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THE EDITOR SPEAKS: IDLE THOUGHTS Colin Wilson I was asked over this weekend to conduct a brief discussion at a men’s Group I belong to whilst we broke for refreshment and to to come up with a title for it…
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THE EDITOR SPEAKS: QUANTITY DOESN’T EQUAL QUALITY The decision by the government to allow around 1,500 workers, many in the tourism sector, the chance to stay when their permits expire in October has angered many and equally been applauded. The…
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The Editor Speaks: Burglaries are commonplace The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) has been one of the fastest-growing government departments over the past two years. In mid-2010 the RCIPS employed a total of 406 employees. In 2012, the figure…
The Editor Speaks: Police did well in recapturing 2 out of 3
Hopefully by the time you read this editorial it will be three out of three. I am speaking about the Northward prison escape when convicts Steve Manderson, 44, serving life for murder; his son Marcus Manderson, 25, serving 10-years for…
The Editor Speaks: A very unappealing appeal
Words rarely fail me but they have almost this time. I am referring to the appeal filed in the courts on Friday (23) on Cayman Islands Chief Justice’s decision regarding the election of Tara Rivers in which he ruled for…
The Editor Speaks: The Power of the JLSC
Sometimes it is necessary to ‘bite the bullet’ It has been revealed by a Freedom of Information Request that Cayman Islands Chief Justice, Anthony Smellie, has spent $360,799.22 on legal fees from the court’s budget seeking a ruling regarding the…
The Editor Speaks: Michael Myles I am surprised at you
I have had the occasion to listen to Michael Myles, Programme Coordinator at the Ministry of Education & Higher Education, give some speeches and I have been impressed. One such speech, where he pushed very hard for parents to stand…
The Editor Speaks: A Mac mountain out of nothing
I almost couldn’t believe my ears when I heard our new opposition leader, McKeeva Bush cry “foul” when he not only spoke to CNS and said these words: “The Commonwealth of which the Cayman Islands are a part — and…
The Editor Speaks: Outrage continues at sex offender’s paltry sentence
When the Cayman Islands’ Chief Magistrate, Nova hall, handed down a six months jail sentence to a 44 year old local man who admitted molesting his 8-year-old daughter and making her watch pornography including a movie of himself having sex…
The Editor Speaks: It will be interesting to see CIG’s announcement of CNCF appointees
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) will no longer be able to appoint its own board of directors. A new law will take effect on September 1st 2013 that will give more control directly to the Cayman Islands Government (CIG)….
