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West Bay kicks off early voting

West Bay kicks off early voting

| 22/03/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Around 150 people in the four West Bay constituencies were scheduled to cast their votes on Monday as the Elections Office kicked off its mobile service for voters who will not be able to get to the polls on General Election Day next month. Mobile voting is available to pre-approved electors through an application […]

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Bryan offers support to Mac on ‘wealth of knowledge’

Bryan offers support to Mac on ‘wealth of knowledge’

| 22/03/2021 | 91 Comments

(CNS): Kenneth Bryan, who is campaigning to retain his George Town Central seat, has confirmed he is willing to work with anyone in government who is elected by voters, including McKeeva Bush. Bryan was asked on Rooster’s morning phone-in show on Monday whether he would work with Bush, who was recently convicted of a violent […]

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Moses hands forum floor to Maxine

Moses hands forum floor to Maxine

| 22/03/2021 | 6 Comments

(CNS): Maxine McCoy-Moore, who is campaigning to oust the incumbent, Moses Kirkconnell, from the seat of Cayman Brac West and Little Cayman, was given the floor by her opponent on Friday evening when he failed to appear at the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum, owing to another commitment.

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‘Stop worrying about de gays’ says Elvis

‘Stop worrying about de gays’ says Elvis

| 19/03/2021 | 78 Comments

(CNS): Elvis McKeever was given the debate floor on Thursday evening after the incumbent for Cayman Brac East and the current education minister, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, declined the invitation to attend the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum alongside her challenger. McKeever, attending via Zoom, took the opportunity to offer his support to the gay community, in […]

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Mobile voting plans rolled out

Mobile voting plans rolled out

| 18/03/2021 | 1 Comment

(CNS): The Elections Office has announced the dates, times and locations for mobile voting. Anyone unable to visit the mobile voting locations, such as those in hospital or a residential care facility, will be visited by a mobile team from the Elections Office, either in their home or institution. Mobile voting is available to any […]

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Saunders calls out education ‘lie’

Saunders calls out education ‘lie’

| 18/03/2021 | 15 Comments

(CNS): Chris Saunders became the first candidate to call out the Chamber of Commerce question that has been asked on a number of its Candidates Forums this month as to why the private schools in Cayman are doing better than the government schools when it comes to educating the country’s children. Inspection reports have actually […]

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PlanCayman is a farce, Moxam tells Hew

PlanCayman is a farce, Moxam tells Hew

| 18/03/2021 | 103 Comments

(CNS): Johann Moxam who is challenging the George Town North incumbent and current planning minister, Joey Hew, in the April elections, took him to task over what he said were a multitude of failings over the last four years, including Hew’s claim that he is reviewing the national development plan, which Moxam called a farce […]

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Candidates duck Q&A forums

Candidates duck Q&A forums

| 17/03/2021 | 23 Comments

(CNS): Two candidates, both in tight head-to-head constituency races, ducked out of the opportunity to answer questions from voters alongside their opponents on Tuesday. Bernie Bush, who is a two-way race with Rolston Anglin in West Bay North, left the Cayman Crosstalk studio on principle, he said, as he registered a protest against the new […]

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Candidates face growing requests for cash

Candidates face growing requests for cash

| 16/03/2021 | 47 Comments

(CNS): Alric Lindsay, an independent candidate for George Town South, told CNS he is seeing an acceleration in requests from voters for cash as he canvasses in his constituency and is worried that voters don’t understand that selling their vote is against the law because of the legacy of politicians who have been wiling to […]

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Alden and Sammy clash on development

Alden and Sammy clash on development

| 16/03/2021 | 30 Comments

(CNS): The candidates in one of the most watched head-to-head races of the 2021 election met on the debate stage Monday evening, when development was the issue that caused the most disagreement between the two men. Sammy Jackson, whom Alden McLaughlin labeled as ‘the developers’ lawyer’ due to his long history of advocating for major […]

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