The Editor Speaks: What the future holds for UK OT’s
Our government is going to try and renegotiate parts of our country’s 2009 Constitution after the shocking vote in the House of Commons making us more transparent than our competitors that are Crown colonies. A level playing field it is…
Cayman Islands Opposition Leader writes two memos regarding Governor Anwar Choudhury
Memo 1 July 29, 2018 Memorandum To His Excellency the Acting Governor: This is regarding your letter to editors of July 26, 2018, a copy of which the Governor’s Office emailed to me on the same date. I write to…
The Editor Speaks: The Curious Case of Governor Choudhury
Following on from a petition being circulated here titled “Bring Back Cayman Islands Governor Choudhury” and a Statement from the Governor’s Office on “withdrawal of Governor Chaudhury” we now have two Memos written by Leader of the Opposition, Ezzard Miller….
Britain not prepared to adequately assist it’s hurricane hit Caribbean territories
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer The UK Government was ill-prepared to help British overseas territories after hurricanes wreaked havoc in Caribbean, MPs have said as thousands of island citizens are still without proper living facilities. The lack of an…
Next Cayman Islands Governor named
From The Cayman Islands Governor’s Office Mr Anwar Choudhury has been appointed Governor of the Cayman Islands in succession to Mrs Helen Kilpatrick CB. Mr Choudhury will take up his appointment in March 2018. CURRICULUM VITAE Full name: …
Cayman Islands police becomes hub for UKOT Ballistic Information Network; forensic equipment funded by FCO
RCIPS Becomes Hub for UKOT Ballistic Information Network; Forensic Equipment Funded by FCO From RCIPS – Correction to below; Anguilla is part of the network, although they weren’t at the conference yesterday. Turks and Caicos is part of the network…
Cayman Islands Governor term to be extended
From The Governor’s Office The Governor’s Office has announced that Her Excellency the Governor Helen Kilpatrick will be extending her appointment in the Cayman Islands until March 2018. The extension was made at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth…
The Editor Speaks: It needed to be whiter than white but not whitewashed
I am speaking about the Review by U.K. Coastguard Commander Andrew Jenkins on the RCIPS response to the search for five missing Caymanian boaters that included two children. Even before Commander Jenkins arrived here there was a strong conviction by…
Engineers sought for Cayman Islands cruise berthing design works
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Advertisements are to appear in local and international media on Wednesday, 27 April, 2016, seeking proposals for civil engineering design works of the proposed cruise berthing facility. Successful tenders will pre-qualify with the Ministry of…
The Editor Speaks: Is this the reason why the FCO did not want the Tempura Report made public?
I must admit I have been puzzled why the Governor’s Office/FCO went to extraordinary lengths to stop the Report on Operation Tempura from being made public. Then an email was sent to me that had a plausible theory – I…