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2025 Year in Review: Ganja and lottery legalisation still being considered

The voting public backed the decriminalisation of cannabis and a national lottery after a three-pronged referendum was run alongside April's general election

19 Dec confirmed as referendum date

Government published the regulations to the Referendum (People Initiated Referendum Regarding the Port) Law this week, confirming the poll question and the date of 19 Dec.

First batch of postal ballots heads out next week

Cayman is roughly one and a half months away from its first people-initiated referendum with staff at the Elections Office expecting to send out...

Q&A with Elections Supervisor Wesley Howell

Elections Supervisor Wesley Howell and his team have been hard at work getting ready for the historic Referendum Day. The Cayman Compass sat down with the Elections boss to find out what it takes to run a referendum.

Debate over national referendum count continues

Government officials maintain a single national count for Referendum Day is an appropriate process for a vote on an issue of national importance, such as the cruise berthing and cargo project.

Deadline set for postal ballots

Nearly two dozen voters have signed up for postal ballots for the 19 Dec. referendum on government’s $200 million cruise berthing port and cargo project.

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