The Editor Speaks: Security shut down
Colin Wilson Security is something we all have learnt to live with. The additional security we all go through at airports, getting into government and public buildings, especially banks, has become common place. Whilst we don’t like it, being pulled…
The Editor Speaks: The Mac attack with conciliatory tact
by Colin Wilson You have to hand it down to Cayman’s controversial but most experienced politician. He turned the Budget debate to his advantage by saying he was not surprised at there being a $100M surplus in government’s kitty at…
Editorial
The Editor Speaks: Impressive Budget presentation – proof is in the eating I give a 10 out of 10 rating to the Progressive (PPM) government’s 2013 -14 Budget presentation this week. It was quite a change from the often rambling,…
The coming Alzheimer’s epidemic
Alzheimer’s disease is a disease that strikes terror into many of us, especially as we get older. Alzheimer’s is a very serious brain disease that attacks the parts of the brain responsible for the creation of memory and for thinking….
Apeellate Court to hear Rivers case in November
The constitutional challenge to the recent Grand Court decision by Cayman’s Chief Justice upholding Cabinet Minister Tara Rivers’s eligibility to hold public office in the Cayman Islands will be heard on 15th November, 2013. The hearing will be conducted by…
The Editor Speaks: Violent crime – does anyone care?
People are very quick to lay the blame game for the increase in violent crime on the backs of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) by some harsh words on the media house blogging sites or calling into the…
In celebration of Cayman Islands Older Person’s Month
October is Older Person’s Month and this article is written for all persons above 50, although it might also interest those of you who are younger. Throughout this week we will be publishing articles relating to the older persons, health…
The Editor Speaks: Bush continues his anti-British rhetoric. God you are not.
You can’t keep a big bird quiet for long and our ex premier Mckeeva Bush is no exception. He is even now speaking all the time to the media house (CNS) he wouldn’t even send a press release to when…
The Editor Speaks: “When guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns.”
In Jamaica 20% of all crimes committed there involve firearms, whether death, wounding or possession of a gun. When here in Cayman we have five incidents in four days when a firearm was used in all five it shocks us…
Governor to give first Throne Speech
Her Excellency, the Governor, Mrs. Helen Kilpatrick, will deliver her first throne speech at the Legislative Assembly Building this morning, Monday, 7th October 2013. The proceedings will commence at 9:40am. After the Throne Speech will come the Policy Statement and…
