The Editor Speaks: Is there really Freedom of Information in Cayman Islands?
Finally lawyer Peter Polack got a reply to his FOI Requests* Please see Editor’s Note The following are Freedom of Information Requests to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Force showing the number of days old the requests are. This was sent…
The Editor Speaks: An apology from the Governor to the media (but not directly)
Evans finally gets reply to attack on Cayman’s media by the Governor’s Office Please see iNews Cayman story published July 17 2014 “Ex reporter stands up for Cayman’s media” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/ex-reporter-stands-up-for-caymans-media/ Also see my Editorial published July 15 2014 “I…
New Cayman Islands Chemo unit officially opens
The new chemotherapy unit operated by the Cayman Island Cancer Society at the George Town hospital was officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday (13). The original unit was housed in a small concrete room with no windows. The…
The Editor Speaks: Was the S155,000 for the EY Report money well spent?
If one were paying by page then ‘yes’ I would have to say, as the review of the Civil Service executed by Ernst & Young (EY) was over 260 pages long. The Report made 55 recommendations and it will be…
Woman initially wrongly charged with dangerous driving gets community service and ban for careless driving after hitting a pedestrian in the Cayman Islands
There is a huge difference between the charge of dangerous driving and the lesser one of careless driving as was outlined in the case of Patrice Leanne Frederick heard in the Cayman Islands Grand Court on November 4th 2014. Patrice…
The Editor Speaks: Shocking revelations at Morritt’s
I was shocked to read the story on CNS today (Fri 14) at trouble in Paradise – the Paradise Club being Morritt’s Tortuga Club in East End. It was only earlier in the year when I was present, at the…
The Editor Speaks: How many more Editorials must I write before paraquat is banned here?
Please see our story posted under iNews Briefs today “Cayman Islands dog owner loses his pet due to paraquat poisoning”. This is another case of Cayman Islands pets being killed in the most agonizing way known from the pesticide paraquat….
The Editor Speaks: The British ATS also forgotten heroes
Further to my Editorial concerning the forgotten Home Guard and Cayman’s tribute to them – “It was about time” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/the-editor-speaks-it-was-about-time/ John Evans (of ‘Tempura’ infamous fame) wrote to me concerning the British Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) that too has…
The Editor Speaks: A new broom sweeps clean what was spectacular about Pirates Week
A new broom sweeps clean they say but the new management in charge of the Cayman Island’s National Festival Pirates Week has swept off all what was exciting and good about the Saturday Landing and Float Parade. It wasn’t exactly…
The Editor Speaks: It was about time.
It was about time. The Home Guard has long been a missing group when it comes to Remembrance Day Parades and Services. It was with some pride that my wife Joan (Publisher of iNews Cayman) felt when a Memorial was…
