CPR Press Release
While CPR Cayman, in principle, support the opportunity for the people to vote on significant national issues, our concerns about the cruise berthing referendum remain unresolved:
- A vague question: The proposed referendum question lacks specificity, leaving voters without a clear understanding of what they are voting for or against.
- No disclosures: Key information that would allow voters to make an informed decision-such as the location, costs, environmental impacts, and logistical details-remains undisclosed.
- No referendum regulations: There are still no established rules governing campaigns, campaign financing, or ensuring a fair and transparent referendum process, whether government initiated or people initiated.
- Unnecessary haste: The Government’s urgency in pushing this referendum is ill-timed and unwarranted, given the lack of any immediate justification for revisiting the issue of cruise berthing facilities. The current instability of the minority Government, who were a given a mandate to continue to the April 2025 general election on the basis that they would not pursue any contentious legislation or policies such as this, only compounds these issues, making it clear that this is not the right time to pursue such a divisive and poorly
prepared referendum.
We commend the opposition groups for staying true to their stated position and refusing to support the minority Government’s hasty push for a referendum on cruise berthing facilities. We call on the all members of the Government to focus on rebuilding trust and ensuring transparency before asking the people to make decisions on matters of national significance.
