 For his contribution to constitutional development in Cayman, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the Order of the British Empire MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2010.On 12 February 2011 The People's Progressive Movement made history when it became the first political party in the Cayman Islands to transfer leadership.Kurt Tibbetts the then current leader of the opposition and founder of the PPM, stepped down as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the People's Progressive Movement at the extraordinary conference, passing on the party's top job to Alden McLaughlin.