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From Anonymous THE HIDDEN TRUTH CAYMANIANS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE “ONE MAN ONE VOTE” I am supporting the one man one vote but from afar off and I’ll explain my reasons why. The one man one vote serves well…

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The Editor Speaks: One Man, One Vote (OMOV) – is the campaign working?

It is no secret I am a huge supporter of the OMOV campaign and so is our Publisher, Joan (Watler) Wilson. I deliberately included Joan’s maiden name in brackets, because when I spoke to one of the OMOV organisers expressing…

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The Editor Speaks: It is a welcome change to actually applaud something coming out of the government these days.

In a new report the Term Limit Review Committee (TLRC) has recommended that government abolish the key employee policy and allow everyone who wants to stay the right to apply for permanent residency once they reach their eighth year. (See…

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The Editor Speaks:l Why don’t we ban Paraquat?

In the Cayman Islands we normally follow many of the regulations that are in place and ones that come in force. We are a British Overseas Territory after all. We are very close to the USA and we also follow…

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Ban Paraquat in the Cayman Islands

iNews Cayman 100% backs this petition to have the pesticide Paraquat banned in the Cayman Islands. Target: Cayman Islands Government & Local Businesses Sponsored by: Ban Paraquat Cayman More than 20 dogs have died as a result of Paraquat poisioning in…

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The Editor Speaks: Electric cars still not law

Despite our story yesterday (14) headlining “Electric cars now part of the Cayman Islands new Traffic Bill regulations” it is not law. In fact the story laid out the “very complex legal issues” there were. The story yesterday said there…

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The Editor Speaks: Does Mark Scotland really feel he has cleared up ERB dump controversy?

Hon. Mark Scotland, Minister of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture says he is being victimised. On CITN/Cayman 27 news on Tues (12) he read a minute from the Water Authority Board meeting stating the Environmental Review Board (ERB) had…

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The Editor Speaks: PAC will meet to discuss Aud.G’s reports

I was gratified to hear that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will be meeting today (13) to examine the three latest reports from the Auditor General (Aud.G), Alistair Swarbrick. Moses Kirkconnell, chairman of PAC, said he has called a meeting…

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10 Simple Truths Smart People Forget

By Marc and Angel Hack Life, DivineCaroline From our friends at care2. (www.care2.com) Some of the smartest people I know continuously struggle to get ahead because they forget to address a few simple truths that collectively govern our potential to…

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The Editor Speaks: If I can see the flaws in the legal aid bill, why can’t the government?

I am not a lawyer nor have I had any inclinations to be nor ever wanted to be a member of that profession. I have no legal training, except in the field of building contract and landlord and tenant law…