Issue No. 833 Monday, 9 May 2005
Strongest voter turnout expected
Voter turnout has always been high in the Cayman Islands but given the community’s concerns on the issues of the day this Election is expected to record the highest it has ever been. “There
is more interest in the elections this year judging from the turnout at the
public meetings and forums,” said Supervisor of Elections Kearney Gomez. He
explained the average turnout in election year 2000 was approximately 82
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Truman Bodden backs PDA candidates
 After almost five years of being away from the political limelight, Truman Bodden, well-known former member of the Legislative Assembly gave a public endorsement of the People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) candidate, Berna Thompson Cummins.
Seated on the platform at the largest PDA pubic meeting to date, Mr Bodden,
also a former Minister of Health and Minister of Education...read more...
Sister Islands a close race
The campaign for the District of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman is going to be a tight finish, according to Lyndon Martin, one of the two UDP incumbents. He believes that Julianna O’Connor Connolly will be returned as First Elected Member, but that it will be a close race between himself and first time candidate Moses Kirkconnell for the second elected position. Mr Kirkconnell
thought it was a four-way race...
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Candidates contend with rumours down the marl road
Candidates have dealt with many things during this hard-fought campaign, which have at times threatened to derail their ambitions for the Legislative Assembly. At the end of last week independent candidate for the district of George Town, Ellio Solomon had to face the mudslinging when accusations were levelled
against him regarding a bankruptcy notice that was recently issued through the
Grand Court by Island Paving Company...
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Voting in Election 2005 – what’s your choice?
The 2005 Election campaign has been a tough battle and considerably more adversarial than previous election campaigns in the Cayman Islands as political parties, groups and alliances have battled it out on the hustings
and in the media. On Wednesday however the politicians can do no more and it is
up to the electorate to make their decision...
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Person of the Day -
Tosca Connor
Most people call her chief cook and bottle washer. Kearney Gomez said she should be nominated for the Queen’s badge of honour, but whatever you call her Tosca Connor is run off her feet managing the Elections Office. “It is really hectic with a lot of people calling all the time about polling,” said Ms Connor. “When you are dealing with the public, it is important to always be diplomatic and nice.”...
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