His Excellency the Governor Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet held on Tuesday, 21st September 2021 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building.

All Ministers and Members of Cabinet were present with the exception of the following person who was absent with permission:

• Hon Samuel Bulgin, QC, JP, Attorney General. The Acting Attorney General, Ms Reshma Sharma, QC attended on his behalf.

At this meeting Cabinet:

• approved the Financial (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 and the Procurement (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 and the submission of the Procurement (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to the House of Parliament;
• approved the appointment of the following persons to the National Pensions Board effective 1st October 2021 until 31st August 2022; Marsha Patricia Ann Smith – Chair, Daniel Peterson – Deputy Chair, Peter Huber – Member, Angela McLoughlin – Member, Brenda Scott-Novak – Member, Nichelle Scott – Member, Wendy Clarke – Member, and Marilee Margreta Freeman – Member;

• approved the applications for appointment as Notaries Public for the following: Deandro D. Dracket-Carey, Dinah K. Ebanks, Demi M A McLean, Simon J Patterson, Paula M Tathum, and Derrick L Tibbetts;
• approved the appointment of persons to the following Immigration Boards:o 
• Work Permit Board – Maxine Bodden Robinson – Chair, Robert Whittaker – Deputy Chair, Judy Ann Ebanks – Member, Audley Scott – Member, Pauline Green – Member, Carson (Denny) Ebanks – Member, Dennis Caum – Member, Sarah Dean Barnett – Member, Edward Hessing – Member, Yvette Charlton – Member, Miguel Smith – Member, Anne Marie Francis – Member, Jerry Wood – Member, Daisy Martin – Member, Director of WORC or Director’s designate (non-voting), Head of Permits, Cayman Status and Permanent Residence or Director’s designate (non-voting), Secretary (non-voting) and Assistant Secretary (non-voting);

Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board – Dr A Steve McField – Chair, Magalyn Velana Robinson-Clarke – Deputy Chair, Rosworth McLaughlin – Member, Charlie Watler – Member, Denise DeMercado – Member; Joan Barnes – Member, Thelda Whittaker – Member, Carmen McField – Member, Samantha Conolly- Member, Joy Boucher – Member, Dajsha Samuels – Member, Chris Durant – Member, Jil Ebanks- Mojica – Member, Stephen Scott – Member, Director of WORC or Director’s designate (non-voting), Head of Permits, Cayman Status and Permanent Residence or Director’s designate (non-voting), Secretary (non-voting) and Assistant Secretary (non-voting);

o Business Staffing Plan Board – Richard Barton – Chair, Dawn McLean-Sawney – Deputy Chair, Stephanie Webster – Member, Tamara Rankine – Member, Melesia Adderly – Member, Sherry-Ann Smith – Member, Odell Suarez – Member, Kimberly Conolly – Member, Orrett Connor – Member, Vanessa Rivers – Member, Paula Tathum – Member, Director of WORC or Director’s designate (non-voting), Head of Permits, Cayman Status and Permanent Residence or Director’s designate (non-voting), Secretary (non-voting) and Assistant Secretary (non-voting); and

o Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Immigration Board – Temple Tatum – Chair, Audley Scott – Deputy Chair, Vernal Ebanks – Member, Elvie Lizabeth Walton-Thompson – Member, Janet Eldridge – Member, Manager of Permits, Residency and Status for Sister Islands (non-voting), Secretary (non-voting).

• Approved the tabling of the Immigration (Transition) (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Customs and Border Control (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Parliament;
• Approved the Control of Covid-19 (No.3) Regulations, 2021;
• Noted the Financial Report for the period 1 January 2021 – 31 August 2021
• Published by the Cabinet Office on Wednesday, 29th September 2021.Guidance Notes:

1. Post meeting summaries will be published by the Cabinet Office following confirmation of the Minutes.
2. Only a summary of the decisions will be published.
3. Cabinet discussions will not be disclosed.
4. Summaries of decisions of a sensitive nature, matters of national security, those where publication breaches regional or international conventions and those relating to personal privacy will not be disclosed.
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