Bahamas: Dr Hubert Minnis sworn in as Prime Minister
From Caribbean News Service NASSAU, Bahamas, May 12 2017 – Dr Hubert Minnis was on Thursday sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas since the country gained political independence from Britain in 1973. Minnis,…
Service for candidates
A Service of Worship with the Candidates in the Cayman Islands 2017 General Elections By Georgina Wilcox Elmslie Memorial Church last Sunday was packed to capacity last Sunday (7) when the large majority of the 61 candidates standing in the…
CITN/CAYMAN 27 to host Cayman Islands National Debates
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, April 10, 2017– Local TV channel Cayman 27 is set to host a series of televised National Debates in the run up to the May 2017 General Elections. Selected political candidates will debate each other on…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
The Spring 2017 Cayman Islands Labour Force Survey Starts on Sunday March 5th he Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Spring 2017 on Sunday (March 5th). The LFS seeks to collect data on…
Cayman Islands: ICCI students help 13 register to vote
Students from the public speaking class of the International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) held a student voter registration drive at “The Office” on Friday evening, 9 December 2016. The students participating were Nadia Martinez, Lisbeth Gratereaux, Justin Ebanks,…
Cayman Islands General Elections exactly a year away
General Elections in the Cayman Islands are scheduled to take place exactly one year from today (Tuesday, 24 May 2016). The 24 May 2017 elections are expected to usher in major changes to the Cayman Islands, as for the first…
Cayman Islands Elections Office trains Returning Officers
The Elections Office conducted its first training sessions for 19 Returning Officers as well as Deputies. They will each play vital roles from the nomination process for candidates to the return of the successful candidate after votes are cast and…
Cayman Islands Elections Office gets ready for Wed. May 24th 2017 General Elections
George Town, Cayman Islands, 2016 The Elections Office team has already begun its preparations for the 2017 General Elections. Training of elections workers has already started and a series of public awareness campaigns is set to begin. A focus of…
Cayman Islands General Elections progress update
From The Elections Office Cayman Islands George Town, Cayman Islands, 2016 – The Elections Office continues preparations for General Elections under the 19 single member electoral districts system in the areas of legislative amendment recommendations, voter registration, voter education, allocation…