Ben Stein’s Christmas email chain letter
iNews Cayman has been sent an email purporting to be from Ben Stein. I received one too and I expect you have. It’s going the rounds not only here but in the USA and the UK. I actually received a…
WHITE PAPER
Have you studied the White Paper all of you? ‘Cause they’re giving us Overseas Territories quite a review, First presented to the UK parliament in March ’99 Checking out us territories is taking a lot of time. Making sure we…
The Editor speakes: I could have been mistaken
Chuck and Barrie Quappe wrote a song for the musical “Magna Carta” called “I Could Have Been Mistaken”. Matilda de Briouze, a baroness who lived in the 11th century and was known for being a gossip, sang the song. Her…
Using stencils for decorating
One of the fastest growing trends in home decorating recently has been stencil design. Using stencils adds a creative note to any home and you can incorporate the styles and colours to suit your own tastes. Most people use stencils…
The dangers of cheap dive watches
Why would anyone buy a cheap dive watch? Do they have a death wish? Hopefully they mean they want an inexpensive watch that meets the demands of scuba diving. The word cheap brings to mind characteristics of not just inexpensive,…
The Editor Speaks: Good and bad finance news
The good news first. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority in their November magazine “The Navigator” had two headlines: “Cayman Continues Captive Growth” and “Formations Up 93 Percent”. Third quarter figures from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority show the continued resilience…
Watch your BMR
Do you watch your BMR? I do and you should too. I can hear you saying, “What is Georgina talking about? BMR? What’s that? A motor bike? Something to do with the military? Some form of bio medical research?” No….
Shooting, robbery, protests, road death, rescue, heaven and more
Once upon a time, not such a long time ago, there were three peaceful islands in the Caribbean – the islands that time forgot. Time has a habit of catching up and often catching people unawares. What a week this…
More bad news for the RCIPS
It was both a good day and a bad day last Tuesday (29) when the Court of Appeal quashed the murder convictions of Patrick McField, Osbourne Douglas and Brandon Leslie. It was a good day because justice can be seen…
