The Editor Speaks: Are we taking bullying in schools seriously?
A local survey recently highlighted that one in three children in Cayman Islands schools has been the subject of being bullied. Bullying behaviour reported by the students included physical assault, tripping, intimidation, rumour spreading and isolation, demands for money, destruction…
The Editor Speaks: Medical tourism
iNews Cayman has published many articles over the last few months on “medical Tourism. Just place ‘medical tourism’ in our own search engine and you will find lots of them. Medical tourism is an area our new government has said…
The Editor Speaks: Cruise ship arrivals plummet
In June cruise ship arrivals here reached a record low. In June 2012 cruise ship passengers arriving in Grand Cayman were almost 90,000 whilst this year they had dropped by over 32% to just over 61,000. I was walking around…
The Editor Speaks: Jamaica Independency – success or failure?
On Tuesday (6) Jamaica celebrates its 51st anniversary of Independence from Great Britain. Upon Jamaica’s independence in 1962, the Cayman Islands broke its administrative links with Jamaica and opted to become a direct dependency of the British Crown. From 1863,…
The Editor Speaks: Anglin ruling awaited with much interest
When Devon Anglin was acquitted for the murder of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes over three years ago, Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines said, “I think it is a sad day for the family and I think it is a desperate…
The Editor’s Choice: Should Cayman’s divorce process be modernised?
In Tuesday’s (30) posting in iNews Cayman titled “Family Law Reform Commission submissions for public comment” (http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/07/family-law-reform-commission-submissions-for-public-comment/) you will find links where our readers are encouraged to download and review the Law Reform Commission’s plans to modernise the divorce process….
The Editor Speaks: Air ambulance service with emphasis on the broker
I am not surprised the Ministry of Health, the Health Services Authority (HSA) and the Cayman Islands National Insurance Company (CINICO) have issued a joint statement in response to the Auditor General’s Public Interest Report on the Provision of Air…
The Editor Speaks: Pro bono work Cayman lawyers don’t want
It would appear to us at first light, not in the legal profession, that lawyers make piles of money and therefore should do community work via providing critical legal assistance to those in need. The Legal Befriender Service says they…
The Editor Speaks: An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, or an eye for a tooth?
It would be wrong of me to condemn and even more wrong if I was to explode at the opinion and the publicity given to the minority group who want to bring back the death penalty. Even subscribing to an…
The Editor Speaks: What crimes are often not reported?
I expect you are going to say rape, harassment, bullying, etc. Add to the list of a number of crimes that include theft, drugs, wounding with intent, fire detectors (lack of or broken), maintenance in public areas and the list…
