The Editor Speaks: Why do burglars repeat the same offence?
It is with some puzzlement as to why most of the burglaries being committed here in the Cayman Islands are from repeat offenders. Chief Superintendent Kurt Walton was speaking at a police briefing with the media on Wednesday (20) and…
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…
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…
In loving memory of the life of Miss Beulah
Enid “Beulah” Imogene Wood, born 10th March 1917, died 2nd March 2013, was a small, humble, quiet spoken but firm lady who had great warmth and a smile that made you feel good. Beulah, as everyone knew her, was born…
The Editor speaks: Do we over-react and miss the big picture?
The airline flight attendants are “outraged” at the “poor and shortsighted decision” by the America’s Transport Security authority who have relaxed the rules and will allow small knives to be carried on the planes. They are claiming they are now…
The Editor Speaks: Can ICO hand over confidential submissions to third parties?
With Jennifer Dilbert, the Cayman Islands Information Commissioner (ICO) making her latest ruling in favour of the Governor’s Office in the matter of the non release of the 2012/13 Budget correspondence, it shows even more surprise when she ruled against…
Proposed marine conservation law to limit board tenures and protect stingrays
The following is an amendment planned for the Marine Conservation Law to protect Cayman’s stingrays that includes a three year limit for the directors appointed to the board Supplement No.1 published with Extraordinary Gazette No. 16 dated 20 February 2013…
The Editor Speaks: When will motorists learn speeding can kill?
It seems not a week goes by when we learn of motor vehicular accidents here in the Cayman Islands that are caused by cars speeding. When the speeding involves cars actually racing one another on our public roads at night…
