(CNS): In the TCCP’s 2025 Manifesto, the party has outlined plans to improve the system of governance, putting public interest above special interests and self-interests, and committed to addressing policy issues dominating this election cycle. If elected, the party promises to introduce a new style of government that takes place in the open and not […]
(CNS): André Ebanks (TCCP) and Dan Scott (CINP) did not waste time on attacking each other at the Chamber Party Leaders Debate on Thursday but aimed their political ammunition at Joey Hew (PPM) when they met on a public stage for the first time in this election campaign. During a historic head-to-head between the three […]
(CNS): The leader of The Cayman Community Party, André Ebanks, has taken aim at the Progressives for embracing candidates from the United People’s Movement who played central roles in the public finance crisis revealed last week, including the premier, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, and the deputy premier, Kenneth Bryan. Ebanks said electing the PPM wouldn’t be a […]
(CNS): In a straw poll on twelve key issues facing the next government, CNS readers showed that they thought a box of squid could do a better job at solving all of them than the PPM. Those who took part in the unscientific pre-election online poll said both the CINP and the TCCP would manage […]
(CNS): In October 2011, CNS conducted a straw poll about which political group its readers would vote for at the next elections: the PPM, the UDP or a Box of Frozen Squid. Half of the people who took part voted for the squid, 46% for the opposition PPM, and only 4% said they would vote […]
(CNS): It’s less than seven weeks until the 2025 General Election, but none of the three parties hoping to secure a majority government on 30 April have produced a manifesto. Despite calls from the voting public for these documents, the CINP, the TCCP and the PPM have all failed to produce details of their policies […]
(CNS): At The Cayman Community Party’s official campaign launch on Saturday night, party leader André Ebanks hit out at the special interest groups that he says have been influencing governments over the last few decades. He warned that the new lineup of Progressives, which includes three members of the UPM Cabinet, are under the influence […]
(CNS): The four MPs who resigned from the UPM government on 31 October say their departure from Cabinet was about taking a stand, not quitting. André Ebanks, Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Sabrina Turner and Heather Bodden are seeking to dispel the narrative that they quit. Rather, they say, they were unable to remain part of a malfunctioning […]
(CNS): The Caymanian Community Party is holding its official party and campaign launch on Saturday night at the home of democracy in the Cayman Islands. All ten members of the new party will hit the hustings together at Pedro St James for a family-friendly event of community, connection and conversation about Cayman’s future with TCCP […]
(CNS): Progressives (PPM) Leader Joey Hew, The Cayman Community Party (TCCP) Leader André Ebanks, and Cayman Islands National Party (CINP) Leader Dan Scott have swung into battle to try to secure ten seats on 30 April and become the Cayman Islands’ next premier. Any party with ten MPs would be a majority in the House […]
Buzzwords aren’t budgets: it’s time for truth in Cayman politics
Caymanian for Accountability writes: As a concerned Caymanian, I write not in anger but in deep frustration. We are being sold dreams without price tags, promises without plans, and slogans without accountability. In April 2025, the Cayman Islands Government is forecast to run a CI$26.2 million deficit. Next year, the deficit climbs to CI$44 million. […]
Weaker candidates should step aside for a clearer victory
Cayman Sentinel writes: In democratic elections, competition is healthy. It fosters debate, challenges the status quo, and offers voters a diverse array of choices. However, when an election is cluttered with too many candidates in a single constituency, the result is often not a fairer fight but a fractured electorate. The simple reality is that the […]
Why younger candidates deserve a seat at the table
Cayman Sentinel writes: In every election cycle, the call for fresh leadership echoes across the political landscape. Voters express frustration with stagnation, with decisions that seem out of touch with modern realities, and with representatives whose tenure spans decades. Yet, when young candidates step forward — eager, passionate, and determined to make a difference — their […]
Creating a better future through better politics in Cayman
Michael Myles writes: Caymanians deserve honest, solutions-driven leadership, not more of the same political games. I understand that in politics, criticism is inevitable. I expected the usual personal attacks, dishonesty, exaggerations, and political interference, especially from paid social media pages and their surrogates, some of whom hide behind anonymous accounts while profiting from the division […]
The case for a national vote for Cabinet leaders
James E. Whittaker writes: One of the most common complaints among the voting populace in the Cayman Islands is the continual lack of positive outcomes on the key issues facing the country: the cost of living, affordable housing, energy, healthcare, education and more. Many of us believe the root cause of this is because our […]
Haven’t we had a referendum on cruise berthing before?
Michelle Lockwood, CPR Cayman, writes: You may be wondering: Why are we having a referendum now? Wasn’t this already decided? The short answer is no. CPR Cayman began a petition for a people-initiated referendum in the summer of 2018. Our petition asked: “Should the cruise berthing facility, a matter of national importance, be decided solely […]
To anyone bashing their MP for going AWOL the past four years
Change writes: Every constituency has the same issue when their MP becomes a minister. It is not that they stop caring about their area, but Cabinet members have no choice but to tackle issues at national level, and that takes budget, meetings, reports, travel, conference calls, sitting with lawyers to streamline bills and laws — all […]
Experienced incumbents vs. patriotic candidates
Cayman Sentinel writes: For decades, Caymanian politics has been dominated by the idea that experience is the most valuable asset a candidate can have. Career politicians tell us that because they have been in office before, they are the only ones qualified to lead. They argue that without their knowledge of government operations, the country […]
Repackaged political convenience
Michael Myles writes: As a citizen of my beloved Cayman Islands, I write this with a deep sense of frustration and disgust at how low and dishonest our political landscape has become. On 1 March, I witnessed politics at its worst — a spectacle of hypocrisy disguised as leadership. The chairman of the PPM stood […]
Cascabel 73 writes: There are a few realities that escape voters in our beloved islands. One: No candidate, even if they become a minister, can “change” anything by simply dictating it. In reality, ministers are very limited in what they can do. Even the bills (future laws) they bring are put together by lawyers who do […]
