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General Mark Lancaster & the Governor discuss the CI Regiment’s future
Major General Lord Mark Lancaster, former UK Minister for the Armed Forces and Honorary Colonel of the Cayman Islands Regiment, has been in Cayman this week for an official visit. He played a central role in the establishment of reserve regiments across the Overseas Territories, including here in the Cayman Islands.
Lord Lancaster joined Chief Political Correspondent Tammi Sulliman, alongside Her Excellency Governor Jane Owen, on Daybreak to discuss the Regiment’s evolution, its growing role in national resilience, and what comes next as it continues to develop.
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Cayman residents mobilise aid for Cuba amid worsening conditions
As Cuba grapples with a worsening socioeconomic crisis marked by fuel shortages, food scarcity and strain on essential services, members of the Cayman community are stepping up private efforts to provide humanitarian support.
In a statement issued in Geneva on 13 Feb., the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that Cuba’s deepening crisis – compounded by sanctions, extreme weather events and recent US measures restricting oil shipments – is having an increasingly severe impact on the population.
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