RIP Ian Hornby – Updated
Ian Hornby, founder of New Theatre Publications (NTP), prolific playwright of over 50 plays, and a personal friend of mine passed away suddenly late Thursday (19) afternoon. Ian had not been ill although he did have what seemed a minor…
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The Editor Speaks: Latest dump fire should be a wakeup call
The major fire at Cayman’s landfill (dump) known as Mount Trashmore on Friday (20) should be a wakeup call to the government on just how dangerous the situation is there. The obnoxious clouds of smoke dropped nasty black oily soot…
Marina for the Brac planned but faces problems
The Alexander Hotel management is proposing to build a multimillion-dollar marina in Cayman Brac. Grand Cayman Architect Burns Connolly who is acting for the owners of the hotel has submitted the plans for the first phase. They include excavating part…
UDP loses ‘United’ but gains ‘Cayman Islands’
The United Democratic Party that lost the Cayman Islands May 2013 elections has also lost its ‘United’. No longer a ‘United’ party, maybe because it lost so many of its then sitting Members of the Legislative Assembly, it is now…
Art@Governors is no more
One of the most popular and looked forward to events for the last 14 years is no more. In a surprise letter to exhibitors on December 14th National Gallery of the Cayman Islands (NGCI) Director Natalie Urquhart said administrators had…
Young teen, born addicted to cocaine, sentenced for robbery conviction
A 16 year old boy, who was 15 at the time of his offence, was sentenced to three and a half years in HMP Northward on Wednesday 11th December by High Court Judge Charles Quin. The boy already had committed…
The Editor Speaks: Stupidity
There has been much stupidity committed by supposedly sane human beings recently. One of our stories today highlights a new book on stupidity called “Life on the Wrong Planet” written by H.G. Nowak, better known as “The Barefoot Man”. He…
The Editor Speaks: Congratulations
Instead of a negative editorial this morning on how disappointed I am in the verbal and hardly inspired and mainly untruthful attacks on the Government’s proposed National Conservation Bill, I can say with some relief – “CONGRATULATIONS”!!! Congratulations to the…
Battle of David v two Goliaths
The three-day courtroom battle in Cayman’s High Court between David on one side and two Goliaths on the other side ended last Wednesday (11) whilst God went back to Heaven to render his judgment. This is the picture that came…
The Editor Speaks: Why straw polls are more dangerous than useful
In iNews Cayman yesterday (12) one of our main articles was from Cayman Finance under the heading “Caymanian Compass Online Poll: Cayman should reject FATCA”. It was written by Gonzalo Jalles, CEO, Cayman Finance, in response to a straw poll…
