Archive for April 17th, 2017
Work permit freeze proposal brings BTE house down
(CNS Elections): The idea of freezing all work permits until all Caymanians looking for employment have a job was a popular suggestion among the crowd that attended Thursday’s forum for candidates in Bodden Town East. The event at the Bodden Town Civic Centre, which had the largest crowd for the Q&A sessions so far, revealed […]
No escape on social media for candidates
(CNS Elections): The goldfish bowl effect of social media is changing the dynamics of election campaigning in Cayman and making it hard for candidates to keep skeletons in their cupboards, from the embarrassing posts about Matthew Leslie’s alleged infidelity to the pictures of Mario Rankin’s unexplained early morning single-car crash. The latest victim is Ellio […]
CDP puts religion at top of agenda
(CNS Elections): The opposition party has published its 2017 manifesto, in which the church and religion are placed at the top of a list of 15 core principles it is committed to if it takes office next month. Reaffirming a “commitment to religious freedom”, the Cayman Democratic Party said that “we must recognise the supremacy […]
