The Editor Speaks: Criminal Blackmail
The following is a very short part of an Editorial I had written today for publication. However, I have been advised by my lawyer not to publish it in its entirety until he has taken a long hard look at…
The Editor Speaks: Being Independent
I was present on Sunday at St George’s Jamaican Independent/Emancipation Day Service and our leader of the Opposition McKeeva Bush was there and in fine form when he spoke. He made the point that everyone of us wants to be…
The Editor Speaks: There is no such thing as Internet security. Why?
We have two stories on iNews Cayman today, one illustrating the vulnerability of the Internet as it relates to your privacy and the other how to make it as secure as possible using encryption. The latter article on encryption highlights…
The Editor Speaks: Despite Aud. Gen. Audit report Development Board reappointed
I suppose naivety led me to believe the Cayman Islands Government would at least take a close look at the appointees on Development and Control Boards after reading the planning and land use audit by Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick’s office….
The Editor Speaks: Why a new broom needs to sweep clean at CIFA
I am not for one moment suggesting, implying, or accusing any of the Cayman Islands Football Association’s (CIFA) executive of any wrongdoing in the way they have conducted the board’s running of football here in the Cayman islands. However, what…
The Editor Speaks: Dart and Health City agreement unlawful
This is not my conclusion but the conclusion of the Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick in another damning report on government’s handling of our affairs. In a Press Conference Swarbrick held today (Thu) he presented his report, part of which has…
The Editor Speaks: Why not just improve the cruise ship tendering facilities that now exist?
It is not me asking this question although it makes perfect sense (maybe that’s the reason I’m not!) Cayman Islands Red Sail Sports Operations Manager Rod McDowall asks the question. “Taking a tender to shore is part of the experience…
The Editor Speaks: The wonderful innocence of children
In my Editorial on the CUC power outage last Friday I mentioned “Bill & Ben The Flower Pot Men”. I didn’t think anyone would have heard of them but I was wrong. I was surprised to learn that the children’s…
The Editor Speaks: Who is Grant Shapps?
The first time I saw Grant Shapps was on television when he was being interviewed by the BBC following the remarkable and surprising win the Conservative party had in the May UK General Election. At that time Shapps was the…
The Editor Speaks: Cement block, iron bar & handcuffs
Divers were doing what they like to do – dive – and all was normal except ….. what is that lurking at the bottom of the sea bed? Upon investigation it was something very sinister indeed. A cement block with…
