A/RES/58/108 A-B
V
Cayman Islands
Noting the formation for the first time of a political party in the Territory and
the subsequent emergence of a party system in the Territory,
Taking note of the constitutional review process being undertaken by the
territorial Government in consultation with the administering Power,
Noting the actions taken by the territorial Government to promote increased
participation by the local population in the decision-making process in the economic
and social sectors in the Cayman Islands,
Aware that the Territory has one of the highest per capita incomes in the
region, a stable political climate and has emerged as one of the world’s leading
offshore financial centres with virtually no unemployment,
Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory to drug trafficking,
money-laundering and related activities, and noting the measures taken by the
authorities to deal with those problems,
Noting the approval by the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly of the
Territory’s Vision 2008 Development Plan, which aims to promote development that
is consistent with the aims and values of Caymanian society,
1.
Welcomes the completion of the report of the Constitutional Review
Commission, which conducted an extensive review of the current Constitution, and
the recommended changes, following public discussions with community groups
and individuals, pursuant to the recommendations of the administering Power as
stated in its White Paper entitled “Partnership for Progress and Prosperity: Britain
and the Overseas Territories”; 10
2.
Requests the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other
organizations of the United Nations system to continue to provide the territorial
Government with all required expertise to enable it to achieve its socio-economic
aims;
3.
Requests the administering Power, in consultation with the territorial
Government, to continue to facilitate the expansion of the current programme of
securing employment for the local population, in particular at the decision-making
level;
VI
Guam
Recalling that, in a referendum held in 1987, the registered and eligible voters
of Guam endorsed a draft Guam Commonwealth Act that would establish a new
framework for relations between the Territory and the administering Power,
providing for a greater measure of internal self-government for Guam and
recognition of the right of the Chamorro people of Guam to self-determination for
the Territory,
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A/AC.109/1999/1 and Corr.1, annex.
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