Election News
Info boss extends invitation to candidates
(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 […]
Arden calls for taxes to pay for education
(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 […]
‘Candidate X’ disqualified from election
(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 […]
New voter IDs available after Easter break
(CNS Elections): The Elections Office will begin issuing the new voter registration cards on Tuesday, 18 April. The ID cards can be collected from the Elections Office at the Smith Road Centre, 150 Smith Road, or from the locations listed below. The new cards will replace all previously issued voter identification, officials said. To receive their […]
Over 200 voters dropped from the register
(CNS): Following the process of objections, the Elections Office has published the final voters list for Cayman’s 2017 General Election on 24 May. The final tally of cleared voters is 21,226 people after 234 names were removed for a number of reasons, such as voters being registered with mental health issues or residency disqualifications. The […]
TV to broadcast six debates on national issues
(CNS Elections): The local television station will be broadcasting a series of six live pre-election debates over the next five weeks that will see groups of selected candidates debate national issues. Hurely’s Media said the debates would be in the form of a Q&A and topics will include employment, education, development, environment and crime. They will […]
Candidates must reveal government work
(CNS Elections): All candidates running for office in the 24 May General Election must reveal any work they or a business they own or have some financial stake in are doing with government. The law requires all government contracts held by or connected to candidates to be published in a government gazette before 24 April, […]
East End candidates conflict on GT port views
(CNS Elections): John McLean Jr, who is running against the incumbent in East End and newcomer Isaac Rankine, was emphatic about his support for cruise berthing facilities, as he answered questions in the first Chamber of Commerce Forum Monday, but not for the current government plan. The independent candidate, who is trying to oust Arden […]
Election office under pressure as challenges delayed
(CNS): The chief justice will begin hearing challenges by the Elections Office to the nomination of Mario Rankin to stand as a candidate in Newlands on Thursday, while those relating to Alric Lindsay and Nickolas DaCosta will now take place on Tuesday after the senior judge granted an adjournment to allow attorneys representing the would-be […]
Mobile voting to take place week before election
(CNS Elections): Mobile voting will take place over a four-day period the week before Election Day in all 19 single-member constituencies, election officials announced Monday. Each district has been assigned one mobile voting station and a mobile polling day between 16-19 May. The mobile voting application, FORM C, is available on the Elections Office website […]
