Month to celebrate the older person: “Cockroaches”
COCKROACHES By Joan (Watler) Wilson I saw a cockroach crossing the road As fast as his scrawny legs could go Without fear of being squashed to death He didn’t even attempt to go slow * And it wasn’t an ordinary…
Month to celebrate the older person: “That Olde Cat Look” & “Togetherness”
By Joan Wilson You get two poems today for the price of one. The first one is about a dear friend of mine (see if you can guess who it is) and the second is about love for one another….
Month to celebrate the older person: C-H-S REUNION
To celebrate Older Persons Month C-H-S REUNION By Joan (Watler) Wilson The C-H-S as it was known in 1949 Came about at a very crucial time When the Island was full of children galore Yearning for knowledge and ways to explore….
Month to celebrate the older person: “The Goldfield”
Introduction to The Goldfield From the turn of the last century to the start of the Second World War, shipbuilding was a major source of income for the Cayman Islands. Between 1903 and 1950, more than 283 vessels were built in…
Month to celebrate the older person: Debby or Debbie
I wrote this to celebrate the event when Hurricane Debby on August 24 2000 took a different turn and missed our Islands. As a result we benefited from the ships that were to visit, Barbuda, Saint Martin, and Trinidad and Tobago,…
Month to celebrate the older person: Why I write poems for you…..
By Joan Watler Wilson I find writing poems good for one’s ego Once I get started I just can’t let go Even though sometimes it’s really tough going Most of the time my thoughts are flowing. * But if I…
Month to celebrate the older person: “Idle Thoughts of Yesteryear”
To celebrate Older Persons Month Idle Thoughts of Yesteryear By Joan Wilson (from her book “Buried Treasures”) Sometimes I let my thoughts run wild when I’m sitting idleMy mind just wanders and wanders going back in timeAnd in the middle of my…
The Publisher speaks: Buy Caymanian
By Joan Wilson I am 100 percent behind the initiative to Buy Caymanian since the ravages of the coronaviris that has changed our lifestyle all over the world. I have always been for buying Caymanian and in 2012 iNews Cayman…
The Editor speaks: Insanity!
So, we have a petition of “No Confidence in The Leader of Government, Alden McLaughlin” circulating and a supposed coup attempt to bring down the government called “UNITY”. LOL. Leader of the Opposition, Arden McLean is the man named by…
The Editor speaks: When is a Christian NOT a Christian?
Answer: If he or she supports a Bill giving Christian rights to persons who belong to the LGBTQ+ community. This was the astonishing decision from the majority of our MLA’s who voted against the Domestic Partnership Bill.that did not give…





