Political parties
Premier says no serious challengers to PPM
(CNS Election): The premier asked voters to consider, when they go to the polls Wednesday, if anyone else on the ballot paper had the track record of the Progressives team, claiming there had been no real serious challenge to his party during the campaign. In an address to the country on the eve of Election […]
Bush says choice is clear for voters
(CNS Election): The leader of the opposition and the CDP has accused the government of broken promises, as he urged voters to elect a new government in a 20 minute national address on the eve of the elections. McKeeva Bush said the PPM were not able to address crime and indicated that a government led […]
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 […]
Capt. Bryan gets on board with CDP
(CNS Election): A PPM candidate in the 2013 election for West Bay, Captain Bryan Ebanks, has switched his allegiance to the party he was deriding four years ago. Appearing on the Cayman Democratic Party platform at a West Bay meeting last week, he said the Progressives were a disappointment to the people. He said that […]
Immigration law a problem, premier admits
(CNS Election): The leader of the Progressives is increasingly indicating that resolving the problems surrounding immigration legislation will form a central part of his government’s agenda if he gets a second chance to lead a PPM administration. Premier Alden McLaughlin, who has headed up the home affairs ministry over the last four years that includes immigration, […]
PPM releases report on last four years
(CNS Elections): The PPM government has released a new report outlining what it says it has achieved in this administration since coming to office in 2013. Along with the expected boasts about the big-ticket items, such stabilizing public finances, improving economic confidence and rebuilding relations with the UK, the document details some of the things that the […]
Premier begins own campaign
(CNS Elections): The premier and leader of the Progressives, Alden McLaughlin, will be launching his own constituency campaign at the weekend alongside his PPM colleagues who are standing in the neighboring constituencies of Prospect, George Town East and George Town Central. Kurt Tibbetts, McLaughlin’s long time political colleague and the PPM’s ‘vote magnet’, will be […]
Premier presses party message home
(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 […]
PPM to launch campaign on Brac
(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 […]
CDP puts religion at top of agenda
(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 […]
