In what turned out to be a veritable job interview, Julie Hunter of the Cayman Islands National Party(CINP) turned the West Bay West Candidates Forum into an unchallenged pitch to replace the longstanding incumbent McKeeva Bush, who was a no-show.
The West Bay Central Candidates Forum saw a feisty encounter between the incumbent and first-time MP - Katherine Ebanks-Wilks and her sole challenger, the independent candidate Jewel Hydes.
The Elections Office is urging all candidates, supporters, and voters to uphold the integrity of the electoral process following reports of vote-buying and voter harassment during the ongoing election period.
Jewel Hydes brings a passion to national politics with the degree of sincerity and commitment that she has demonstrated to the West Bay Central district where she grew up.
It was a session summed up as “lively” by the moderator of the Chamber of Commerce’s Bodden Town West candidates forum.
It was a gentlemanly exchange of ideas when the contenders for the Cayman Brac West and Little Cayman seat met in the continuing series of Candidates Forums organised by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce.
A noticeable absentee from the Election Candidates Forum for Cayman Brac East was the longstanding incumbent and outgoing Premier, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly.
The Governor’s Office has announced the appointment of Chevala Burke as the new Deputy Supervisor of Elections.
The perception that Caymanians are being relegated in their own country echoed prominently throughout the Chamber of Commerce’s Candidates Forum for the Red Bay constituency.
The two-horse race for Bodden Town East pits three-time incumbent Dwayne Seymour now running as a candidate for the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM/Progressives) against real estate businessman Robert Anthony Bodden representing The Cayman Community Party (TCCP).
