2017 General Elections
Cruise dock: economic and environmental questions
‘I don’t want to be a politician’ writes: The truth about the port is that no one can truly assess the environmental damage impact that dredging will have on 7 Mile Beach. A review of sea current action and wind patterns over the past 20+ years indicate a strong probability that silt sediment (and there […]
Elections matter, premier tells voters
(CNS): Premier Alden McLaughlin has said that elections matter because whoever forms the government influences the fortunes of the country for “better or worse”. Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce Legislative Lunch last week, the premier made the case for politicians to have a common plan to make government work. With less than six months to […]
MLAs’ meeting clashes with Clinton v Trump debate
(CNS): The independent MLAs will be in West Bay this evening, raising their concerns about the impact the raft of legislation that the government will be bringing to parliament next month will have on the community. But the meeting clashes with the first of the televised presidential debates in the United States. While the five […]
PPM starts campaign against Mac’s claims
(CNS): The People’s Progresssive Movement, a.k.a. the Progressives, has begun an online campaign disputing the claims that have been consistently made by Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush in various public forums about their track record. With six months to go before Nomination Day and the official start of the 2017 General Election campaign, the ruling party […]
MLAs lament long list of laws
(CNS): With close to 30 pieces of legislation on the agenda for the next meeting of the Legislative Assembly, the independent members claim to have been burning the midnight oil in order to scrutinize the upcoming bills. Criticising government for the number of laws coming before the parliament in this next session, North Side MLA […]
Independents join forces against PPM policies
(CNS): The five independent members of the Legislative Assembly are joining forces to host a series of public meetings across Grand Cayman, starting this evening in East End, to challenge some of the PPM government’s policies and laws that it is bringing to the Legislative Assembly, though there is no sign yet that they are […]
Party-politics redefined in new elections law
(CNS): Government has finally published its amendment to the Elections Law, paving the way for the introduction of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies at the May 2017 General Election. While the reform of the local electoral system is at the heart of the new bill, it also places a greater emphasis on […]
Voters urged to cooperate with election officials
(CNS): The drive to update the existing register of voters for the May 2017 General Elections began on Saturday, when over 160 elections officials began the massive campaign of going door-to-door to every home in Cayman. The enumerators will be knocking on doors until the end of September in order to ensure the voter list […]
Independents want same-sex union ballot
(CNS): All of the independent MLAs sitting on the opposition benches have signed and supported a private members motion moved by Anthony Eden calling on government to hold a referendum on the recognition of same-sex unions in local law before the 2017 General Election. None of the five members are in support of lawful gay […]
New official takes over voting register in West Bay
(CNS): As the Elections Office immerses itself in preparations for the Cayman Islands’ first general election under the system of ‘one man, one vote’ in single member constituencies next year, a new registering officer has been appointed in West Bay. Bethany Powery-Ebanks has replaced 20-year election veteran Darlene Owens-Elliott. The new officer will need to […]
Election door-to-door campaign ready to roll
(CNS): With 18,457 people registered to vote in Cayman, according to the latest register, officials from the Elections Office are about to begin a door-to-door campaign on all three islands, beginning with Grand Cayman, in an effort to encourage those who are entitled to vote in the general elections next May to register and to […]
