The Editor Speaks: Jamaica Independency – success or failure?
On Tuesday (6) Jamaica celebrates its 51st anniversary of Independence from Great Britain. Upon Jamaica’s independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands broke its administrative links with Jamaica and opted to become a direct dependency of the British Crown. From 1863,…
Governor’s farewell party
It was standing room only and barely enough space for that last Friday (2) on Government House’s front lawn. Invited guests from seemingly every cross-section of Cayman’s community were there to pay their respects and say goodbye to Governor Duncan…
The Editor Speaks: Anglin ruling awaited with much interest
When Devon Anglin was acquitted for the murder of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes over three years ago, Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines said, “I think it is a sad day for the family and I think it is a desperate…
The Editor’s Choice: Should Cayman’s divorce process be modernised?
In Tuesday’s (30) posting in iNews Cayman titled “Family Law Reform Commission submissions for public comment” (http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/07/family-law-reform-commission-submissions-for-public-comment/) you will find links where our readers are encouraged to download and review the Law Reform Commission’s plans to modernise the divorce process….
Moving vehicle hits 3 cars in car park after leaving road
At around 1pm on Wednesday (31) West Bay Road traffic was held up after an SUV left the road by Queens Court hitting three cars in the car park near Fidel Murphy’s Whilst the photographs shows extensive damage to two…
The Editor Speaks: Air ambulance service with emphasis on the broker
I am not surprised the Ministry of Health, the Health Services Authority (HSA) and the Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO) have issued a joint statement in response to the Auditor General’s Public Interest Report on the Provision of Air…
“God is a patient father” says veteran country singer
By Colin Wilson Ed Bruce is one of my favourite singers. He has been around for a very long time. He is 73 years old now but I am ashamed to admit I only “discovered” him a few years ago…
The Editor Speaks: Pro bono work Cayman lawyers don’t want
It would appear to us at first light, not in the legal profession, that lawyers make piles of money and therefore should do community work via providing critical legal assistance to those in need. The Legal Befriender Service says they…
The Editor Speaks: An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or an eye for a tooth?
It would be wrong of me to condemn and even more wrong if I was to explode at the opinion and the publicity given to the minority group who want to bring back the death penalty. Even subscribing to an…
When documents asking for documents don’t produce documents
** Mr. Evans has confirmed to me that there’s strictly no connection between Mr Bridger’s documents that he might have in his possession belonging to the Cayman Islands Government and this Court Order. On July 3rd Cayman Net News’s (CNN) ex…
