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New Government Formed by Independents Caymanian 20212021 ElectionElection ResultsResults SEE PAGES 45 >> Friday, April 16, 2021 Issue No 649 www.caymaniantimes.ky 50¢ INSIDE THIS ISSUE New Government formed EDITORIAL — page 2 by Independents Best Wishes to the New Government HEALTHCARE — page 6 Full story on page 3 >> Lyneth Monteith ‘Joey’ Hew Appointed to Senior Wins Another HSA expands specialist services Education Position Term in GT ROYALTY — page 19 Ms. Lyneth Monteith has been ap- North Incumbent Joseph ‘Joey’ Hey managed with responsibility for Education Poli- to hold on to his seat in George Town cypointed and Planning, as the withinDeputy the Chief Ministry Officer of North after a highly contested campaign Education, Youth, Sports, Agriculture against contender Johann Moxam. & Lands (MEYSAL). Results were slow to come in from the Ms. Monteith launched her educa- polling station at the George Town Prima- tion career in September of 1981 as a ry School. However, as the evening unfold- Middle School Teacher. Since then, her ed it soon became clear that the Minister career portfolio has spanned a cross of Commerce Planning and Infrastructure section of education-related roles, would remain a parliamentarian for the with thirty-one of these years served next four years. in leadership positions. These posi- The Caymanian Times spoke exclusively tions included; middle management with Mr. Hew on the heels of his win at the in a junior high school, leadership of a CEREMONIAL ROYAL FUNERAL FOR X Official photo of MEYSAL Deputy Chief PRINCE PHILIP Officer Ms. Lyneth Monteith SEE LYNETH MONTEITH, Page 14 MP’s OfficeSEE HEWon North WINS SoundANOTHER Road. TERM, Page 11 1 2 3 4 3' – 6' Let’s Keep Working Together Vaccine Protect yourself and your community against COVID-19. continue safe consider wearing continue frequent consider getting distances from a mask around hand washing vaccinated others in public the elderly and when eligible www.gov.ky/covid19-vaccine vulnerable 2 Issue No 649 | Friday, April 16, 2021 | Caymanian Times E�itorial Best Wishes to the New Government: Gratitude to all those who Competed Irrespective of which party or group rectify this reality. There must be a con- thority in a country is exercised. Accord- or coalition forms the government after versation on how to reduce the high levels ing to this project, the quality of govern- the intriguing April 14, 2021 election, the of inequality in the island. ance is best evaluated by examining three society owes a debt of gratitude to those Getting the right equation between de- critical aspects of government’s use of who contested. In doing so, they made the velopment and preserving the environ- authority. many elements of a democratic society ment is a challenging but critical issue come alive- the free and public discussion with dire consequences for the future. place. This aspect looks at the input citi- Other issues have to do with the amount zensThe have first in is thehow election governments of their are leaders. put in In democracies with transparent and well- doesof issues, take the a level right of to belief run for in office,self and elected soci- health care and improved school perfor- functioning voting mechanisms, citizens ety,officials, and afree strong and desirefair elections, to make etcetera. a positive It mance,of traffic among on our others. roads, the cost of living, have a great impact on determining the di- contribution to energize persons to put Improving the quality of governance rection of government. On the other hand, their name on the ballot. will be a task of the new government. incidences of voter fraud, vote-buying, etc. Those who did not win a seat in the Par- This is so even though the quality of gov- hinder the value of elections. The second liament must know that their efforts were ernance offered in the Cayman Islands far is how well the government can make and not in vain and that there are several other exceeds many other countries, both de- implement sound policies. ways open to them to continue to contrib- veloped and developing. But all over the According to the Word Bank’s project ute to the welfare of the Caymanian soci- world citizens are desiring and expecting on measuring governance, a way to meas- ety. improved governance. ure this aspect would be to, ‘Figure out The new government is expected by the As the World Bank points out, policy whether political leaders are accountable electorate, and indeed the entire society, makers and academics agree that good to the citizens they represent. Do political to effectively take on the multiple issues governance matters for economic devel- leaders follow through with the promises that need attention. Some of these were opment. Scholars have discovered that they present during their campaigns? Do X Dr. Livingston Smith is a Professor at high-quality institutions have the power, they consider the perspectives of their the University College of the Cayman Islands. He is also Director of the CXC marized by James Whittaker in the Cay- over the long run, to raise per capita in- constituents above their own personal Education Volunteer programme manidentified Compass during of April the campaign 13. and sum- comes and promote growth in all parts interests? Are government policymakers The phased opening of the economy of the world. In fact, research done by the knowledgeable about the governance pro- after most adults have been vaccinated World Bank estimates that, ‘when govern- cess? When government is not well skilled sence of violence’ considers perceptions is uppermost on the agenda. The contin- ance is improved by one standard devia- in policymaking, people lose trust in their of the likelihood that the government will ued careful management of the economy tion, incomes rise about three-fold in the government leaders and governance qual- be destabilized or overthrown by uncon- with emphasis on the welfare of those at long run, and infant mortality declines by ity suffers.’ stitutional or violent means, including do- the lower socio-economic levels of the so- two-thirds.’ The third is how much respect people mestic violence. ciety is vital. Even with economic growth, The Worldwide Governance Indicators have for the government. Again, the World The third category – Government Effec- too many persons are hurting, many, Cay- Bank project explains that this factor also tiveness measures ‘The quality of public manians. There must be renewed focus to traditions and institutions by which au- helps evaluate whether there is corruption services, the quality of the civil service project defines governance as the set of and the degree of its independence from ernment systems? Can constituents easily political pressures, the quality of policy accessin a country. their policymakers ‘Is there confidence for information, in gov- formulation and implementation, and the questions, or concerns? Are policymak- credibility of the government’s commit- ers inaccessible to people who are not in ment to such policies.’ positions of power? Is information about rule of law and control of corruption. By items of debate fully available to public regulatoryThe final quality three isare meant, regulatory ‘The ability quality, of scrutiny?them, their The office, stability and oftheir the positionsgovernment on the government to formulate and imple- or the amount of violence in a country can ment sound policies and regulations that help us measure corruption since these permit and promote private sector de- can be used to evaluate whether people velopment. The rule of law relates to the think the government selection process is legitimate.’ dence in and abide by the rules of society, Considering these government author- andextent in toparticular which have the citizensquality ofhave contract confi- ity aspects, the World Bank Worldwide enforcement, the police, and the courts, Governance Indicators track and meas- as well as the likelihood of crime and vi- olence. 1,612.2 indicators arguing that these capture the political,ure good economic,governance and through institutional six specific di- of good governance is the extent to which mensions of governance. publicThe powerfinal category is exercised in the for measurement private gain, The six are voice and accountability including both petty and grand forms which measures the extent to which citi- of corruption, as well as “capture” of the 765.7 644.2 zens can participate in selecting their gov- state by elites and private interests. ernment, as well as freedom of expression, Citizens would do well to take the gov- freedom of association, and a free media. ernment to task on all these measures of 120.4 The category ‘Political stability and ab- good governance. Financial & Insurance Travel Accounting, Legal, & Other Other Services Services Business Services Caymanian Caymanian Times Issue # 649 Publisher: Ralph Lewis Company: Lewis Cayman Islands Ltd #19 Walkers Road (next to Tomlinson Furniture) Telephone: 345 916 2000 Email: [email protected], or [email protected] Website: www.caymaniantimes.ky Election Center Caymanian Times | Friday, April 16, 2021 | Issue No 649 3 New Government formed by Independents Just a matter of hours after in members and formally elect “Although PACT has the major- the Premier under Section 49(3) ity and are committed to that as following Wednesday’s elec- of the Cayman Islands Constitu- a government, we will demon- tion,the final early tallies on Thursday were announced morning tion.” strate to the country a refreshing the 10 Independent candidates Mr Panton said: “The elections and new approach by being open elected have agreed to form the are over, the people have spoken, to other elected members joining next government of the Cayman and it is time to get on with the in order to carry out the wishes Islands. business of making people’s lives of the electorate to form an inclu- This forces the Progres- better.
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