The Editor Speaks: When we are too quick to judge
A Cayman Islands judge has been criticised almost universally on the local media websites and on the radio talk shows for his sentencing of a man with psychiatric problems for defiling a teenager. Please see iNews Cayman story 27 Feb…
How much is Tempura Judicial Review going to cost whilst Governor tries to bar public?
The Cayman Islands Governor, Duncan Taylor, seems to be acting as a modern day Goliath, in his bid to bar the public from knowing any details of Operation Tempura. Through his lawyers, Taylor is now seeking to have the judicial…
The Editor Speaks: Church and political endorsements
Should churches endorse political candidates in general elections? Should churches endorse candidates who give them money? These questions have been particularly raised now with an election looming in May and our country’s former premier, McKeeva Bush, dipping his hands into…
The Editor Speaks: Four ‘shocking’ disclosures at government press briefing
Disclosure 1 Three announcements were made at the Thursday Government Press briefing last Thursday (21). Mark Simmonds, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Overseas Territories (OT) Minister has asked the Cayman Islands government to allow official observers to cover our general election….
The Editor Speaks: More leaks pour on Miller
One of the companies we used to report our home water leaks to was a local company called Miller’s Plumbing. In no time, Mr Miller and his plumber’s mate were there to stop the fault and everything was water leak…
The Editor Speaks: Thank you Mac for the laugh of the week
I am still laughing. Lots. I have to thank our ex-premier (and as he likes to be now known, Cayman’s First Premier), McKeeva Bush, for making it happen. I was with the cheerful Eastern Avenue “boys” and Mac supporters on…
New friends knew old friends
Have you ever met some new friends and after you have spoken to them at length you find they know some of your old friends? I expect you have as it has happened to me more than once. This happened…
The Editor Speaks: I told you so…….
On February 11th I wrote: “After a quiet few weeks a storm is brewing” I started off my Editorial, “With Government announcing that the Dart Deal was a Done Deal as it relates to the closure of the West Bay…
The Editor Speaks: Will Cayman ever get an environmental minster who actually cares?
Seemingly, every Cayman Islands Minister for the Environment taking that responsible position for a long time now has been dragging their feet on every proposal put forward by the Department of the Environment (DoE). What is worse, the present minister,…
I saw “Courageous” at Elmslie – so should you have!
Elmslie United Church, George Town My wife, Joan, asked me to go with her on Sunday (17) evening to watch a film (she couldn’t remember the name) about fathers. At first I made excuses as I really wasn’t interested but…
