PPM launches new slogan for campaign

PPM Party leader
Kurt Tibbetts

Wednesday,  March 16, 2005

“A government you can trust” has been chosen by the People’s Progressive Movement, (PPM), as the party’s slogan for the rest of the race to capture political office from the United Democratic Party, (UDP) in the 11 May elections.

“A change in slogan at this time is not to be considered as a move away from the meaning and importance of our former slogan ‘For the love of country’,” explained PPM Party leader Kurt Tibbetts.

“When we previously began the election campaign, Hurricane Ivan was not in the picture. The hurricane has changed many things now and as such we see the need to have a new slogan, one that is more relevant to what is happening in our Islands at this time.”

Speaking at the Movement’s National Council Meeting Mr Tibbetts declared that the new slogan was chosen because “people don’t trust this government.”

Mr Tibbetts said that in the face of the reigning mistrust “the credibility and the integrity of our candidates is something about which we can boast.”

According to political experts slogans that fit into the temper of a movement are one of the things that have been found most valuable especially in cases where the whole structure of society is affected.

With the official start to the 2005 general elections in the Cayman Islands already signalled by H.E. the Governor Bruce Dinwiddy on 18 February – with the issuing of writs of election to six returning officers for the six electoral districts – Mr Tibbetts said, “for the last four to six weeks we have been doing ground work on how best to conduct the campaign.”

“The slogan is only one aspect of our campaign programme,” Mr Tibbetts added. “We have already started regular radio programmes on Mondays and Fridays at 12:30 pm.”

He said that a full schedule of times for television slots, public meetings and other activities would be published in the near future.

As last lap activity gets into high gear Mr Tibbetts outlined aspects of what he called “the fundamental theme of the PPM’s election campaign,” and added “the PPM’s manifesto will be completed on 25 March.”

“Driving the PPM’s bid for office is a new culture of governance that abhors secrecy, is prepared to talk to the press, will make public the minutes of statutory boards, observes zero tolerance for conflicts of interest in relation to government members’ private and public activities, will endorse the holding of referenda on public issues and other such elements.”

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