The reasons why Cayman Islands Judge gave three-year jail sentence to robber of TV station and bank
iNews Cayman story published November 7 2014 “Marlon Dillon, robber and Crown informer, to be released after robbery trial” : “Marlon Dillon was given a three year jail sentence for his part in two armed robberies after receiving a substantial…
The Editor Speaks: Bush can be likened to an old stuck gramophone record
It’s like listening to a worn out old gramophone record with the needle stuck in the groove when it comes to the verbal diarrhea that emanates from our former premier and now leader of the opposition Hon. McKeeva Bush when it…
The Editor Speaks: The Qualified Audit Reports
The Auditor General’s named the following government ministries as receiving Qualified Audit Reports: Cabinet Office; Judicial Administration; Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender and Housing; Ministry of Education, Training and Unemployment; Public Finance; Financial Services, Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports…
The Editor Speaks: Police and Freedom and the Law
I am NOT against the police, nor especially the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS). They have at most times a thankless job and with the seemingly (stats will tell me I am wrong I suspect) increase in crimes with…
50 Pending Cayman Islands court cases stopped or stayed
50 Pending court cases in the Cayman Islands have been stopped or stayed by the Summary Court as a result of prosecution and police failures to pursue them says Cayman lawyer Peter Polack. The 50 cases of mostly traffic offences…
The Editor Speaks: Nothing
Local Cayman lawyer highlights length of time taken to answer FOI requests Under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Law, agencies have 30 working days to answer a request. What happens if they don’t? Nothing. Local Cayman Islands lawyer, Peter Polack,…
Cayman Islands ‘Vintage’ Marathon Man
Cayman Islands ‘Vintage’ Marathon Man completes Dublin Marathon Cayman Islands veteran runner Derek Haines completed the 35th SSE Airtricity Marathon today (Mon 27) in a time of 4hrs 15 minutes. With a temperature of about 64 deg F taking into…
The Editor Speaks: Auditor General says need to make changes to current financial reporting framework
Carrying on from my previous editorials on the Auditor General, Alastair Swarbrick’s latest Financial and Performance Reporting, he has highlighted problems with the present framework as it doesn’t give the Legislators reliable information if the limits on spending were actually…
30 year tariffs to Cayman Islands life sentences
A tariff system is to be introduced by the Cayman Government as the present mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for murder contravenes the Bill of Rights. The following “Bill For A Law To Provide For The Creation…
The Editor Speaks: Swarbrick says issues continue to undermine real accountability
Further to my Editorial yesterday “Auditor General says two ministries have tendered appalling accounts” I am continuing with the same subject as there still remains in the majority of the government ministries need for much improvement. The Auditor General says:…
