Hon. Dwayne S. Seymour, JP, MP
Minister of Border Control and Labour
Elected Member for Bodden Town East
Dwayne “John John” Seymour is a son of the soil, who grew up in Gun Square, central Bodden Town.
Hon. Seymour began working at the age of seven and his values of hard work and dedication to the community developed from those early years.
Since then, he has devoted his life to serving the community, with a particular focus on the Islands’ youth. He has been involved with Bodden Town Football Club for some 30 years, as manager, coach, captain and vice president. He also served as deputy chairman on the Bodden Town Heritage Pirates Week committee. In 2009 Mr. Seymour served as chairman of the youth parliament, for which he historically led the sessions annually for four consecutive years. He also staged the programme for up-and-coming musicians called “Xposure”, to hone the talents of rising stars.
Hon. Seymour has 32 years of experience in the aviation industry, including airline security. He was the Cayman Airways regional and international airport manager, and also served as the project manager for customer service development and training. He is a certified level 5 security trainer and an aviation security consultant, and is IATA certified. Mr. Seymour has been a businessman for the last 17 years.
He has served on a number of boards, including the Prisons Inspection Board, Airport Operators Committee, Security Companies Accreditation Steering Group, Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Immigration Board, the Health Insurance Commission, and the Chamber of Commerce Expo Board.
Hon. Seymour is the elected representative for Bodden Town East. He has previously served as a Minister for Community Affairs, Gender and Housing; Minister of Health, Environment, Culture and Housing; and as Deputy Speaker, and Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, Transport and Labour. As at March 2023, Hon. Seymour has been serving as the Minister of Border Control and Labour.
Hon. Seymour is married and has six children. He is a member of the Webster Memorial United Church in Bodden Town. He enjoys sports and world news.
The annual Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference (CWP) marked the launch of the 45th Annual General Meeting, with the Deputy Premier, Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, JP, MP, and the Speaker, Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, MP, representing the Cayman Islands. Sessions included discussions on the critical role of women in democratic governance, youth crime, the CWP constitution, and roundtable discussions on the experiences of current female parliamentarians.
“The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Conference sparked a number of innovative ideas for how I can empower women in my community for the next women’s month” said the Speaker. “More women should be encouraged to enter into leadership roles in politics, so I intend to give women an opportunity to learn how to debate by spending the day at Parliament with myself and other female politicians.”
Following the CWP sessions, delegates held sessions on biodiversity and food security preparedness, adapting to climate change, preparing for national disasters, promoting democracy, crime and security, banking standards, and health care. Mr. Christopher Saunders, MP, was a panelist for the session on banking standards, and provided delegates with best practices from Cayman’s financial management and legislation.
A strong contingent of nearly two-dozen youth parliamentarians gathered on 26th July for the 16th Regional Youth Parliament. The two Caymanian delegates were selected for the top two positions, with Mr. Amani Ebanks as the YP Premier, and Mr. Alex Harris as the YP Leader of the Opposition.
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