Candidates
PPM postpone party conference
(CNS Elections): The People’s Progressive Movement has postponed its party conference due to the workload in the Legislative Assembly, leaving the date of the announcement of the full slate of PPM candidates and where they will be running unclear. Party officials told CNS Monday night that discussions were underway about when the team of candidates that will […]
Seymour makes bid to return to political fray
(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 […]
‘Fiery’ campaign launch for WBS candidate
(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, […]
McField pulls out of GTC in favour of Red Bay
(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 […]
Prospect candidate stands on conservative Christian platform
(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. […]
Tour bus operator turns to politics
(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 […]
TV, radio host launches campaign for GT South
(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 […]
Suspect drunk driver ploughs into political board
(CNS): Just days after political hopeful Kenneth Bryan erected his new campaign billboards in the George Town area, one of them was found in pieces Wednesday. But it was soon revealed that there was no foul play or political vandalism, which has been a factor in previous campaigns, and that the billboard may have even […]
McTaggart tries again after 2013 forced withdrawl
(CNS Elections): Local businessman and community activist, Kent McTaggart, will be entering the political fray in the 2017 election campaign as an independent in Savannah. McTaggart was a casualty of the Election Law in 2013, when he stepped down from the campaign after declaring his intention to run because he had not been resident in Cayman […]
Ellio deserts CDP to go it alone
(CNS Election): Ellio Solomon, a former radio talk show host and one-time backbench MLA in the 2009 to 2013 United Democratic Party administration, launched his 2017 election bid as an independent on Tuesday night at a public meeting in the heart of George Town West. Solomon told CNS that he had decided to part company with […]
