The Editor Speaks: Rights to the people
The people of the Cayman Islands now have some rights that are now law. From Tuesday (6) any Caymanian who believes their rights are not being upheld can seek legal redress through Cayman’s courts. In some cases ex-pats are covered,…
The Editor Speaks: Bush whacked
In the wake of the UK’s Overseas Territories Minister, Hon. Mark Simmonds to Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush failure to honour his commitment to put the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility into law, his disregard for good governance, and his…
The Editor Speaks: Well I warned ya’!
I have “preached” many a sermon recently about Premier Hon. McKeeva Bush’s continual attacks at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and his intention to argue that because he signed an agreement “under duress” it doesn’t mean anything. Plus,…
“Stand up for your country” from PPM
Stand up now for your country The letter of 2nd November from the Overseas Minister, Hon. Mark Simmonds, to the Premier must be a matter of grave concern and import to all the people of the Cayman Islands. Please read…
The Editor Speaks: Water and sewage goes up 10% but PR touts removal of MMF
If you were to read only the headline from the Water Authority – Cayman press release on Thursday (1) – see story in today’s iNews Cayman – you would think you were getting some good news. When you read the…
The Editor Speaks: Charity begins at home
The rest of the quotation goes “and justice begins next door”. It was written by Charles Dickens in 1844 in his novel “Martin Chuzzlewit”. The relevance is as true today as it was then. One doesn’t have to look far…
Letter to the Editor
The Human Rights Commission Is Wrong About Cayman Offering Cubans Asylum. We cannot take care of our own! Anon I just read an article in the Compass where special interest seeking to further destroy Cayman is now trying to dictate…
The Editor Speaks: Bridger still makes news here
iNews Cayman has published a number of stories on Martin Bridger, the lead investigator of the notorious Tempura investigation into alleged corruption within the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS). Bridger was sent out here although he was already one…
The Editor Speaks: The lion sleeps tonight
“In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight” The famous song is about a sleeping king called Shaka Zulu who heroically resisted the armies of European colonizers and will one day awaken from his sleep and return to…
The Editor Speaks: Baffling but predictable response from the Port Authority to the Information Commissioner
Once upon a time as all good children’s stories start … things were nice and cosy in the Cayman Islands. Government got on with their job, the media obeyed the unwritten rule “don’t rock the boat” meaning don’t ask questions…
