The Editor Speaks: Government credit card use could help Bush
With the revelations of the government credit cards that have been posted on various media websites it would certainly look at first sight they have been misused by many government ministers and officers. Whether the personal items on them have…
Cayman women have a big future ahead in football
It was a delightful party at Pedro St. James hosted by Cayman Islands Deputy Premier and Tourist Minister, Moses Kirkconnell, on Saturday (16) that welcomed all the participants from across the Caribbean who took part in the inaugural CONCACAF Under-15…
The Editor Speaks: Police powers to stop and search – should it be revised?
It was revealed in an article published on CNS on Wed (20) following an FOI request by the media house that “Under section 41 of the police law, officers from the RCIPS have considerable powers to stop and search members…
The Editor Speaks: Dump problem must be tackled NOW
I live near the George Town dump. Our house was built before the dump became a landfill site that has grown to a mountain. There are homes galore all around the dump. There is a school almost beside it. Governments…
The Editor Speaks: When the media should NOT publish all their facts
Today on iNews Cayman we have published a story titled “We’ve reached a new low for victim blaming in Christy Mack attack”. The story is about a woman, Christy Mack, who was made to undress by her ex-boyfriend, shower in…
Cayman Islands lionfish cull collects nearly 252 lbs of predators
The Cayman United Lionfish League’s cull #12 caught 251.70 lbs of the invasive predators that are causing havoc in our waters. That equates to 579 lionfish. 60 cullers on 13 teams were in action over the weekend but the total…
The Editor Speaks: The 4 West Bay ladies and roaming wild dogs
It looks from the title, I am comparing four ladies in West Bay with roaming wild dogs. I am not. They are two different subjects, although there is a connection. West Bay is one and the four ladies, Alice Mae…
The Editor Speaks: Police failures in evidence that could prove accused innocent
We have all seen movies and read novels where an innocent man/woman goes to prison due to the police not bothering, or unwilling or even deliberately not seeking all the evidence that would have found the accused innocent. I was…
In the Cayman Islands expect to live until 82
Actually, the Cayman Islands Economics and Statistics Office and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development have just released statistics revealing that, based on 2013 figures, the Cayman Islands life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years! Bad news for males…
Cayman Islands police failures over material evidence halts trial
During the trial of Fernando Mendes, accused of stealing US$132,807.43 from Finab Ltd., where he had been managing director, his Defence Counsel Ben Tonner made a submission that the Court should stop the prosecution of this case on the grounds…
