The Editor Speaks: The budget makes things a little brighter
Cayman’s Minister of Finance, Marco Archer, presented his 2014/15 Budget in the Legislative Assembly on Monday (26) and made things a little brighter for all of us. The main bright note was the reduction of 25 cents per gallon on…
The Editor Speaks: The dump and the waste
It is always amazing to me how so many words in a document can successfully be dumped without any damage being done to the actual message being delivered. A case in point is the actual new detail we have obtained…
Brenda Quin’s “Seasons on the Edge of Memory” are her reflections, wishes and questions
M/s Quin’s latest collection of poems and reflections are a history of life she lived, life she lives now and life of the future she worries about. “Seasons on the Edge of Memory” is an apt title for a book…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman’s cruise ship berthing proposal gets warning about dredging
Even before work on the Cayman Islands Environmental Assessment Agreement (EAA) that will cost us $2.5M has started one leading dive hotelier, Sunset House, has warned about the serious impact dredging could do to our dive industry. Has he jumped…
West Bay meeting leaves residents confused and angry and NHDT send press release
The meeting between National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) officials and West Bay Affordable Housing Tenants last Thursday (22) at the Birch Tree Hill Affordable Homes Site (Apple Blossom) did more harm than good. The NHDT is preparing to re-develop the…
The Editor Speaks: Have courage and speak out
It was with some shock when I read Crown Court Justice Charles Quin’s comments he made at the end of the No Case Submission ruling last Tuesday (20) in Cayman Courts of Justice. He said, “I note that there are…
The Editor Speaks: Is it custom for Customs to make life hard for customers?
My answer to the above question is “Yes”. It seems to me if customs departments around the world can make their tariffs as confusing as possible they will. The more confusing and frustrating for customers usually means they can arbitral…
Cayman Judge says witnesses must have courage and supply information re criminal activity
In a ruling given by Cayman Islands Justice Charles Quin in the Cayman Grand Court last Tuesday (20) on a No Case Submission, the judge said: “I note that there are seven (7) civilian witnesses named on the back of the…
The Editor Speaks: EY have been paid to wield the axe
After the announcement that local and international accounting firm Ernst and Young (EY) had been engaged to wield the axe on Cayman’s civil service, the government organised a press briefing last Friday (16) to tell us more. Please see iNews…
Grand Opening of The Londoner
Morritt’s Grand Opening of The Londoner was a ‘posh affair’ on Grand Cayman I don’t think the Cayman Islands have ever had a Grand Opening like the one last Friday (16) complete with red coated uniformed guards ‘men’ (some were…
