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Party leaders to go head-to-head in Chamber forums

Party leaders to go head-to-head in Chamber forums

| 05/02/2025 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Voters will get the chance to see most of the candidates running in their districts go head to head in the coming months, as the Chamber of Commerce has confirmed it will be hosting its traditional forums for the 2025 campaign. However, for this election, the Chamber is adding a direct debate for party […]

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Suckoo returns to PPM for another bid for Newlands

Suckoo returns to PPM for another bid for Newlands

| 05/02/2025 | 18 Comments

(CNS): Alva Suckoo, the deputy leader of the opposition during the 2017-2021 parliament, has returned to the PPM team as a full member as he makes another bid for the Newlands seat he lost to Wayne Panton in the 2021 election while running on the PPM’s Alliance platform as an independent. This time, Suckoo, who […]

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Election workers commended for registration effort

Election workers commended for registration effort

| 04/02/2025 | 1 Comment

(CNS): As Election Day approaches, staff at the Elections Office have been working flat out over the last few weeks and months to ensure that every voice counts. Between the beginning of October and mid-January, registering officers added a record 1,858 new voters to the electoral roll, pushing the register to a new high of […]

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Deputy premier’s sister hits campaign trail as independent

Deputy premier’s sister hits campaign trail as independent

| 04/02/2025 | 16 Comments

(CNS): Patricia Bryan has announced her intention to run for office in the constituency of George Town West as an independent candidate. Bryan, the older sister of Deputy Premier Kenneth Bryan, grew up in the capital. Introducing her candidacy, she said her legal background has given her a particular interest in the rehabilitation of Caymanians […]

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UPM stalled work on economic plan because of election

UPM stalled work on economic plan because of election

| 04/02/2025 | 10 Comments

(CNS): The first steps taken by the finance ministry to begin shaping a sustainable economic development plan for the Cayman Islands were stalled by the UPM administration back in August 2024 because the caucus decided that it wasn’t appropriate even to do the early groundwork because there was to be an election this year.

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Premier confirms rejection of boundary report

Premier confirms rejection of boundary report

| 03/02/2025 | 6 Comments

(CNS): Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly formally rejected Governor Jane Owen’s official order relating to the recommendations of the 2023 Electoral Boundary Commission on Friday. Parliament rejected most of the findings of the report last July, but the government didn’t properly complete the process. As a result, the parliament had to vote on a final draft order from […]

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Welcome to the CNS Election Section 2025!

Welcome to the CNS Election Section 2025!

| 03/02/2025 | 2 Comments

(CNS): With dozens of candidates already declaring their intention to stand for office on 30 April and many more expected to be added to the list before Nomination Day on 3 March, CNS has launched its Election Section 2025. Even better than our previous election portals, this free site, featuring the CNS Interactive Election Map, […]

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Voter register leaps to over 25,000 ahead of elections

Voter register leaps to over 25,000 ahead of elections

| 31/01/2025 | 5 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands revised election register now stands at 25,687 voters after 1858 new people registered to vote between the beginning of October and 15 January. The 7.8% increase from 23,829 on 1 January is one of the largest leaps in the election roll for many years, which Governor Jane Owen described as a […]

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Scott’s new National Party unveils 11 candidates

Scott’s new National Party unveils 11 candidates

| 31/01/2025 | 13 Comments

(CNS): After officially registering his new political party at the beginning of this year, Dan Scott, the leader of the Cayman Islands National Party (CINP), has finally unveiled the ten candidates who will run alongside him in the General Election in April. Scott, the former regional managing partner with EY, was elected to lead the […]

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Conolly retires from GTS seat, passes torch to ‘Festa’

Conolly retires from GTS seat, passes torch to ‘Festa’

| 31/01/2025 | 5 Comments

(CNS): Barbara Conolly, the deputy leader of the opposition and long-time member of the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM), has confirmed she will not run for re-election in April and is retiring from frontline politics after two terms as the representative for George Town South. Conolly has endorsed Craig “Festa” Frederick, one of the Progressives’ new […]

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