The British Governor of the Cayman Islands will overrule the Legislative Assembly to impose same-sex domestic partnerships. Governor Martyn Roper is stepping in after the assembly refused to pass the Domestic Partnership Bill last week.
However, both Cayman Islands and international courts insist the islands must recognize same-sex couples. The islands are a British Overseas Territory.
And when the bill failed in the assembly, Roper said he was consulting London over what to do next. Now he says he has no choice but to overrule the assembly.
In a statement he said: As a result Roper – acting for the UK government ‘As governor, this is not a position I would ever have wanted to be in.