of Rights that will go before a public referendum on May 20.
Accompanying the draft are three letters from Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister for Overseas Territories Gillian Merron, detailing the terms under which the Cayman Islands can negotiate foreign treaties on its [...]
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Anti-Corruption Law
January 12th, 2009 · Comments Off · Accountability, Islands, Reform
Much has been made about the Cayman Islands’ success in implementing a freedom of information law – from start to finish – while the Bermuda Government still twiddles its thumbs in secretive internal deliberation.
But, the Cayman Islands have sought to further differentiate themselves in “good governance”. Last summer, they also a passed an Anti-Corruption [...]
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Invade the Caymans!
January 5th, 2009 · Comments Off · Islands
Lefty magazine Mother Jones has some innovative ideas for solving America’s financial and taxation woes.
In 1983 just 10 percent of America’s corporate profits were funneled through places that charge little or no corporate income tax; today more than 25 percent of profits go through tax havens. The Obama administration could tell the [...]
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