2025 General Elections
Hew targeted by both opponents in leaders debate
(CNS): André Ebanks (TCCP) and Dan Scott (CINP) did not waste time on attacking each other at the Chamber Party Leaders Debate on Thursday but aimed their political ammunition at Joey Hew (PPM) when they met on a public stage for the first time in this election campaign. During a historic head-to-head between the three […]
PPM commits to $9 minimum wage in manifesto
(CNS): The PPM will introduce a $9 minimum wage, linked to inflation for future rises, if the party forms the government on 1 May, according to the party’s manifesto. The commitment is 25 cents higher than what was recommended by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee over a year ago. However, the MWAC’s recommendation was rejected […]
Poll: Predict the winners of the five open seats
(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 […]
Challenger calls out incumbent in feisty GTN forum
(CNS): Romellia Welcome, who is challenging PPM leader and would-be premier Joey Hew, pointed out that as the representative of George Town North, he’s had twelve years to put things right. But the empty promises made were all forgotten after the election, she said at the Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum on Monday. Welcome never […]
TCCP aims to narrow socio-economic gap
(CNS): At Tuesday night’s Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for West Bay South, TCCP Leader André Ebanks said the ultimate goal for his team if they secure a majority government is to narrow the growing socio-economic divide in the Cayman Islands. While all candidates are focused on lowering the cost of living, dealing with healthcare […]
Battle for open WBN seat heats up over ‘crises’
(CNS): Rolston Anglin, who was the youngest candidate when he was first elected to office in 2000 when he was 28, was the oldest candidate and the only one to have served in political office at the Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum on Friday night. In the fight for the open seat of West Bay […]
Higglers, chickens and leafblowers: the forgotten issues
(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, […]
Squid more capable than PPM, straw poll finds
(CNS): In a straw poll on twelve key issues facing the next government, CNS readers showed that they thought a box of squid could do a better job at solving all of them than the PPM. Those who took part in the unscientific pre-election online poll said both the CINP and the TCCP would manage […]
CBWLC candidates largely agree on issues at forum
(CNS): Nickolas DaCosta (CINP) and Lonny Tibbetts (IND) articulated very few policy differences on Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman, the seat vacated by Moses Kirkconnell. During a polite question and answer session, the two candidates identified the same issues for the Sister Islands and the […]
Premier a no-show for election forum
(CNS): Juliana O’Connor-Connolly was a no-show for the Cayman Brac East Chamber of Commerce Candidate Chamber Forum on Tuesday. No explanation was offered by the hosts, and none of the other candidates even mentioned the premier’s name during the entire Q&A session. Maxine McCoy-Moore was also absent. There was no indication that the two missing […]
Bodden misses chance to score against minister’s legacy
(CNS): At the Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum for Bodden Town East on Friday, Robert Bodden (TCCP) failed to seize the opportunity to remind voters of the incumbent’s poor legacy in office as a minister and the representative for Bodden Town East over the last two terms. Dwayne Seymour bragged that he’d been a minister […]
