GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – The Cayman
Islands will host Overseas Territories Heads of Government for a
pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting this week.

The meeting will be chaired by Premier Hon. Alden
McLaughlin and is an opportunity for all Overseas Territories Heads
of Government to exchange views on political and constitutional
issues, especially as they relate to the United Kingdom and its
relationship with OTs, and get an update on the work carried out by
the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association over the past
year.

Heads of Government or their delegates from
Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, the Falkland Islands,
Gibraltar, Montserrat, St. Helena, Tristan da Cunha, and Turks and
Caicos are scheduled to attend.

“Once again we are privileged to host the
Pre-Joint Ministerial Council here in the Cayman Islands,” said Mr.
McLaughlin. “Each Overseas Territory is different but these
meetings afford us an opportunity to discuss the various ways in
which we can work together. Through this meeting we will agree on an
agenda and strengthen our collective position for the full JMC
meeting later this year in London.”

Specifically, those in attendance will discuss the
Communique process, progress reports and general feedback on the
effectiveness of the last JMC, which was held in December 2018.

In the first session of the Pre-JMC attendees will
discuss topics including a Joint Caribbean OT-wide oil spill
clean-up, Trade, Banking in Small Jurisdictions and an Oceans Policy
Update.

The second and third sessions will involve
discussions led by the Cayman Islands about the recommendation of the
Foreign Affairs Committee and the response from Her Majesty’s
Government and an update on the United Kingdom Government.

Sessions four and five will feature discussions on
Frozen Pensions, Brexit, FinTech, Health and active engagement with
the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Pre-JMC will be held at the Kimpton Seafire
Resort and will be followed by an inaugural UK/OT International Trade
Summit, also at the Kimpton.

The Trade Summit is jointly hosted by the Cayman
Islands and UK governments and is the first of its kind.

The Trade Summit coincides with the Celebrate
Cayman 60th anniversary of the first written Cayman
Islands Constitution, which will be celebrated over the weekend in
the lead up to Constitution Day on Monday, 1 July, 2019.

During the week of events several prominent
leaders will be in Cayman to participate including Lord Ahmad of
Wimbledon, Secretary of State for the Overseas Territories, Prime
Minister of Jamaica the Most Honourable Andrew Holness and members of
the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Cayman Islands, Sir Graham
Brady MP, Sir Michael Fallon KCB, MP and Lord Northbrook.