The Editor Speaks: What does it mean now we have a jobs law only for Caymanians?
So now we have legislation in place that will allow the Cayman Islands Cabinet to designate certain positions, jobs, types of work or business areas as the sole purview of Caymanians. So, what does this mean? At the moment, ALMOST…
The Editor Speaks: Do our sitting LA members really care?
With the television cameras, lights and recording apparatus allowing everyone in the Cayman Islands with a television set to view every second of the proceedings going on in the Legislative Assembly, and with a general election just around the corner,…
The Editor Speaks: Airport irregularities silence
It seems incredible that despite serious allegations made against the chief financial officer of the Cayman Islands Airports Authority before Christmas and more recently its CEO, Jeremy Jackson, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) have received no complaints to…
The Editor Speaks: What should Evans do?
In my Editorial on March 7th in iNews Cayman, I asked the question “Can ICO hand over confidential submissions to third parties?” (go to http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/03/the-editor-speaks-can-ico-hand-over-confidential-submissions-to-third-parties/). I announced that John Evans, who was one of the persons who applied to the…
The Editor Speaks: Attacks from dubious sources and hurrahs from another territory
It is somewhat woeful when a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) accuses the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) of “many atrocities” with little or no evidence to back up such a statement. Because he can use the privilege…
The Editor Speaks: Down again but Not Out!!
It is nice to know that people care when they can’t login to iNews Cayman and send us emails to ask if we knew our website was down again. Yes we did know and it has been a frustrating four…
The Editor Speaks: When is conservation a good time?
It is difficult to come to terms with a self-proclaimed “staunch environmentalist” who believes more protection for the marine environment and expanding the marine parks is a good idea, but “it’s simply not the right time to do so”. One…
Thailand, Investigate Murder of Environmentalist!
Care2 Petition Target: Thailand Government Sponsored by: Brittany E.G. Since 2001, 30 environmentalists and human rights activists have been killed in Thailand. Someone has been charged in fewer than 20% of the murders. The most recent case is the murder…
The Editor Speaks: Time costs money and it’s often wasted
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has made the public aware of how they are hard pressed to attend to the proper policing the Cayman Islands deserves because of manpower. They still have it on their radar to “focus” on…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman health insurances set to rise but HIC Super says it is “reasonable”
Mervyn Conolly, Superintendent of Health Insurance Commission, announced the Cayman Islands basic plan for health insurance has to be improved and updated because it was not meeting people’s needs. He also stated it was reasonable to expect cost increases as…
