Statement By H.E. The Governor On His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours List 

12 June 2026 | Press Release | By: Louise Fox

I am delighted to announce that five members of our community have been awarded honours by His Majesty the King in the Birthday Honours list for outstanding services to the Cayman Islands.

The five recipients are:

Honourable Franz Manderson MBE, Cert. Hon. The Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands, is made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), ‘For services to the Cayman Islands Civil Service and the wider community in the Cayman Islands’.

Tara Nielsen, Cert. Hon. Founder and Director of Acts of Random Kindness (ARK), is made a Member of The Most Excellent Order of The British Empire (MBE), ‘For services to charity and community development in the Cayman Islands’.

Glenda McTaggart, Senior Manager Education Programmes DART, is awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM), ‘For services to education in the Cayman Islands’.

Peter Lansdown, Superintendent Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, is awarded a Kings Police Medal (KPM), ‘For services to policing in the Cayman Islands, and in support of other British Overseas Territories’.

Melanie Carmichael, Executive Committee Member Sustainable Cayman, is awarded a Certificate and Badge of Honour (Cert. Hon.), ‘For services to sustainability and conservation in the Cayman Islands’.

I send my warmest congratulations to them all.

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Notes to Editors

Honours are an opportunity to recognise people who have given exceptional and selfless service over a sustained period of time and are given to people from all walks of life and all sections of society. 

More information on the Honours system can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/honours/overview 

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