Archive for May 7th, 2025
UPM continued additional spending at 11th hour
(CNS): Just three weeks before the elections and a week after the Pre-Election Economic and Financial Update report was published by the finance ministry, the minority UPM government continued to rack up more public spending. Even when then-premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, then-deputy premier Kenneth Bryan, and ministers Dwayne Seymour, Jay Ebanks and Isaac Rankine knew the […]
CPA observers repeat same election law concerns
(CNS): Issues raised by the latest mission from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to observe elections in the Cayman Islands include campaign finance, the “unreasonable residency” requirements and candidate qualifications — repeating concerns raised by the missions over the last four elections relating to numbered ballots and dual citizenship, none of which have been acted upon. […]
Cayman Islands to mark 80th VE Day at Turtle Centre
(CNS): On Thursday, 8 May, the Cayman Islands will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day at the Cayman Turtle Centre in West Bay, marking Cayman’s role in the Second World War. Although there are no surviving WWII veterans today, this territory played its part as a company of the Jamaica Home […]
Governor says referendum results are clear
(CNS): Governor Jane Owen told parliament that the results of last week’s referendum were clear, and while they were not binding, “government will have discretion in how it proceeds to develop policies in regard to the three issues under deliberation in ways that best support the will and the interests of our people”. Addressing all […]
The emotional toll of political rhetoric on public school students
I am writing to you as a Year 9 student in the public school system, compelled to express the profound impact of the negative narrative surrounding our education recently propagated during the Cayman 2025 General Election. As I prepare for my upcoming CXC exams, which for many of us start this Monday, 5th May, I […]
