GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Cabinet
has agreed and gazetted a slightly revised question for the national
referendum on the proposed cruise berthing and enhanced cargo port
project to assist in resolving any concerns with the referendum
question.

Shirley Roulstone, a member of CPR Cayman, filed
for and was granted leave to pursue judicial review of the
Government’s process in relation to the holding of the referendum.
As a result, the referendum has been delayed until after the decision
of the court.

One of Ms Roulstone’s claims was that the
Government’s proposed referendum question “Should the Cayman
Islands continue to move forward with building the cruise berthing
and enhanced cargo port facility” was not neutral.

Submissions made by Ms Roulstone’s legal counsel
recommended that the word “proceed” would be acceptable in place
of “move forward” and the words “enlarged and “refurbished”
would be acceptable in place of “enhanced”.

In its final meeting last year on 17 December,
Cabinet took the view that whilst there was nothing wrong with the
original wording, it would none-the-less be pragmatic to tweak the
wording in order to help save time and costs in the case.

The revised question on the referendum ballot will
therefore be: “Should the Cayman Islands continue to proceed
with building the cruise berthing and enlarged and refurbished
cargo port facility?”