Archive for April, 2017

Only half the candidates live in potential seats

Only half the candidates live in potential seats

| 24/04/2017 | 39 Comments

(CNS Elections): Almost half of the candidates standing for election in May are not registered to vote in the constituency where they are fighting for a seat, according to the electoral register. From the 61 candidates on the ballots, 27 are not registered as living in the constituencies where they are hoping to be elected […]

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Premier presses party message home

Premier presses party message home

| 21/04/2017 | 43 Comments

(CNS Elections): The importance of having a strong team bound by agreed and cohesive policies was a major theme in Premier Alden McLaughlin’s speech as he launched the PPM’s election campaign on Cayman Brac Thursday night. With 35 independents running in the May General Election, McLaughlin stressed the solid experience of the Progressives and the […]

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Info boss extends invitation to candidates

Info boss extends invitation to candidates

| 21/04/2017 | 3 Comments

(CNS): Acting Information Commissioner Jan Liebaers has issued an invitation to all the candidates running in the upcoming election to meet with him and his staff to discuss the principles and operation of the Freedom of Information Law. The information chief said FOI remains as current a topic today as it was when the law […]

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Lindsay: Caymanians should stand up for rights

Lindsay: Caymanians should stand up for rights

| 20/04/2017 | 28 Comments

(CNS Elections): As Alric Lindsay headed back out on the campaign trail Thursday, following the court’s ruling in his favour on what appeared to be a bad faith challenge to his eligibility, the George Town South candidate told CNS that Caymanians should not be afraid to fight for their rights. Following a nervous two weeks […]

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Arden calls for taxes to pay for education

Arden calls for taxes to pay for education

| 19/04/2017 | 76 Comments

(CNS Elections): The incumbent member for East End became the first candidate in the televised election forums so far to raise the sticky issue of taxes, after several weeks of candidates rolling out wish lists, in many cases without indicating how they propose to pay for them. But Arden McLean bucked the trend when he […]

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PPM to launch campaign on Brac

PPM to launch campaign on Brac

| 18/04/2017 | 28 Comments

(CNS Elections): The ruling People’s Progressive Movement has taken the unusual decision of launching their formal election campaign on Cayman Brac, rather than beginning the political roadshow in the capital, where the majority of voters live. While the two seats on Cayman Brac are being contested by two PPM incumbents, both of whom are widely […]

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‘Candidate X’ disqualified from election

‘Candidate X’ disqualified from election

| 18/04/2017

(CNS): The chief justice has ruled that a spent conviction for dishonesty has disqualified a candidate from office. As a result of a court order, however, the media has been banned from identifying the candidate to protect his character. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie found that there are conditions on the rehabilitation of an offender that […]

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Work permit freeze proposal brings BTE house down

Work permit freeze proposal brings BTE house down

| 17/04/2017 | 132 Comments

(CNS Elections): The idea of freezing all work permits until all Caymanians looking for employment have a job was a popular suggestion among the crowd that attended Thursday’s forum for candidates in Bodden Town East. The event at the Bodden Town Civic Centre, which had the largest crowd for the Q&A sessions so far, revealed […]

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No escape on social media for candidates

No escape on social media for candidates

| 17/04/2017 | 26 Comments

(CNS Elections): The goldfish bowl effect of social media is changing the dynamics of election campaigning in Cayman and making it hard for candidates to keep skeletons in their cupboards, from the embarrassing posts about Matthew Leslie’s alleged infidelity to the pictures of Mario Rankin’s unexplained early morning single-car crash. The latest victim is Ellio […]

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CDP puts religion at top of agenda

CDP puts religion at top of agenda

| 17/04/2017 | 29 Comments

(CNS Elections): The opposition party has published its 2017 manifesto, in which the church and religion are placed at the top of a list of 15 core principles it is committed to if it takes office next month. Reaffirming a “commitment to religious freedom”, the Cayman Democratic Party said that “we must recognise the supremacy […]

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