The CaymanIslands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory,and the largest by population. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman,Cayman Brac and Little Cayman,which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras,between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman,which is the most populous of the three islands.
The Cayman Islands is a parliamentary representative democratic dependency. As a British Overseas Territories,Charles III is the head of state. The Premier of the Cayman Islands is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government,legislative power is vested in both the government and the Parliament of the Cayman Islands. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The Premier of the Cayman Islands is the political leader and head of government. The post of premier in the Cayman Islands is the equivalent to chief minister or prime minister in other British Overseas Territories. It is the highest political level that can be attained within the British overseas territory. Prior to 2009,the position was known as Leader of Government Business.
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is issued free of charge and allows anyone who is insured by or covered by a statutory social security scheme of the EEA countries,Switzerland,and the United Kingdom to receive medical treatment in another member state in the same way as residents of that state—i.e.,free or at a reduced cost—if treatment becomes necessary during their visit,or if they have a chronic pre-existing condition which requires care such as kidney dialysis. The term of validity of the card varies according to the issuing country. Continued reciprocal healthcare access between the EU and the UK was agreed,and the UK issues a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) valid in the EU,but not other EEA countries.
The governor of the Cayman Islands is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of the Cayman Islands. The governor,a civil servant who has in modern times typically been a British subject normally resident in the United Kingdom,is appointed by the monarch from the staff of the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the de facto head of state,and is responsible for appointing the premier,who is the leader of the party with a majority of seats in the Legislature.
Stuart Duncan Macdonald Jack was a British diplomat,latterly serving as the Governor of the Cayman Islands from 2005 until 2009.
Sir David Alexander Warren,KCMG is a British diplomat,serving as HM Ambassador to Japan in the period 2008–2012. He retired from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in January 2013,and served as chairman of The Japan Society in London from 2013 to 2019.
The historical ties between the governments of Barbados and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) are long and complex,including settlement,post-colonialism and modern bilateral relations. The two countries are related through common history spanning 339 years (1627–1966). Since the Barbadian date of political independence,these nations continue to share ties through the Commonwealth of Nations. Until becoming a Commonwealth republic in 2021,Barbados also shared the same Head of State,with Queen Elizabeth II as their Monarch.
Norway–United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between Norway and the United Kingdom. The two nations have enjoyed very close cultural,economic,military and political cooperation since Norwegian independence in 1905. Both countries are central allies in NATO,and also have many bilateral agreements involving trade and military ties. Recently,the two have collaborated extensively to provide intelligence and arms to Ukraine during Russia's invasion of that country in 2022.
Dame Karen Elizabeth Pierce,Lady Roxburgh,,is a British diplomat who is currently British Ambassador to the United States at the Foreign,Commonwealth and Development Office,and was previously the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.
Colin Roberts is a British diplomat and the former Governor of the Falkland Islands and former Commissioner of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
John Stewart Duncan OBE is a British diplomat. He was Ambassador for Multilateral Arms Control and Disarmament and UK Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament,Geneva,2006–11. In June 2013,he was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II on the advice of the British government,to represent the Queen as Governor of the British Virgin Islands,and to act as the de facto head of state in the Territory. Duncan arrived at the Islands on 14 August 2014 and was sworn in the following day and his term would last until 8 August 2017 when he was succeeded by Robert A. Mathavious.
The British Overseas Territories maintain their own entry requirements different from the visa policy of the United Kingdom. As a general rule,British citizens do not have automatic right of abode in these territories.
Sarah Gillett is a British former diplomat who was British Ambassador to Norway from July 2014 to 2018. She previously served as Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 2009 to 2013.
Catherine Elizabeth Jane Arnold,is a British academic administrator and former diplomat. Since October 2019,she has been the Master of St Edmund's College,Cambridge:she is the fifteenth person to hold that post and the first woman. From May 2015 until 2018 she served as Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mongolia. After three degrees,she worked as a management consultant and then journalist. She joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2006.
Martyn Keith Roper is a British diplomat and civil servant who served as Governor of the Cayman Islands between 29 October 2018 and 29 March 2023. Roper was the second longest-serving governor of the Cayman Islands behind Thomas Russell who served a total of 7 years. He was succeeded by Jane Owen as Governor of the Cayman Islands.
Alison Mary Blake,is a British diplomat who is currently serving as Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. She previously served as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Ambassador to Afghanistan.
Jacqueline Louise "Jacky" Perkins is a British diplomat who has been the British Ambassador to Belarus since 2019. Previous to that,she was the deputy head of mission in Kuwait.
Following its withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020,the United Kingdom began negotiations on several free trade agreements to remove or reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade,both to establish new agreements and to replace previous EU trade agreements. Withdrawal ended 47 years of membership during which all its trading agreements were negotiated by the European Commission on behalf of the bloc. The UK did not actually withdraw from the European Single Market and the European Union Customs Union until 31 December 2020.
