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The Editor Speaks: Ezzard and Arden are a ‘force’ to be reckoned with

MLA’s Ezzard Miller and Arden Mclean may only represent the two smallest districts, North Side and East End respectively, but nearly every day we hear their voices heard even more than that of Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush and absolutely obliterating…

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Miller wants proof

I hear our Independent member for North Side, Ezzard Miller, is after Mr. Dart again calling on him to produce the invoice his Group received from government for the $5 million it paid recently before the ForCayman Alliance Investment deal…

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Lord Blencathra’s press conference in the Cayman Islands makes the foreign press

An article appeared on Tuesday (17) on The Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s website under the title: Lobbying’s Hidden Influence: Lord Blencathra – in his own words. The article was in the form of a question and answer from extracts taken…

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The Editor Speaks: One question but a lot of “education”

So now we know the question that will go on the Referendum Ballot paper on 18th July, “Do you support an electoral system of single member constituencies with each elector being entitled to cast only one vote?” I am not…

One question on referendum ballot

Premier slams ‘One Man, One Vote’. Present system “works well as it is”. In a Government Information Services produced speech aired on CITN-Cayman27 and Radio Cayman on Thursday (12, Premier, Hon McKeeva Bush announced the question to be asked in…

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The Editor Speaks: One man, one vote

I am pleased to see that independent member for North Side, Ezzard Miller, says that the goal to secure equality and real democracy in Cayman politics is a long way from over. I was worried that everyone campaigning for the…

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The Editor Speaks: Untreated sewage discharged into ground every day

15,000 gallons of untreated sewage has been discharging onto the ground each day according to the Water Authority for over a year. Government issued a cheque for $40,000 to the Water Authority-Cayman in October 2011 for the emergency repair of…

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The Editor Speaks: Bush capitulates on one man, one vote referendum

Although our premier, Hon McKeeva Bush, claims he has never seen the petition currently circulating asking for a people initiated referendum on the subject of “one man, one vote” and only “heard lots about the petition” he has capitulated to…

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The Editor Speaks: Lord Blencathra vows to work hard for us

I was pleased with the way Lord Blencathra, who was appointed as the Cayman Islands representative in London, conducted himself during his visit last week to the Cayman Islands. Speaking at a press conference, along with two of the three…

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The Editor Speaks: One man, one vote petition gets a significant boost and premier says he will give up port fees

Former Deputy Governor and civil servant chief, Donovan Ebanks gave a significant boost and status to the campaigners for one man, one vote at the next general election by publicly adding his name to petition. Signing outside the George Town,…