His Excellency the Governor Mr. Martyn Roper, OBE, chaired the meeting of the Cabinet held on Tuesday, 15th February 2022 in the Cabinet Conference Room, Government Administration Building.

All Ministers and Members of Cabinet were present. At this meeting Cabinet:

• refused the issuance of a Coastal Works Permit in relation to Block 86A Parcels 18 and 20, Kingston Bight, Little Cayman;
• refused the issuance of a Coastal Work Permit in relation to Block 27C Parcel 711 Newlands, Grand Cayman;
• approved the Protected Area Management Plan for Meagre Bay Pond Grand Cayman in accordance with Section 10(7) of the National Conservation Act;
• approved the Species Conservation Plan for Sybil’s Crownbeard in accordance with Section 17 of the National Conservation Act;
• approved the issuance of drafting instructions:

o to amend the following acts:

 Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act;  Monetary Authority Act;
 Securities Investment Business Act;  Banks and Trust Companies Act;

 Any other Act relating to virtual asset service providers
o for regulations to support the Virtual Asset (Service Providers) Act; and
o consultation with internal stakeholders and industry associations of the new legislation;

• approved the appointment of the following persons to the Air Transport Licensing Authority: Woodrow Foster – Chair; Joannah Bodden Small – Deputy Chair; Andre Scott – Member; Rollin Jackson – Member; Marcus Cumber – Member; and Nicoela McCoy – Secretary; and
• approved increase in funding to the National Roads Authority and issuance of drafting instructions for the National Roads Authority (Amendment) Act, 2022;

• approved the appointment of the following persons to the 2022/2023 Oversight Committee for the Housing Repairs Assistance Programme: Celita Zimmer, West Bay – Chair; Osbourne V Bodden, Bodden Town – Deputy Chair; Dominic Williams, Bodden Town- Member; Glenroy Bodden, West Bay – Member; McCarron M. McLaughlin, East End – Member; J. Robert Bodden, George Town – Member; Edlin Moore, George Town- Member; Geoff Ebanks, North Side – Member; Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Ministry responsible for Social Development – Ex-Officio Member; Director or designate, Department of Planning – Ex-Officio Member; Director or designate, Department of Environmental Health- Ex-Officio Member; Project Manager, Housing Repairs Assistance Programme – Ex-Officio Member; Director or designate, Needs Assessment Unit -Ex- Officio Member; Programme Coordinator, Housing Repairs Assistance Programme- Secretary and Ex-Officio Member; and
• noted the Cayman Islands’s Preliminary Census 2021 Report.

Published by the Cabinet Office on Wednesday, 23rd February 2022.