Final Draft of Cayman Constitution tabled by Kurt Tibbetts
On February 11, 2009, Kurt Tibbetts, the head of the Caymans Islands’ government, tabled the final draft of the new Cayman Islands Constitution in the Legislative Assembly. This draft has been the subject of 5-month of discussions. The constitutional talks were aimed to draft a version that provides greater autonomy for the Cayman Islands.
The constitutional talks between the delegates from the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom’s Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) started on September 29, 2008 and concluded on February 5, 2009. As a result of the discussions, a final draft of the new constitution has been published on the Cayman’s constitution website.
The public will vote on the final draft of the new constitution during a referendum that will be held in May 2009.