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…
The Editor Speaks: Are we going to take notice of Commissioners’ Report?
It is often the norm to eagerly await the production of a report, government ministers to laud the recommendations, appoint a committee to discuss further, allow time to pass by, and then forget all about it. We have had three…
The Editor Speaks: Bullet loan payments and bond waiting to boom
Despite ex-premier Bush’s claims, just before he was removed, the government’s coffers were in a much better shape now than when he was thrust into power; this has proved to be far from the truth. It is extraordinary for an…
The Editor Speaks: Poor signage is the reason roundabouts are challenging here
Being British, roundabouts have never caused me any problems as I learnt the ‘give way’ golden rule even when I was a schoolboy. On every roundabout in the British Isles you will see a sign that says “Give Way to…
