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Compass News – 15 September 2025
It was a tragic weekend on the roads, leaving one pedestrian dead and others with serious injuries.
The Department of Environment is warning drivers to look out for rock iguanas.
And a historic Caymanian landmark celebrates its 85th anniversary.
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Cayman Compass
Divided loyalties? How MPs balance their private interests and public roles
Many of Cayman’s elected MPs have business interests or second jobs spanning almost every sector of the islands’ economy, according to transparency records reviewed by the Cayman Compass.
From stakes in construction, security and telecoms firms to rental apartments and Caribbean Utilities Company shares, the 19 members of Parliament declared a wide range of business interests to the Commission for Standards in Public Life.
The declarations are designed to ensure transparency over potential conflicts of interest when parliamentarians meet to discuss the business of the country.
But the register itself is not easily available to the public. To view it, a person must make an appointment and take handwritten notes from forms submitted by the MPs on an annual basis. Some are computerised but others are found in a binder of handwritten files. Anyone viewing the register is not permitted to carry a phone or to make copies.
