Topic: elections
50 years ago: ‘UFO’ sighting, planned march to protest taxes, petrol prices
The main article on the front page of the Caymanian Compass on 19 Feb. 1976 was about protesters. The people who marched back on 22 Dec., in protest of raised taxes among other grievances, stated their intention of marching again, particularly because they were dissatisfied with the reply to their demands that they received from the governor on 21 Jan.
Review of election campaign financing rules under way
The National Coalition For Caymanians administration plans to review legislation governing politicians' election campaign financing, Premier André Ebanks has told lawmakers.
Opinion: The need for election runoffs and permanent ministries
Now that the 2025 election is over, one of the key national issues the new government must tackle prior to the 2029 election is to further enhance our democracy through electoral reform.
Electoral list expected to hit record high of 24,000 registered voters
Registrations for the electoral roll are expected to pass the 24,000 mark, making it the highest number of voters to date.
Voter registration deadline extended to 15 Jan
Cayman’s Elections Office has extended the voter registration deadline from 1 Jan. 2025 by two weeks, giving eligible, unregistered individuals more time to get on the electors roll for the April 2025 general election.
Early start for Elections Office amid busy regional polling season
The Elections Office has kicked off preparations early for Cayman's polls, set for next April, due to increased demand for ballot-related materials with a number of regional general elections set for later this year and into 2025.
Boundary changes report handed over to acting governor
The Electoral Boundary Commission on Friday handed over its report on proposed changes to Cayman's constituency lines for consideration by Parliament.
McTaggart calls for ‘transparency’ over Saunders departure
Opposition Leader Roy McTaggart has called on the PACT government to honour the 'T' of its acronym and tell the public the reasons behind Deputy Premier Chris Saunders's sudden exit from the government.
EDITORIAL – No harm in an independent opposition
Whether they do so by aligning themselves with the Premier or with the Opposition, there is no reason independent candidates cannot work together to do the job.
Analysis: Parties aren’t taking big issues seriously in South Africa’s election campaign
Progress will depend on whether the key interests in the economy and the society are capable of making deals which will address the problems.
Will: What interest is served by disenfranchising felons?
What compelling government interest is served by felon disenfranchisement? Enhanced public safety? How? Is it to fine-tune the quality of the electorate?
BREAKING: PPM-CDP coalition forms … again
It’s Premier Alden McLaughlin and Speaker of the House McKeeva Bush … again.
No liquor
Today's editorial cartoon
Election winners celebrate
Candidates celebrate after victories on Election Day.
Elections office registers 21,465 voters for May
There will be nearly 3,000 more voters registered for Cayman’s May 24 general election than were registered for the last election in 2013. Figures released by the elections office late Tuesday stated that 21,465 people had registered to participate in the upcoming vote.
Cayman booming, but immigration issues unresolved, premier says
The Cayman Islands is “in a much better position” than the territory was four years ago, Premier Alden McLaughlin told a group of several hundred local businesspeople, with the development and tourism industry surging, unemployment down and a strong partnership between government and the private sector.
The vote
Today's editorial cartoon.
EDITORIAL – The Progressives’ unfinished business
The clock is ticking on the Progressives administration. In the coming months, our elected government will be subject to intensified scrutiny as to what it has done — and what it hasn’t.
Government struggles with delays
With the government’s 2016/17 budget approval process looming, lawmakers remained uncertain whether the Legislative Assembly would meet again prior to the annual May-June opening session and finance committee review.
Raphael: Overseas but still American
In November 1968 a young Rhodes Scholar by the name of Bill Clinton was “mad as hell,” as he told a friend back in Arkansas in a letter penned from Oxford University.
EDITORIAL – Rivers versus the Hewitts: At what cost?
“[Tara Rivers] therefore prays that … on the hearing of this petition, the said John Gordon Hewitt may be adjudged bankrupt.” … Politics ain’t beanbag.
Minister Rivers calls for Hewitt bankruptcy
A late January filing in the Grand Court seeks to bankrupt West Bay’s John Gordon Hewitt and wife Velma Powery-Hewitt for failing to pay nearly $140,000 in costs to Education Minister Tara Rivers.
Against an early election
An early election will hurt Cayman and may delay single-member constituencies for four years.
EDITORIAL – Early elections: Cayman deserves clarity and certainty
Election time in the Cayman Islands is rapidly approaching. Just when it will arrive … that’s something we’re not so sure about. And it’s a major problem.
Elections chief: Time needed to implement OMOV
Calling an election in the Cayman Islands is a fairly straightforward process, according to the territory’s senior elections official.
