The Editor Speaks: The Mac attack with conciliatory tact
by Colin Wilson You have to hand it down to Cayman’s controversial but most experienced politician. He turned the Budget debate to his advantage by saying he was not surprised at there being a $100M surplus in government’s kitty at…
Opinion: Time to focus on fisheries
By Milton Haughton Complete and Apply the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy Our Caribbean fisheries impact so many lives throughout the region, particularly through the number of jobs connected to the fishing sector. There is direct employment of fishers and…
Rollover will stay but term limit extended
The ghastly rollover policy is here to stay but in a new form and a new title – “Term Limit”. Despite the promise of extending term limits for non-Caymanian workers to 10 years the Progressives (PPM) are now the…
The Editor Speaks: No work permit for CIAA appointment of HR Chief
The controversial decision to appoint an ex-pat, Jan Peters, by the Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) to the position of Chief Human Resource (HR) Officer has rebounded back into their laps. With no political interference whatsoever (Heaven forbid) in…
Why media houses have to be careful when reporting on cases pre-trial
In March 2013 three media houses, including iNews Cayman, were subject of an application from Cayman’s High Court for review to support a further application to stay proceedings against Jeffrey Alexander Barnes on three counts including rape. The Defendant’s…
The Editor Speaks: How did we get into this mess?
The Editor Speaks: How did we get into this mess? The mess I am speaking about is the Port Authority who has failed to address “major losses”. James Parsons, the financial controller at the Port Authority, says his…
Editorial From Joan Wilson
Remembering my Mama Friday (20) is the anniversary of my mother better known as “Mama”. Blanche (nee Bodden) Watler was born in George Town, Grand Cayman on 20th September 1890 and died 29th April 1977. Always remember your Mama –…
The Editor Speaks: How can Meals on Wheels be lacking in funds?
Even in these times of hardship how can Grand Cayman’s Meals on Wheels be lacking in funds that it has had to close its services to the Eastern Districts? By many countries standards we are still living in an affluent…
The Editor speaks: Is there a vendetta against Catron?
Local activist, Sandra Catron, finds herself once again the victim of an investigation by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service. This time it is over the alleged misuse of monies allocated by the government’s Nation Building Fund (NBF) to her…
The Editor Speaks: Two shootings and one death. Stats say crime is down.
To wake up this morning to hear about two shootings on our beautiful island is sickening. We keep hearing of statistics telling us that crime is down. I ask the question compared to what? A few years ago I spent…
