The Editor Speaks: Was it right for government to keep China Harbour contract secret?
With Alastair Paterson’s revelation during the Chamber of Commerce Forum last Friday (23) that the final agreement with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) was negotiated in secret and he had deliberately kept the discussion “below the radar”, I have to…
The Editor Speaks: WSPA still insist CTF end sea turtle farming
It was unfortunate the turtle release of 150 turtles on Sunday 18th November had ONE turtle that was injured. I noticed it. The turtle looked as if it had damage to one of its back flippers and it struggled to…
Two different stories about the Cayman Islands
1. Cayman Islands profile from BBC (posted November 22 2012) One of the world’s largest financial centres and a well-known tax haven, this British overseas territory in the Caribbean has more registered businesses than it has people. Grand Cayman and…
The Editor Speaks: Not all glitz at the Ritz
James Glasgow and David Lattimer, executives of US-based Five Mile Capital Partners held a press meeting last Wednesday (21) to answer statements made in the Legislative Assembly by Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush. Bush last week claimed the auction…
The Editor Speaks: Hope: Can the C4C market their brand?
I hope the persons behind the new political group, that isn’t a party but a consortium of independent candidates set to run in Cayman Islands 2013, do not listen to the majority of the blogs running on Cayman’s media websites….
The Editor Speaks: Are we getting value for money from our top minister’s trips abroad?
With our premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush having to defend his position of excessive travelling overseas in times of austerity we now have the revelation of his deputy, Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly who has accumulated a bill to the public purse of…
The Editor Speaks: Why is everything left to the last minute and when is a political party not a political party?
Two questions I ask today and I would love to hear some feedback from you on it. With great expectations (sounds like a title from Dickens) we await to hear (today?) what our premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush, will do with…
Letter to the Editor – Anonymous
Subject: CAYMANIANS NEED A WORKERS UNION AND WE NEED IT NOW! [Local media house – name withheld] Stop the scaremongering, which only promotes more work permit sales as though this is helping our people. It is NOT! You haven’t explained…
The Editor Speaks: When is investigating a complaint harassment?
There has been a lot of talk recently both in the Cayman Islands media and in the Legislative Assembly (LA) concerning the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) investigating the leak of documents that concern government activity and public owned…
Cayman Island Cooking: Featuring the cuisine of Chef Niven Patel
By Gregory Dal Piaz Recently, Snooth hosted a dinner featuring the cooking of Chef Niven Patel, fresh from the Cayman Islands. Chef Niven brought his island attitude to New York and cooked up a stunning dinner paired with wines that…
