Topic: referendum
Cruise port referendum campaign creeps towards target
Door by door, signature by signature, campaigners are inching towards their target of a people-initiated referendum on the controversial cruise port project planned for George Town harbour.
950 more names may trigger port referendum
Campaigners aiming to trigger a referendum on the controversial cruise port project say they are within touching distance of reaching the required number of signatures.
Cruise port petition puts dock debate on collision course
Almost six months after beginning a campaign to force a referendum on the controversial cruise port project, volunteers are still collecting the signatures needed to trigger a public vote, though organizers have not stated how many people have signed the petition to date.
Campaign groups plan town hall meeting Saturday
Campaigners for a referendum on the cruise port are hosting a community meeting, bringing together groups working on various related issues including beach access and the proposed development of land on the Barkers peninsula.
Panton supports referendum ‘if they get the numbers’
Former Environment Minister Wayne Panton says he supports the democratic right of campaigners to seek a referendum on the controversial cruise port plan.
A look back at the year that was
The year 2018 was an eventful one for the Cayman Islands.
Push for port referendum continues
Organizers of a petition calling for a referendum on the cruise project continue to collect signatures in an effort to trigger a national vote.
Government: Referendum would kill cruise port
Government has claimed that holding a referendum on the issue of cruise piers in George Town would delay the project to such an extent it would effectively kill it.
Government rejects calls for port referendum
Government rejected calls from the Opposition for a referendum to be held on the controversial cruise pier project after a lengthy debate in the Legislative Assembly that ran into the early hours of Friday morning.
Legislators reject motion on gay marriage referendum
The Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly voted along party lines Thursday night to oppose a motion that sought a referendum on whether the territory should accept same-sex marriages. All nine government members opposed the motion, while all opposition party and independent members supported it.
UPDATED: Bid for referendum on gay marriage fails
Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin indicated Thursday that his ruling Progressives party-led government would block any attempt to hold a referendum on whether Cayman should change its law to accept same-sex marriages.
EDITORIAL – Gay marriage: A motion or a diversion?
Why have a referendum on support for same-sex marriage? There is no doubt that the answer from the voting public will be “No.”
EDITORIAL – ‘Let’s vote on it …’ No, let’s not!
The Brexit decision should have been made by the U.K.’s elected representatives, not by individual voters in polling booths throughout the nation.
