The Editor Speaks: Why is it not surprising DART said “No more”?
DART has come in for almost merciless criticism and downright hatred from politicians, would be ones, activists, groups of concerned citizens and from all quarters of Cayman’s community. I expect he is praying hard that the United Democratic Party (UDP)…
The DART/NRA deal is value for money mostly says Review but not to everything
Late on Friday (10) Government released the PricewaterhouseCoopers Independent Review on the agreement it has with Dart Realty and the National Roads Authority. The government also released details of the third amendment, which was never agreed to after Dart pulled…
The Editor Speaks: Voters know where they stand and whom they stand with from two candidates
Further to a previous Editorial where I bemoaned the Coalition for Cayman (C4C) “independent” candidates would not openly say whom they would align themselves with if there were a split vote in Cayman’s General Election, the two independents in North…
ICO says budget cuts preventing execution of investigations
Since iNews story “Dilbert joins 33 other FOI officers” published on April 30th, 2013 (see http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/04/dilbert-joins-33-other-foi-officers/) the Cayman Islands Information Commissioner’s Office reported last week that the government’s severe cuts imposed on them is preventing their determining whether public authorities…
The Editor Speaks: No walk-ins or you’ll be run-in
“We will not be allowing any more walk-ins from [Friday, 3 May] until the 23rd May – the office will be on lock-down. “No one will be permitted into the office unless they are on the list with an appointment….
The Editor Speaks: Scott is brave but has he committed suicide?
From what I know of Jude Scott he is a well respected and learned man. He is an accountant, a former partner of Ernst and Young (he was with them for 23 years) and former Global CEO of Maples and…
The Editor Speaks: When “imminent” means “I don’t really know”
The Editor Speaks: When “imminent” means “I don’t really know” and the new environment law is not even imminent. Question: When does “imminent” mean “I don’t really know”? Answer: When a present government minister says, “the value for money report…
Progressives display their long awaited Manifesto
Colin Wilson The long awaited Progressives Manifesto has been finally unveiled and can be downloaded from their website: www.theprogressives.ky. The following is the opening address in full and I have outlined some of the key points afterwards. A Message from…
The Editor Speaks: Should civil servants have outside employment?
The Caymanian Compass reported recently they had now received answers to a Freedom of Information Law request they made “to ministries and portfolios seeking information about public servants who declared having private gainful employment or business interests, how many public…
The Editor Speaks: Accidents do happen and stop vandalizing/stealing election posters
It is extremely unfortunate that an elector was accidentally struck off from the register of voters. Mistakes do happen and it always pays to check. The Elections Office admitted it was a mistake on the part of its staff. However,…
