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The Editor Speaks: Grand job by Immigration but 40% TLEP’s fail to show

Cayman Islands Department of Immigration did a grand job by setting up a temporary location at Mary Miller Hall in Red Bay to give the (Working under the Operation of the Law) WOL stamps to those holding TLEPs. Immigration officers…

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Cayman Folk singers put on a grand performance

Georgina Wilcox In celebration of the Older Persons Month the Cayman Islands Folk Singers put on a magnificent concert at the Harquail Theatre, Grand Cayman on Tuesday 22nd October. Before an almost full house this free concert was worthy of…

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The Editor Speaks: Halloween

Colin Wilson You will probably have noticed iNews Cayman has published a number of articles recently, including today’s edition, featuring prominently Halloween. In one of today’s stories from the New York Times under the headline “Britain embraces Halloween and cashes…

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The Editor Speaks: Why does the RCIPS sack officers with no explanation?

Colin Wilson We now hear of another former police officer that is in litigation with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and in particular Commissioner David Baines. With a number of other court actions against Baines over the termination…

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The Editor Speaks: Mysterious pay cut and rise

Colin Wilson When all the salaries for Members of the Legislative Assembly should have been cut to set an example to all of us in these times of austerity only one was. The poor House Speaker, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, who has…

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The Editor Speaks: An unwell and a PPM backbencher votes ‘No’ – but the Bill is passed

Colin Wilson The government’s controversial Immigration Bill managed to get passed by the Legislative Assembly despite two votes they were counting on didn’t materialise. Employment and Education Minister Tara Rivers was missing, citing she was unwell, and Winston Connolly the…

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The Editor Speaks: Spying

Colin Wilson The Editor Speaks: Spying Two media houses, Cayman News Service (CNS) and the Caymanian Compass on Wednesday (23) shockingly exposed a leaked memo that was sent by the Information and Communications Technology Authority’s director to local telecommunications firms….

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The Editor Speaks: Crime Petition

Colin Wilson Whilst the persons behind the No Confidence Petition for the removal of Cayman Island’s Police Commissioner David Baines is well meaning it is actually wrong. People rightly feel crime is out of control and the head man is…

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The Editor Speaks: Marching and exposing government ‘rigged’ recruitment ads

Colin Wilson I have not always applauded North Side’s Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Ezzard Miller. I think his marches re government’s immigration new policy are ill timed and ill advised.  There are two sides to the immigration…

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The Editor Speaks: What I actually said in my interview with Shelly

Colin Wilson The following is the list of questions I was given by journalist Sam Shelley together with my unedited answers. See our story in iNews Cayman on October 18 2013 “Cayman social divisions according to Wilson and UK’s Telegraph”…