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The 2025 Election and Referendum in ten charts

The 2025 Election and Referendum in ten charts

| 01/05/2025 | 32 Comments

(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 […]

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The trees are counting on you. Vote wisely

The trees are counting on you. Vote wisely

| 29/04/2025

Theresa Green writes: If the trees could vote tomorrow, we all know which party they won’t be voting for. And given that they don’t have the advantage of opposable thumbs, the more than 25,000 registered voters who do must use them wisely. Cayman’s environment is under the greatest threat it has ever faced, and the […]

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Poll: Premier John John and other possibilities

Poll: Premier John John and other possibilities

| 29/04/2025

(CNS): Tomorrow, voters go to the polls to elect their constituency representatives, but once that’s done, they must then sit back and wait to see what kind of government emerges from the horsetrading that follows. The only thing that most people agree on is that it’s unlikely that a single party will emerge with enough […]

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Detailed commentary on the Immigration White Paper

Detailed commentary on the Immigration White Paper

| 28/04/2025 | 27 Comments

Nick Joseph writes: I consider that a wholesale updating of the immigration regime and the legislation and regulations governing it is long overdue. Unfortunately, the Immigration White Paper does not deal with many of the pressing longstanding issues and otherwise falls well short of its potential. I made a public statement on the White Paper […]

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McTaggart is in the wrong party and should jump ship

McTaggart is in the wrong party and should jump ship

| 23/04/2025

Political Pollyanna writes: Roy McTaggart is currently campaigning for his fourth term in office. In 2012, after a successful career as an auditor, he retired as managing director of KMPG in the British Virgin Islands and ran for office for the first time in May the next year. In that election, he was supported by […]

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Cayman political parties

Cayman political parties

| 23/04/2025

Ezra writes: Our political sphere has risen to new heights; in the upcoming election, there will be three political parties in the fray. Of the three, there is one which has had a trajectory of winning and screwing up with loyal blindfolded members who either are part of the KT old pose or are receivers […]

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Elite class in Cayman politics: progress or power trip?

Elite class in Cayman politics: progress or power trip?

| 22/04/2025

101 writes: In this election season, we are seeing more of a certain breed of candidate stepping into the political arena: wealthy, media-trained professionals with deep pockets and polished campaign teams. They look the part, speak the part, and seem to have spared no expense in branding themselves as Cayman’s next saviours. But beneath the […]

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Poll: Predict the winners of the five open seats

Poll: Predict the winners of the five open seats

| 06/04/2025

(CNS): With the retirement from politics of Sir Alden McLaughlin, Barbara Conolly, David Wight, Bernie Bush and Moses Kirkconnell, there are five hotly contested open seats in the 2025 General Election: Red Bay, George Town South, George Town West, West Bay North, and Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman. Although two of the parties technically […]

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Beyond the breaking point: carrying capacity exceeded

Beyond the breaking point: carrying capacity exceeded

| 03/04/2025 | 34 Comments

Michelle Lockwood, CPR Cayman, writes: As the cruise berthing referendum approaches on 30 April 2025, it is crucial for the residents of the Cayman Islands to consider the concept of carrying capacity in evaluating the potential development of a cruise berthing facility. Carrying capacity refers to the maximum number of individuals an area can support […]

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UPM appointed tribunals just weeks from the election

UPM appointed tribunals just weeks from the election

| 01/04/2025 | 4 Comments

(CNS): The minority UPM cabinet appointed several new members to the Labour Tribunal and the Labour Appeals Tribunal last month. The appointees will all now be in place until 1 January 2027 and cannot, under the Public Authorities Law, be replaced by Cabinet without cause.

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Higglers, chickens and leafblowers: the forgotten issues

Higglers, chickens and leafblowers: the forgotten issues

| 31/03/2025

(CNS): Yes, yes, we all know that the cost of living is a major election issue, that traffic congestion needs to be addressed, that education is a concern for all, and that government spending is out of control. But it’s time we talked about some of the things that drive us all nuts every day, […]

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