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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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Learn from the past, vote for the future

Learn from the past, vote for the future

| 16/03/2021 | 5 Comments

Mary Lee Rowlandson writes: I have lived in Cayman for over 80 years. And I am now saddened by the recent onslaught on our natural environment and cultural identity and feel compelled to speak out. I believe that today our beautiful islands are at a crossroads beckoning us on to a highway of environmental and […]

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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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Gov’t failed on environment, says Panton

Gov’t failed on environment, says Panton

| 15/03/2021 | 7 Comments

(CNS): The former environment minister took the government to task on Friday night at the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum for Newlands, where he said the administration had failed to show any commitment to the environment. Wayne Panton also pointed out that claims by the government that the marine parks expansion have been implemented were […]

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Suckoo returns to PPM fold

Suckoo returns to PPM fold

| 15/03/2021 | 35 Comments

(CNS): The long rumoured return of Alva Suckoo to the Progressives was confirmed Saturday night at the launch of the party’s election campaign, when the former deputy leader of the opposition announced he would be running with the PPM-led alliance. Suckoo, who is campaigning for a seat in Newlands, resigned from the party and government […]

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Are you happy with your choices this election?

Are you happy with your choices this election?

| 15/03/2021 | 9 Comments

(CNS): Back in October 2011, CNS ran a poll to see if people would rather vote for a box of frozen squid over the two parties of the day, the PPM and the UDP. Half of the respondents voted for the squid, while the opposition party at the time, the PPM, garnered 46% of the […]

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What has the PPM achieved?

What has the PPM achieved?

| 15/03/2021 | 19 Comments

An insider writes: I cannot state any of the following publicly — you can guess why — but I feel compelled to share these thoughts with all eligible voters, be they generational Caymanians or status holders. I listened attentively to Radio Cayman on Saturday night. All of those people were in Cabinet the last four (some […]

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Roy is new PPM leader, Joey new deputy

Roy is new PPM leader, Joey new deputy

| 13/03/2021 | 21 Comments

(Press release): At the Progressives Party Conference held on Friday, 12 March, at the Kimpton Seafire, the new leader and chairman were elected and Progressive candidates ratified. Roy McTaggart was unanimously voted in as the new leader of the party. He takes over the reins from outgoing leader Alden McLaughlin, who has led the party […]

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Savannah voters still in dark over alignments

Savannah voters still in dark over alignments

| 12/03/2021 | 15 Comments

(CNS): At the Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum on Wednesday evening, not one of the candidates running for election in Savannah was prepared to specify who they would form a government with if they win. Heather Bodden, Malcolm Eden and Jeanna Williams are vying for the empty seat, vacated by Eden’s father Anthony Eden.

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