The Editor Speaks: Halloween
Colin Wilson You will probably have noticed iNews Cayman has published a number of articles recently, including today’s edition, featuring prominently Halloween. In one of today’s stories from the New York Times under the headline “Britain embraces Halloween and cashes…
The Editor Speaks: Why does the RCIPS sack officers with no explanation?
Colin Wilson We now hear of another former police officer that is in litigation with the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) and in particular Commissioner David Baines. With a number of other court actions against Baines over the termination…
The Editor Speaks: Mysterious pay cut and rise
Colin Wilson When all the salaries for Members of the Legislative Assembly should have been cut to set an example to all of us in these times of austerity only one was. The poor House Speaker, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, who has…
The Editor Speaks: An unwell and a PPM backbencher votes ‘No’ – but the Bill is passed
Colin Wilson The government’s controversial Immigration Bill managed to get passed by the Legislative Assembly despite two votes they were counting on didn’t materialise. Employment and Education Minister Tara Rivers was missing, citing she was unwell, and Winston Connolly the…
The Editor Speaks: Spying
Colin Wilson The Editor Speaks: Spying Two media houses, Cayman News Service (CNS) and the Caymanian Compass on Wednesday (23) shockingly exposed a leaked memo that was sent by the Information and Communications Technology Authority’s director to local telecommunications firms….
The Editor Speaks: Crime Petition
Colin Wilson Whilst the persons behind the No Confidence Petition for the removal of Cayman Island’s Police Commissioner David Baines is well meaning it is actually wrong. People rightly feel crime is out of control and the head man is…
The Editor Speaks: Marching and exposing government ‘rigged’ recruitment ads
Colin Wilson I have not always applauded North Side’s Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Ezzard Miller. I think his marches re government’s immigration new policy are ill timed and ill advised. There are two sides to the immigration…
The Editor Speaks: What I actually said in my interview with Shelly
Colin Wilson The following is the list of questions I was given by journalist Sam Shelley together with my unedited answers. See our story in iNews Cayman on October 18 2013 “Cayman social divisions according to Wilson and UK’s Telegraph”…
The Editor Speaks: Security shut down
Colin Wilson Security is something we all have learnt to live with. The additional security we all go through at airports, getting into government and public buildings, especially banks, has become common place. Whilst we don’t like it, being pulled…
Defra: Cayman Turtle Farm is a real concern to MPs
Following a recent publication of a scientific paper showing that standards at the Cayman Turtle Farm are still causing intense suffering to endangered green sea turtles, the issue has been raised again in Westminster. During oral answers to questions Owen…
