New Constitution to be implemented in Cayman
During a referendum held on May 20, the Cayman Islands decided to adopt a revised constitution.
According to official results published by the Elections Office Referendum Command Centre, 11 244 voters cast Referendum ballots (including mobile and postal ballots), of which 62.66% voted “yes”, exceeding the 50% +1 required for it to be enacted. Finally, 7045 persons voted “yes”, while 4127 persons rejected the constitution.
The Constitutional Review Secretariat (CRS) Director Suzanne Bothwell commented, “The Constitutional Review Secretariat (CRS) was very pleased with the turn out of voters for the referendum. The turn out was extremely high for such a new initiative for these islands. The country’s mandate has been ‘yes’ for acceptance of the constitution. Work will now begin to prepare for the implementation of the new constitution”.
It should be reminded that the constitutional talks between the Cayman delegates and the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) started on September 29 and concluded on February 5. As a result, a final draft of the constitution was published on the Cayman Island’s constitution website. At the recent referendum, the text of the constitution was voted.