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Leaders are no-shows at TV debate
(CNS Election): What was expected to be a national TV debate between Opposition Leader McKeeva Bush and Premier Alden McLaughlin failed to materialise Thursday after Bush pulled out, and as a result the premier following suit. Although the Cayman Democratic Party advertised the appearance of their leader supported by Jonathan Piercy in the final of […]
Isle of Man’s Tynwald president to lead vote watchers
(CNS Elections): Stephen Rodan, the president of Tynwald, which is the parliament of the Isle of Man, will be heading the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s election observer mission to Cayman to watch over the historic change in the local election process from multi-voting to ‘one man, one vote’ in single-member constituencies. Expected to arrive over the weekend, […]
Election officials expect pre-midnight results
(CNS Election): The Elections Office believe that the result of the 24 May General Election will be in by midnight. With the counts taking place in each of the single-member constituencies, Elections Supervisor Wesley Howell said he was confident that the final result for each seat will in earlier than ever before. While the country […]
The battle of the incumbents
Theresa Green writes: Political geeks out there will have already spotted the rather unusual situation that has emerged in one of the 19 electoral districts in Cayman’s first election under the system of one person, one vote in single-member constituencies, but for those who haven’t noticed, there is just one race between incumbents. Newlands is […]
PPM considering decriminalising ganja
(CNS Election): The Progressives are planning to take a closer look at decriminalising the recreational use of ganja, a leading Cabinet minister has said. Following the PPM government’s move to legalise the use of medicinal cannabis oil, Marco Archer has revealed plans to weigh-up the possibility of going a step further. The finance minister said […]
Cops investigating handful of election complaints
(CNS Elections): The Elections Office has confirmed that it has received only around half a dozen complaints of election skullduggery. The cases have been passed on to the RCIPS, which is now investigating the allegations, mostly about excessive ‘treating’, possible pushing over into vote-buying. But election officials and the police are not overly concerned that the […]
Mobile voters to begin polling Tuesday
(CNS Election): Over 500 people will begin voting early on Tuesday under the mobile voting programme. With just ten days to go before General Election Day, the Elections Office have revealed the details of the mobile vote, which will be conducted next week in all 19 single-member constituencies across four days. The polling stations open […]
West Bay hopeful stresses wage decline as key issue
(CNS Election): Mervin Smith hammered home the message on Wednesday night that it is not just the number of work permits, poor training, education or skills gaps that is presenting a challenge to local people securing work, but the decline in wages. Smith, who is making a second attempt at securing a seat in West […]
McLaughlin confident of victory
(CNS): With less than two weeks to go before Cayman goes to the polls, the premier said that over the last few weeks he had become increasingly confident of victory for his party. As he presented the PPM manifesto to the press Thursday, still buoyed by what the Progressives saw as a very successful public […]
McTaggart spells out independents’ dilemma
(CNS Election): Roy McTaggart has spelt out the problem that independent candidates are likely to face if they are elected to office following the 24 May General Election. The George Town East candidate, who is running on the PPM ticket after joining the party in 2015, was elected to office as an independent in 2013 […]
