The Cayman Islands’ 2010 Census report finally revealed
Four months after the Cayman Islands’ 2010 Census report was completed we finally have it revealed. Last Wednesday (4) it was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly and is now an official document. The Census reveals that the…
The Editor Speaks: Firearms, civil rights
iNews Cayman received a copy of a bill a local man, Dennis Warren Jr., has just received for the amount of $29,000 in connection with a legal case over whether the RCIPS had the rights to enter his home. Mr….
The Editor Speaks: Cayman Airways ‘crash’ and corruption law
Thankfully, it is a rare occurrence for Cayman Airways to be involved in accidents, especially hitting an obstacle. Last Friday (30) I received a message around lunchtime that a Cayman Airways plane had ‘crashed’ into a building at the Montego…
The Editor Speaks: Fairness and praise
Two stories have appeared on my desk over the last twenty-four hours that have prompted me to make these comments. The first is the concerns our Independent MLA for North Side, Ezzard Miller, raised concerning the conviction of 20 year…
The Editor Speaks: Why are we waiting?
The Cayman Island government is supposed to produce the audited full accounts for public scrutiny in the December following the end of a financial year. This is a requirement mandated in the Public Management and Finance Law. Appallingly, this has…
The Editor Speaks: Television
Our story last week on the mystery surrounding whether Weststar TV has been sold is still that – a mystery. The CEO of Weststar Rod Hansen is adamant that the TV station has not been sold but admitted to me…
EDITOR SPEAKS : Fine speech by the Chief Justice
Chief Justice Hon. Anthony Smellie gave a passionate speech at the UCCI conference last Thursday (22) when he warned of emerging threats to the independence of the regional judiciary. He said there was a trend towards extra-judicial bodies overseeing judges,…
The Editor Speaks: Secrecy
The Cayman Islands, since the publicity from John Grisham’s best selling book “The Firm” that was also made into a movie (and partly filmed here), has wallowed in the word ‘secrecy’. Secrecy and Cayman are ‘married’ together in people’s minds…
The Editor Speaks: Baron Blencathra comes for a visit
David MacLean, Baron Blencathra, a Scot and a Conservative Party life peer, is coming here for a visit with three MPs from the all parliamentary party group (APPG) for Cayman. Baron Blencathra will be arriving next week and will have…
The Editor Speaks: Northward, crime, building and still missing
My Editorial on the problems at Northward Prison certainly stoked some fires and I am pleased to report that the guards are now trying to stamp out the blatant throwing of drugs over the perimeter wire fence by ‘friends of…
