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Seymour makes bid to return to political fray

Seymour makes bid to return to political fray

| 06/03/2017 | 9 Comments

(CNS Elections): Dwayne Seymour, a former UDP backbench MLA, has announced plans to run in this election for Bodden Town East. After the arrest in 2012 of McKeeva Bush, who was premier at the time, and the collapse of the UDP administration, Seymour became the temporary community affairs minister in the interim People’s National Alliance government […]

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‘Fiery’ campaign launch for WBS candidate

‘Fiery’ campaign launch for WBS candidate

| 03/03/2017 | 16 Comments

(CNS Elections): A full back page advertisement in the local print media started one West Bay candidate’s campaign launch on a hot note. An unfortunate double-typo on the advert which suggested “Burn Rankin” was running for West Bay South was probably not the sort of fiery start the candidate was hoping for. Burns Rankin, however, […]

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McField pulls out of GTC in favour of Red Bay

McField pulls out of GTC in favour of Red Bay

| 02/03/2017 | 21 Comments

(CNS Elections): Frank McField has changed his mind about where he will be running in the May General Election. A one-time Cabinet member in the first UDP government following the infamous coup in 2001, McField initially declared for George Town Central, where he was born, but McField has now switched his attention to his current […]

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Prospect candidate stands on conservative Christian platform

Prospect candidate stands on conservative Christian platform

| 21/02/2017 | 38 Comments

(CNS Elections): The first candidate that the CNS Election Section can formally confirm in the district of Prospect, despite rumours of many more in the seat bordered by Red Bay, Newlands and Savannah, is Allan Wagner. The 52-year-old businessman, who has declared himself to be a conservative Christian, launched his campaign on Facebook in November. […]

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Chamber calls for honesty in elections

Chamber calls for honesty in elections

| 17/02/2017 | 9 Comments

(CNS Elections): Kyle Broadhurst, the new Chamber of Commerce president, urged candidates not to neglect accuracy in the election campaign, given the recent democratic turbulence following the Brexit referendum in the UK and the US elections, where politics became very divisive and “loud opinions, regardless of accuracy” drowned out the facts. He said this was […]

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Tour bus operator turns to politics

Tour bus operator turns to politics

| 16/02/2017 | 16 Comments

(CNS Election): The owner of a local tour company is turning to politics and contesting the  constituency of George Town East as an independent candidate. Kenrick Webster, the owner of Webster’s Tours, one of the largest operators on Grand Cayman that gets the lion’s share of the cruise ship business, is the first candidate to […]

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TV, radio host launches campaign for GT South

TV, radio host launches campaign for GT South

| 15/02/2017 | 82 Comments

(CNS Election): Catherine Tyson, a former TV and current radio host, is the latest newcomer to the political scene to announce her plans to run for a seat in the Legislative Assembly. She is the first candidate to formally confirm her intention to run in George Town South, where rumours are already flying regarding a […]

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Straw poll shows surprise support for parties

Straw poll shows surprise support for parties

| 13/02/2017 | 19 Comments

(CNS Elections): The latest straw poll in the CNS Election Section has thrown up a surprising result, given the perceptions about political parties. While the online vote among our readers is unscientific, the snapshot does at least raise questions about Marl Road predictions that the electorate will, this time around, focus their one vote on […]

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11 days left for voter objections and claims

11 days left for voter objections and claims

| 09/02/2017 | 5 Comments

(CNS Election): People who wish to raise an objection or make a claim about the newly published electoral list have just eleven days to check the new register and contact the Elections Office. Officials are urging all Caymanians who plan to vote in the General Elections on 24 May to check the revised voter details […]

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PPM to reveal candidates in six weeks

PPM to reveal candidates in six weeks

| 06/02/2017 | 13 Comments

(CNS Elections): The Progressives will not be unveiling the slate of candidates it will field in the forthcoming general election and the constituencies they will stand in until Saturday 18 March — just 11 days before Nomination Day. The ruling party’s pre-election conference will take place at the Family Life Centre, where the PPM membership […]

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