About CNS Online Polls

Online polls are not scientific and can only reveal the views of Cayman News Service readers who choose to take part. Votes are limited to one per computer but participants can change their votes at any time. Voters and non voters are invited to leave comments on the poll topic.

Polls

Where should the cruise berthing facilities be located? - 352 votes - closed
Should McKeeva Bush step down as premier while the police investigation against him proceeds? - 352 votes - closed
Which party would you like to see form the next government? - 576 votes - closed
Are you in favour of the suspension of Rollover? - 295 votes - closed
Is the ForCayman alliance with the Dart Group a good thing for the Cayman Islands? - 170 votes - closed
Does McKeeva Bush's performance as premier match your expectations? - 612 votes - closed
Did the protest march (28 June) accomplish anything? - 198 votes - closed
Should Cayman adopt Daylight Savings Time? - 227 votes - closed
Do you approve of a blockade of George Town to protest the East End Seaport? - 366 votes - closed
Halfway through the current administration, how is the UDP doing? - 239 votes - closed
Is Duncan Taylor doing a good job as governor? - 186 votes - closed
Do you support the leader of the opposition's no confidence motion against the government? - 557 votes - closed
Should Mickey Mouse be allowed to make FOI requests? - 123 votes - closed
Is the new emergency shelter project on Cayman Brac money well spent? - 353 votes - closed
Is it a good idea to build an oil refinery on Grand Cayman? - 370 votes - closed

Viewpoints

Cayman's real treasure

By: CNS

It is quite evident that our politicians have failed to notice that the counter to the “bad publicity” the Cayman Islands gets in the international press is almost always about our natural environment. Whether it’s the beautiful diving, Stingray City or the blue iguanas, it is Cayman’s natural unique resources, not the financial ones, that promote the destination in a positive light. But while we have a smorgasbord of legislation associated with protecting the financial services sector, we can count on one hand the laws that protect our natural environment.
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Comments: 12
Political suicide

By: CNS

At the risk of understatement here, even the most diehard UDP supporters cannot deny that the current government is doing a pretty good job at rubbing at lot of the voting public up the wrong way at the moment. But there is little doubt that when it comes to upsetting the electorate the best way to do it is to tell them you are moving the dump to their town. Relocating a landfill under any circumstances is nothing less than political suicide for any administration and especially the representatives of the constituency involved.
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Comments: 29

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