The Editor Speaks: Cayman’s elderly need help
I 100% endorse North Side Independent Member of the Legislative Assembly, Ezzard Miller, when he told CNS on Tuesday (18) that: “We need a national debate now over this huge problem which is facing us. He said, “government needs to…
The Editor Speaks: Tourism for 2014 looks promising but is it?
After the woes of dropping tourism figures throughout the Caribbean that has included us here in the Cayman Islands, there is much optimism that we have seen the worst. In fact here at iNews Cayman we have almost daily stories…
The Editor Speaks: Smoke
Further to my Editorial on Monday (17) regarding the dump fire and the smoke from it that made me feel nauseous, I received a number of comments this morning in my email inbox, all agreeing with me. One was from…
The Editor Speaks: The dump problem has government stumped
Whilst appreciating the Progressives Government has been in power less than eight months the dump problem seems to have left them stumped for a quick answer. And a quick fix is what we want. Quite frankly, I was not impressed…
The Editor Speaks: It was a HARD talk but Premier was no SOFT touch
It was with some anxiety that I watched our Premier, Alden McLaughlin, on the BBC’s HARDtalk show on Wednesday (12) as I know how brutal interviewer Steven Sackur can be. From the start Sackur was on the attack describing Cayman…
The Editor Speaks: Lucrative contracts to police wives in UK
Following on from our lead story in iNews Cayman on February 11 2014 “Two Allegations of Crime committed in connection with Operation Tempura made” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/two-allegations-of-crime-committed-in-connection-with-operation-tempura-made/ John Evans the Complainant made reference to the employment of private contractors in 2008…
The Editor Speaks: A Cayman Pension Plan in trouble
Pensions in the Cayman Islands have been a thorny subject and the National Pensions Office (NPO) has been under fire for seemingly not doing enough diligence to protect employees. However, they now have jumped to action and have released a…
The Editor Speaks: Reporting and history
If no one reported news there would be no history. Therefore the news should be reported fully without any incumbrance placed upon the reporting. I am extremely concerned at the proposed ‘Contempt of Court Consultation Paper’ that the Law Reform…
The Editor Speaks: Women’s survey says half of us have been stalked
Yes that’s what a survey from the Young Business and Professional Women’s Club show. They have found that one out of every two people in Cayman has been stalked at some point in their life. Whilst I believe the findings…
The Editor Speaks: Reporting Corruption
“No jurisdiction is reporting corruption enough through the anti-corruption mechanisms” The quote above is from Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin’s Keynote Address to Chatham House Conference “Combating Global Corruption” on 4th February 2014 in London UK. The whole address, in…
