Ex reporter stands up for Cayman’s media
John Evans, the Englishman who lit the fuse on the “Operation Tempura” fiasco when he was a reporter on Grand Cayman working for Cayman Net News has complained to a United kingdom Member of Parliament about what he calls is…
The Editor Speaks: With our public schools’ examination results improving why change the system?
I have already written a recent editorial on our present school woes but at no time have I thought it is the present system that is to blame. It is the administration and the red tape that is stopping our…
The Editor Speaks: I am proud to be part of Cayman’s media
It was with great shock to learn after reading the submissions to the information commissioner that the governor’s office has given one of its reasons to suppress the findings of Operation Tempura is because Cayman’s media is “wholly unregulated and…
The Editor Speaks: Is it just me that thinks government officials don’t use plain common sense?
There are numerous cases over the years that have made me ponder whether some senior civil servants lack common sense. This seemingly loss in their mental abilities has cost us, the public a lot of money and time from their insanity…
Cayman’s ICO overturns Governor’s office decision to withhold “Tempura” records – Full report
Acting Information Commissioner, Jan Liebaers, in a written decision on 10th July has “overturn the decision of the Governor’s Office to withhold the requested records by virtue of section 20(1)(d)of the Freedom of Information Law 2007. From ICO Hearing Decision FINDINGS…
The Editor Speaks: Will this time be Daylight Saving Time?
For as many years as I can remember living here (30 plus) there has been much talk of the merits of Daylight Saving Time (DST). Successive governments have said they would be “seriously” looking into it. Obviously, not seriously enough…
Cayman Male Voice Choir celebrates 40 years
Last Sunday (6) the Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir celebrated 40 years with a concert aptly titled “Down Memory Lane”. It was a magnificent concert and a tribute to all the many persons who have sung with the choir over…
The Editor Speaks: Good preschools, bad preschools. Does it matter?
I never went to a preschool. In fact, in the 1940’s in England, where I was born, it was the beginning of the end of World War II and rationing was the order of the day, there were no preschools….
The Editor Speaks: The damage done to community policing by over zealous traffic ticketing
Soon after I arrived in Cayman over 30 years ago the police traffic officers were targeting drivers who drove past an amber traffic signal and ticketing them with the offense of not obeying a traffic signal. This caused many protests…
The Editor Speaks: The lady doth protest too much, methinks?
Maybe, or it might be putting the record straight. There was a swift response to an editorial and a related article that appeared in the Cayman Compass on Wednesday (2) from Cayman Islands Director of Public Prosecutions, Cheryl Richards. She…
