Tag: Progressives

Premier appears confident of second term

Premier appears confident of second term

| 10/04/2017 | 68 Comments

(CNS): The PPM party leader and the third Cayman premier, who looks certain be the first to serve a full term in office, appeared confident Saturday that he will be given four more years to complete the work of his government. McLaughlin promised that phase two of the PPM plan will focus heavily on education […]

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Political parties in national conference clash

Political parties in national conference clash

| 07/04/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Elections): Undecided voters who had planned to attend the conferences of both the Cayman Democratic Party and People’s Progressive Movement to help them decide will find themselves in a tangle this weekend as the party events. where they will be introducing their election teams and manifestos, are happening at the same time. The PPM’s […]

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PPM government delivered, says premier

PPM government delivered, says premier

| 27/03/2017 | 94 Comments

(CNS): On the eve of the end of this administration Premier Alden McLaughlin took the opportunity Monday to boast to his legislative colleagues about what he said were the achievements of his government. The Progressive leader said his government had delivered on promises made in the 2013 manifesto, as he tabled the end of term […]

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PPM to reveal candidates in six weeks

PPM to reveal candidates in six weeks

| 06/02/2017 | 0 Comments

(CNS Elections): The Progressives will not be unveiling the slate of candidates it will field in the forthcoming general election and the constituencies they will stand in until Saturday 18 March — just 11 days before Nomination Day. The ruling party’s pre-election conference will take place at the Family Life Centre, where the PPM membership […]

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PPM urge supporters to call out ‘fake news’

PPM urge supporters to call out ‘fake news’

| 09/12/2016 | 38 Comments

(CNS): In a membership circular this week the Progressives urged their members and supporters to call out the radio talk show hosts and callers who are spreading “fake news” or false allegations about the party and the current government. The official party notice said that accusations had been made by some opposition members and political […]

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Tibbetts leaves gap in PPM election line-up

Tibbetts leaves gap in PPM election line-up

| 29/11/2016 | 61 Comments

(CNS): The premier has made it clear that if his long-time political friend and colleague, Kurt Tibbetts, sticks to his guns about his planned retirement from the political arena at the end of this administration, it would create a very difficult gap to fill in the PPM team. But speaking to the party faithful at […]

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Every vote will count in 2017, says Alden

Every vote will count in 2017, says Alden

| 10/11/2016 | 51 Comments

(CNS): Talking to the party faithful in George Town Wednesday, the premier said that the PPM will be checking the legitimacy and accuracy of the voter list when the Elections Office publishes the register of electors ahead of the 2017 vote.  Alden McLaughlin told a Progressive party meeting in Prospect that with the move to […]

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