Opinion Poll
East-West Arterial extension straw poll
(CNS): Following the vote in parliament last week calling on the government to consider building the controversial East-West Arterial without an environmental impact assessment for the stretch between Hirst Road and Lookout Gardens, CNS is asking readers if they support that move or not. We’d also like to know if people believe the completion of […]
Should McKeeva Bush resign?
(CNS): McKeeva Bush, who holds one of the highest offices on the Cayman Islands, has been accused of groping a woman in Florida, and the police there say they not only have the alleged victim’s sworn statement but they also have a video of the incident. In addition to the alleged crime, since it it […]
The question of tradition versus equal suffrage
(CNS): The recently published report by the Commonwealth mission of independent election observers has made a number of recommendations, one of which is the need to look at the number of voters in the constituencies in the eastern districts. This stems from the significant disparity of the four most eastern single-member districts on Grand Cayman. […]
Cayman advised to review voter restrictions
(CNS): Election observers who came to watch the May 2017 election have advised government to make changes to restrictions on voters and widen the franchise to include long-term residents. In their final report on the mission, the Commonwealth observers made a number of recommendations about improving the secrecy of the ballot in some areas, better […]
CNS readers happy with make-up of Cabinet
(CNS): Despite the uncertainty and almost a week of horse-trading in the wake of the election almost 56% of people who responded to a CNS online survey posted on Tuesday said they were happy with the make-up of the new coalition Cabinet, given the results of the election. Another 19% said they were undecided but […]
How much confidence do you have in our new government?
(CNS): Following a weekend of horse trading after the 24 May General Elections, Alden McLaughlin was able to form a government and retain his position as premier. However, in order to accomplish this, he had to form alliances with both McKeeva Bush’s Cayman Democratic Party and three Independents: Tara Rivers (a strong ally throughout the […]
