Tag: CNS Election Section
Campaign environment promises could be hard to keep
(CNS): Now that all three parties have finally published their manifestos, voters can compare the promises being made by all of them in relation to the issues of concern. However, election promises made on the campaign trail are rarely fulfilled in their entirety and can often prove hard to keep. The problem of over-development and […]
Poll: Predict the winners of the five open seats
(CNS): With the retirement from politics of Sir Alden McLaughlin, Barbara Conolly, David Wight, Bernie Bush and Moses Kirkconnell, there are five hotly contested open seats in the 2025 General Election: Red Bay, George Town South, George Town West, West Bay North, and Cayman Brac West & Little Cayman. Although two of the parties technically […]
Battle for open WBN seat heats up over ‘crises’
(CNS): Rolston Anglin, who was the youngest candidate when he was first elected to office in 2000 when he was 28, was the oldest candidate and the only one to have served in political office at the Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum on Friday night. In the fight for the open seat of West Bay […]
Higglers, chickens and leafblowers: the forgotten issues
(CNS): Yes, yes, we all know that the cost of living is a major election issue, that traffic congestion needs to be addressed, that education is a concern for all, and that government spending is out of control. But it’s time we talked about some of the things that drive us all nuts every day, […]
Squid more capable than PPM, straw poll finds
(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 readers reject PPM team in ‘dream gov’ straw poll
(CNS): One week and more than 30,000 votes later, CNS readers have chosen a dream government that includes only one member of the Progressives. In our latest online straw poll, which offered readers the opportunity to choose their favourite candidates in all 19 constituencies, Roy McTaggart was the only member of the PPM who found […]
Poll: Who should be the next premier?
(CNS): There are three political parties competing for power in the upcoming elections, and each party wants to see their leader as the next premier. But unless one of the parties ends up with a strong majority of ten, consisting of their own MPs and close associates, a coalition government at the end of the […]
Referendum battle heats-up between CPR and ACT
(CNS): Grassroots activists from the Cruise Port Referendum (CPR) campaign and those from the cruise industry’s lobby group, the Association for Cruise Tourism in the Cayman Islands (ACT), are locked in a battle that the well-funded pro-cruise group, even before the government begins pouring public cash into the fight, thinks its winning. However, the CPR […]
Referendum bill passes 13-5 after PPM backs minority UPM
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan successfully steered through the bill for a government referendum to take place on Election Day, 30 April, after he secured the support of the official opposition. All five members of the Progressives and independent opposition MP Chris Saunders voted ‘yes’, while all five members of TCCP gave the bill a […]
Suckoo returns to PPM for another bid in Newlands
(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 […]
CNS launches user-friendly Election Section 2025
(CNS): This election period has so far seen two new parties established, and dozens of candidates have already declared their intention to stand for office on 30 April, with many more expected to jump in the race before Nomination Day on 3 March. To help voters process all the information and keep abreast of which […]
