2025 Election News

Keep abreast of what's going on as Cayman heads to the polls. Our roundup of local news is updated daily so you will never miss a thing.

Compass analysis shows 23 candidates live outside the district in which they are standing
Cayman Compass
Juliana O'Connor Connelly fails to show up for Chamber of Commerce Cayman Brac East Candidate Forum
Cayman Compass
Bodden Town West candidate claims government controlled by special interests
Cayman News Service
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum - Cayman Brac East
Chamber of Commerce YouTube Channel
Watch: TCCP Candidate Natasha Whitelock shares her vision for Red Bay
Cayman Marl Road
Watch: Red Bay independent candidate Phillip Ebanks hosts yard meeting
Cayman Marl Road
Cayman Islands National Party outlines priorities at first election rally
Cayman Compass
TCCP and CINP challenge Bodden Town West incumbent Chris Saunders at Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum
Cayman Compass
Cayman Islands National Party turn lack of political experience to their advantage
Cayman News Service
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum - Bodden Town West
Chamber of Commerce YouTube Channel
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum - Bodden Town East
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Elections Office confirms Mr. Osbourne Bodden remains candidate for Bodden Town West
Cayman Islands Election Office
Progressives and TCCP go head to head in race for Bodden Town East at Chamber of Commerce Candidates' Forum
Cayman Compass
Economist argues cruise port will fail to reverse decline in cruise passenger numbers
Cayman Compass
Concerns raised over last minute government spending ahead of election
Cayman Marl Road
Video: André Ebanks talks family, faith, his career and the election with Sandra Hill of CMR
Cayman Marl Road
Red Bay hopefuls lay out their policy platforms at Chamber of Commerce candidates' debate
Cayman Compass
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Election Candidate Forum - Red Bay
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Panton backs conservation law, confirming TCCP's commitment to the environment
Cayman News Service
CPR Cayman analyse the cost and issues related to the cruise berthing project
CPR Cayman
Newlands election candidates face off at Chamber of Commerce candidates' debate
Cayman Compass
TCCP candidate for Savannah Heather Bodden commits to greener solutions to transport issues
Cayman News Service
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum - Newlands
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Donna Bush and Heather Bodden seek to win voters in Savannah at Chamber Election Debate
Cayman Compass
Michael Myles of the CINP says immigration reform critical to solving Cayman's problems
Cayman News Service
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum - Savannah
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Bryan warns failure to build cruise berthing facility will lead to unemployment
Cayman Compass
Political parties battle it out at Prospect candidates' debate
Cayman Compass
North Side candidate Jay Ebanks fails to back increase to minimum wage
Cayman News Service
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Election Candidate Forum - Prospect
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Independent candidate for Red Bay Phillip Ebanks joins Orrett Connor on Radio Cayman
Radio Cayman
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Election Candidate Forum - North Side
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Key moments from East End Chamber of Commerce candidates' debate
Cayman Compass
Goverment launches new Referendum Hub to inform voters ahead of the vote
Cayman Islands Government
Cruise Port Referendum Cayman not asked to contribute to Cayman Government's Referndum Hub
Cayman News Service
North Side candidates Jay Ebanks and Justin Ebanks battle it out in Chamber of Commerce debate
Cayman Compass
Parties still to outline political priorities and solutions with just seven weeks until election
Cayman News Service
Governor Jane Owen encourages applications for role of election observer
Cayman News Service
Watch: Chamber of Commerce Election Candidate Forum - East End
Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce
Cayman Islands National Party candidates Carmen McField and Gary 'Peanut' Rutty join Orrett Connor on Radio Cayman
Radio Cayman
Opinion - Cayman should vote at national level for role of Premier
Cayman Compass
Independent West Bay South candidate Sterling Dwayne Ebanks joins Orrett Connor on Radio Cayman
Radio Cayman
Progressives outline modernised transport system to boost economy and ease congestion
Cayman Compass
Progressives win just one seat in CNS straw poll
Cayman News Service
Cayman Islands National Party urges electors to vote strategically to achieve unified government
Cayman Compass
Cruise berthing referendum - from 2018 to the present day
Cayman News Service
TCCP Leader André Ebanks claims Progressives under influence of special interests
Cayman News Service
First tranche of postal ballots sent to overseas voters
Cayman News Service
Michael Lemay withdraws West Bay North candidacy due to previous conviction
Cayman Marl Road
The Caymanian Community Party and The Progressives officially launch election campaigns
Cayman Compass
The 5 key battlegrounds to watch for on Election night
Cayman Compass
Compass Election Briefing: The path to government
Cayman Compass
Progressives Candidates Kenneth Bryan, Delmira Bodden and Crystal Gomez Wilson join Orrett Connor on For the Record
Radio Cayman
National Party candidate Julie Hunter and TCCP's Wayne Panton and Emily DeCou join Sandra Hill
Cayman Marl Road
The Caymanian Community Party reject claims they 'quit' the UPM government
Cayman News Service
Comment: Tectonic plates of Cayman's politics are shifting as voters look to government for solutions
Cayman Compass
The Caymanian Community Party to launch election campaign at Pedro St James
Cayman News Service
Nomination Day upon Cayman as parties vie to secure candidates
Cayman Compass
Cayman Islands Election Office: 2025 General Election Timetable
Cayman Islands Election Office
Nomination Day arrives as candidates submit official nomination papers ahead of General Election on 30th April
Cayman Islands Government Facebook Page
Local community advocate Romellia Welcome takes on PPM leader Joey Hew in George Town North
Cayman News Service
Radio Cayman's Sterling Dwayne-Ebanks to run against incumbent André Ebanks in West Bay South
Cayman News Service
Elections Office publishes official list of Candidates and Nominators
Cayman Islands Elections Office
Over half of the 59 confirmed candidates running with Cayman's three political parties
Cayman Compass
Letter: Former UPM members and TCCP candidates hit back at PPM claims they are 'quitters'
Cayman Marl Road
Leader Joey Hew sets out The Progressive's pitch to voters at party conference
Caymanian Times
Juliana O'Connor-Connolly answers "call of her people" to stand in Cayman Brac East against National Party leader Dan Scott
Cayman News Service
Comment: Cayman Islands National Party candidate Michael Myles calls out "hypocrisy" of PPM
Cayman News Service
Parliament is dissolved as Cayman takes another step towards a new Government
Cayman Islands Government Facebook Page
Sustainable Cayman urges politicians to focus on sustainability with their 'Blueprint for a Resilient and Thriving Future'
Sustainable Cayman
Independent candidate Raul Gonzalez Jr. hopes it is third time lucky in Savannah
Cayman News Service
Dan Scott defends free speech after court orders local woman to remove defamatory comments
Cayman News Service
Progressives candidates Roy McTaggart, Donna Bush and others join Orrett Connor on For the Record
Radio Cayman
Broadcaster Donna Bush joins PPM in bid to take Savannah
Cayman News Service
Anthony Ramoon of CIMA running in George Town Central for The Caymanian Community Party
Cayman News Service
Cayman Compass interviews Joey Hew, Leader of the Progressives (PPM), with just days to go before Nomination Day
Cayman Compass
Pearlina McGaw Lumsden announced as tenth candidate to run with The Progressives
Cayman News Service
Joey Hew and Dwayne Seymour of the Progressives joins Orrett Connor on Radio Cayman's For the Record
Radio Cayman
Michael Myles of the Cayman Islands National Party talks policy with the Caymanian Times
Caymanian Times
George Town Central incumbent Kenneth Bryan rejoins The Progressives
Cayman Compass
Dwayne Seymour joins the Progressives
Cayman Compass
Elections Office reminds candidates of nomination procedure as Nomination Day gets closer
Elections Office Facebook Page
Current Premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly rumoured to be considering one final run in Cayman Brac East
Cayman Marl Road
Independent candidate Alric Lindsay standing again in George Town South
Cayman Marl Road
Lawyer and Former Superintendent Phillip Ebanks declares candidacy in Red Bay
Cayman News Service
Kenneth Bryan, The Progressives candidate for George Town Central, joins Orrett Connor on Radio Cayman's For the Record
Radio Cayman
West Bay North candidate Rolston Anglin hosts garden meeting
YouTube
Progressives Candidate for Savannah Josh Parsons withdraws from election
Cayman Marl Road
The Caymanian Community Party launches Youth Council and names Leanni Tibbetts as first Chair
The Caymanian Community Party Press Release
Joey Hew and Alva Suckoo of The Progressives speak to Orrett Connor on For the Record
Radio Cayman
Election Billboards may contravene updated Planning Regulations
Cayman Compass
The Caymanian Community Party Announces Two New Candidates for 2025 Election
Press Release from The Caymanian Community Party
TCCP championing women with five female candidates in a party of nine
Cayman News Service
Guidance Issued on Election Campaign Billboards
Caymanian Times
Chris Saunders tells Radio Cayman he will back the Progressives but won't be joining the party
Cayman News Service
Independent candidate Chris Saunders speaks with Orrett Connor on For the Record
Radio Cayman
Press Release from Cruise Port Referendum Cayman detailing referendum concerns
CPR Cayman Facebook Page
The Caymanian Community Party discusses Healthcare in Cayman with Sandy Hill from Marl Road
Cayman Marl Road
Veteran PPM member Roy Tatum standing in Red Bay following Sir Alden McLaughlin's retirement
Cayman News Service
Compass long read on political machinations as Cayman says goodbye to political grandees
Cayman Compass
Environmentalists concerned about lack of referendum funding rules
Cayman News Service
Justin Ebanks joins PPM as he goes for third time lucky in North Side
Cayman News Service
No change to Cayman's electoral boundaries, despite Elections Office recommendations
Cayman Compass
Referendum Bill passes paving way for crucial votes on national lottery, cruise berthing and cannabis
Cayman News Service
Alva Suckoo rejoins The Progressives to take on Panton's Newlands seat
Cayman News Service
Elections Office adds 1,858 new voters to register ahead of 30th April election
Elections Office Facebook Page
Dan Scott says its ‘time for change’ as he targets election win with new party
Cayman Compass
Barbara Conolly stands down as Craig "Festa" Frederick picks up the mantle for the PPM in George Town South
Cayman News Service
List of electors hits over 25,000 ahead of April election
Cayman News Service
Elections Office warns public of fraudulent visitors conducting door-to-door surveys
Elections Office Facebook Page
Elections Office Press Release updates the public on status of revised list of electors
Elections Office
Sandra Hill of Cayman Marl Road sits down with independent candidate for West Bay North, Rolston Anglin
YouTube
Sandra Hill of Cayman Marl Road speaks to members of the newly launched Caymanian Community Party
YouTube
André Ebanks to lead new ‘Caymanian Community Party’ in battle for government
Cayman Compass
Official - The Caymanian Community Party Launch Video
YouTube
West Bay Central born and bred Jewel Hydes declares candidacy in April election
Cayman Marl Road
Joey Hew's thoughts on 2025 as we enter election year
YouTube
The Progressives announce fresh talent in Josh Parsons as candidate for Savannah
Cayman Marl Road
McKeeva Bush kicks off re-election bid with new political organisation
Cayman Compass
Planning Department Issues Guidance on Election Campaign Billboards
Cayman Islands Department of Planning