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Regiment command changes hands to UK military vet
Lieutenant Colonel Graham Muir (CNS): The Cayman Islands Government is still working on a succession plan to put the command of the Cayman Regiment in the hands of a Caymanian. But in the meantime, Governor Jane Owen has approved the promotion of a former British army officer to head the volunteer regiment. On 26 March, Lieutenant Colonel Roger Carter will hand over the reins to Lieutenant…
Regiment deployed to Jamaica to help rebuild
Cayman Islands Regiment at the Owen Roberts international Airport (CNS): An eight-man contingent from the Cayman Islands Regiment has travelled to Jamaica, where they are joining regiments from Bermuda and the Turks and Caicos Islands to help local agencies such as the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) with the massive rebuilding efforts and humanitarian relief, as residents continue to deal with the…
Efforts continue to have Caymanian-only regiment
Lord Lancaster meets with Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and members of the Cayman Islands Regiment (CNS): Major General Mark Lancaster, who helped to establish the Cayman Islands Regiment, made a flying visit to the islands at the weekend to discuss the “strategic development of the unit” with senior officials. Lord Lancaster, a member of the House of Lords and Honorary Colonel of the CIR,…
Cayman regiment cadet wins Sandhurst award
Cayman regiment cadet wins Sandhurst award
Officer Cadet Nathan Dack receives RMAS award from OT Minister Baroness Sugg
(CNS): A Cayman Islands Regiment officer cadet has become the second in the regiment’s short history to win Best International Recruit Award at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), officials said in a release Thursday. Officer Cadet Nathan Dack follows in the footsteps of Lieutenant Halston Farley, who won the…
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DG: No hidden agenda for local army
DG: No hidden agenda for local army
Cayman Islands Regiment recruits
(CNS): Government has agreed to make amendments to the Defence Bill, which was before the Legislative Assembly for debate this week, but Deputy Governor Franz Manderson has insisted there is no hidden agenda or conspiracy surrounding the law written to support the newly created Cayman Islands Regiment. The local force was established, government has said, to help…
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Defence Bill ready to go to the Legislative Assembly
Defence Bill ready to go to the Legislative Assembly
Premier Alden McLaughlin at the first passing out parade of the Cayman Regiment
(CNS): Government has gazetted the draft legislation to give legal standing to the creation of the Cayman Islands Regiment. The bill was gazetted this week, giving an opportunity for public comment before it goes to the Legislative Assembly at the next sitting, which is expected next month. The bill, which defines…
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Cayman Regiment Officers Train at RMAS
Cayman Regiment Officers Train at RMAS
Officer cadets from the newly formed Cayman Islands Regiment have graduated from the short commissioning course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS).
The five Service personnel were set to complete the gruelling eight-week package in August, becoming the first to commission into the home defence force of the British Overseas Territory.
Commanded by former British officer Simon…
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Roper: Regiment belongs to Cayman not UK
Roper: Regiment belongs to Cayman not UK
(CNS): The new local defence force “is Cayman’s regiment”, Governor Martyn Roper has said, and the UK’s sole interest in supporting it is to help the islands build greater resilience here and in the region for humanitarian and disaster relief. He said it was up to the people of the Cayman Islands how best to develop this new group of local reserves. Speaking at the passing out parade on…
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