Archive for May 1st, 2025
André and Peanut to lead new coalition gov’t
(CNS): They say politics makes strange bedfellows, and once again, the post-election horsetrading has thrown up another coalition government. The line-up includes all of the CINP and the TCCP, as well as three of the four independent candidates elected to office on Wednesday. With André Ebanks at the helm as premier and Gary “Peanut” Rutty […]
Rollie reveals CINP-TCCP-IND new government
(CNS): André Ebanks (WBS) will be the Cayman Islands’ next premier. After a day of rumour and speculation, Rolston “Rollie” Anglin (WBN) has said that the four newly elected CINP MPs, the four TCCP MPs, plus Jay Ebanks, Isaac Rankine and himself have agreed to inform the governor that they have come to an agreement. […]
We were the real experiments
Stefanie Ebanks writes: Over the past few months, the people of Cayman rallied, cheered, and called for change… or so it seemed. But last night’s election results tell a more sobering story. While six new faces have entered parliament, let’s be honest, four of them were elected by default. And based on many of the […]
Pro-port lobby not giving up despite clear result
(CNS): Despite an overwhelming vote against building cruise infrastructure in yesterday’s referendum, the result is non-binding and pro-cruise port dock activists have already vowed across social media platforms that they will not give up the fight for cruise piers. The result was emphatic, with around 65% of the electorate making it clear they don’t support […]
Shocks and Shakes of election night results
(CNS): When the results of the Cayman Islands 2025 General Election were confirmed in the early hours of Thursday morning, the standout result was the close battle between Julie Hunter (CINP) and McKeeva Bush (IND), with Hunter taking Cayman’s biggest political scalp by just nine votes. But there were a number of other surprisingly close […]
The 2025 Election and Referendum in ten charts
(CNS): The number of votes that each of the winning candidates received tells one story, but the political strength of an MP is shown more clearly by the proportion of votes he or she got. A candidate who was elected with less than 50% of the votes could be vulnerable in future elections. We’ve made […]
Conflicts emerge as horsetrading begins
(CNS): More than 18,500 Caymanian voters have had their say, but once again, the electorate won’t be deciding the next government. As the dust settles on election night, the results, while not entirely surprising, have failed to deliver a clear majority for any party. CNS understand that the 19 candidates were all in closed-door talks […]
