The Editor Speaks: Plea bargains
The idea for this Editorial was given to me by local lawyer Peter Polack. Need I say more…… On Friday June 2nd 2017 The Plea Negotiations and Agreement Act, 2017, which provides for a system of plea bargaining for persons…
The Editor Speaks: Vehicle collisions
I am not surprised there were 22 motor vehicle collisions reported to the police over this past weekend, 29 September to 1 October. This continued the trend here in the Cayman Islands and particularly on Grand Cayman of numerous road…
The Editor Speaks: A picture paints a thousand words even the ones that lie
Yesterday I watched the BBC’s coverage of the Catalan referendum. The BBC led with the story and gave nearly ten minutes of coverage. This compared with the coverage given by NBC that was three minutes and down in fourth place…
The Editor Speaks: Immigration shoots themselves in the foot AGAIN!
I want to make it very clear at the start of this Editorial I am against same sex marriages because of my Christian beliefs and the Bible teachings. I am NOT against the LGBTQ community at all. I have many…
The Editor Speaks: Community affairs
One can only wonder why the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) earlier this month was denied copies of a $180,000 KPMG outline business case on reforming the social services programme. Bodden Town MLA Chris Saunders had said, before he walked out…
The Editor Speaks: Why don’t people listen?
Have you noticed with just simple requests some people don’t listen? They hear but it falls on deaf ears. The latest example of this is the continual requests from the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE) to install turtle-friendly lighting…
The Editor Speaks: Too many charities?
In iNews Cayman today and over the past weeks we have published many charities appealing for funds to help the victims of the hurricanes that have devastated especially the Caribbean. We are very happy to do this but I have…
The Editor Speaks: Peace
Today (Thu 21) is International Peace Day and peace is something we all need. Here in the Cayman Islands we are celebrating it at The Family Resource Centre. This year’s theme is “Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for…
The Editor Speaks: Who said the Caymans were the islands time forgot?
Once upon a time as all good stories start there were three islands that time forgot? Over the years there have been a number of islands given that title and when I first came to these shores nearly 36 years…
The Editor Speaks: Well done Cayman Airways pilots
It is actually a rare occurrence thankfully to have an emergency landing here in the Cayman Islands. We did have one last Thursday (14) when Cayman Airways’ Tampa flight KX200, operated by VP-CNG, had to return to Owen Roberts International…
