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Title | "Beloved Isle Cayman" |
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Lyric/music | Leila E. ROSS |
Date of Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
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National holiday | Constitution Day, the first Monday in July (1959) |
Legal system | English common law and local statutes |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Several previous; latest approved 10 June 2009, entered into force 6 November 2009 (The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009) |
Amendments | Amended 2016, 2020 |
Citizenship | |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Jane OWEN (since 21 April 2023) |
Head of government | Premier Juliana O'CONNOR-CONNOLLY (since 15 November 2023) |
Cabinet | Cabinet selected from the Parliament and appointed by the governor on the advice of the premier |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition appointed premier by the governor |
Legislative branch | |
Description | Unicameral Parliament (21 seats; 19 members directly elected by majority vote and 2 ex-officio members - the deputy governor and attorney general - appointed by the governor; members serve 4-year terms) |
Elections | Last held on 14 April 2021 (next to be held in 2025) |
Election results | Percent of vote by party - independent 79.1%, PPM 19.6%; elected seats by party - independent 12, PPM 7; ex-officio members 2; composition - men 16, women 5, percentage women 23.8% |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); Grand Court (consists of the court president and at least 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) |
Judge selection and term of office | Court of Appeal and Grand Court judges appointed by the governor on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission, an 8-member independent body consisting of governor appointees, Court of Appeal president, and attorneys; Court of Appeal judges' tenure based on their individual instruments of appointment; Grand Court judges normally appointed until retirement at age 65 but can be extended until age 70 |
Subordinate courts | Summary Court |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | None (overseas territory of the UK); consular services provided through the US Embassy in Jamaica |
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