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Elections Office refers complaints to cops

Elections Office refers complaints to cops

| 06/04/2021 | 6 Comments

(CNS): The supervisor of elections has confirmed that he has referred a number of complaints relating to the campaign to the police, explaining that they are the agency tasked with investigating public concerns about the election. Wesley Howell told CNS that he is not able to comment on the specifics of any investigations but that […]

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Mac the only gov’t MP to face young voters

Mac the only gov’t MP to face young voters

| 06/04/2021 | 14 Comments

(CNS): McKeeva Bush and Kenneth Bryan were the only two incumbent MPs who turned up to face some of Cayman’s youngest voters. Not a single candidate who is currently sitting on the government benches or those in the PPM Alliance camp hoping to sit there after 14 April turned up to talk to the country’s […]

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Election officials will visit quarantined voters

Election officials will visit quarantined voters

| 06/04/2021 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Election Office teams, along with candidate agents, will go to the voters who will still be in quarantine and isolation on election day but have not applied to use the postal ballot service. The protocols to keep everyone safe and protect the integrity of the ballot have been agreed by Public Health and the […]

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Wight joins long-line of ‘no shows’

Wight joins long-line of ‘no shows’

| 05/04/2021 | 21 Comments

(CNS): Sharing the same platform as their challengers appears to be an increasing problem for many incumbents on the government benches. On Wednesday evening David Wight became the most recent in a long line of PPM-Alliance candidates who have avoided facing their opponents in this election on public forums. This is depriving voters from the […]

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Voters list confirmed at 23,609

Voters list confirmed at 23,609

| 01/04/2021 | 13 Comments

(CNS): With less than two weeks to go, the Official List of Electors for the 2021 General Election came into effect on Thursday. Following the Claims and Objections hearings, the number has dropped by 39 names to 23,609 from the draft list of 23,648 published in February. So far, 587 eligible voters have already cast […]

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Alric: Without bio-diversity ‘we will die’

Alric: Without bio-diversity ‘we will die’

| 01/04/2021 | 16 Comments

(CNS): Alric Lindsay, who is campaigning on an environmental platform to take the George Town South seat from incumbent Barbara Conolly, has made it clear what is at stake for Cayman, as over-development undermines its diverse natural resources. Speaking at the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum Tuesday evening, he said, “We must have biodiversity… if […]

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Alden ‘no show’ against Sammy for radio debate

Alden ‘no show’ against Sammy for radio debate

| 31/03/2021 | 28 Comments

(CNS): The outgoing premier, Alden McLaughlin, declined an invitation to go up against his challenger, Sammy Jackson, on Wednesday on a radio talk-show, just two weeks out from the general election, where he is fighting to retain his Red Bay seat and hang on to power with another coalition government.

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Bryan: Missing opponent doesn’t deserve votes

Bryan: Missing opponent doesn’t deserve votes

| 30/03/2021 | 29 Comments

(CNS): With the failure of Frank Cornwall to show up for the second time to debate him on a public platform during this campaign, Kenneth Bryan managed to score significant points in his challenger’s absence at the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum on Monday.

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Public servants barred from observing elections

Public servants barred from observing elections

| 30/03/2021 | 6 Comments

(CNS): Nine people from the private sector have been appointed as independent election observers, selected from the 47 people applied to join the domestic team that will act as a watchdog on the 14 April poll. Although some public servants applied, the selection committee decided they should be excluded to protect their political neutrality.

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Moxam claims polls are in his favour

Moxam claims polls are in his favour

| 29/03/2021 | 99 Comments

(CNS): Johann Moxam, the challenger for the George Town North seat, believes that the race is going in his favour after the results of the Progressives’ polling show Joey Hew trailing against him in one of the hottest head-to-head races in this campaign.

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