The politics of the Cayman Islands takes place within a framework of
parliamentary democracy, within the confines of the
Government of the Cayman Islands.
Constitutional Modernisation
Constitutional Modernisation has come to the forefront of politics recently with the collapse of the now defunct
Euro Bank Corporation
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in 2003. The prosecution in the trial was forced to reveal that the
British Government
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had planted
moles (and used wire taps) throughout the banking industry using
MI6, with the consent of the
Governor. This caused the trial's collapse, and subsequent release of those charged with wrongdoing. Along with this, the only mole that was known at the time was allowed to leave the country, never to answer for what he (or the United Kingdom) was doing. This infuriated the elected members of the Legislative Assembly as they maintained that the Governor and the United Kingdom had put into question the Cayman Islands' reputation as a tightly regulated offshore jurisdiction. Some saw this as the United Kingdom meddling in the territory's affairs to benefit itself (and the EU), at the expense of the islands' economy.
Constitutional talks however went on hold following
Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Subsequently, in May 2005 the ruling UDP was ousted by the PPM, which restarted the process of constitutional modernisation. The new constitution took effect on 6 November 2009.
[http://www.constitution.gov.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/8220057.PDF, p.2]
See also
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Elections in the Cayman Islands
References
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