The Editor Speaks: Innocent until proven guilty but Bush MUST step down
Accusations are very easy to make and proving guilt does not always follow. However, when the person who has been arrested, albeit not charged, for corruption amongst others, is the premier of a country, the ongoing distraction is going to…
The Editor Speaks: The world is watching
With the news of Cayman Islands premier, McKeeva Bush’s arrest circulating all over the Internet, the local media has a responsibility to report only what we know as factual. It is hard not to resist the urge to get a…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman’s crash course in corruption
Never in my wildest dreams would I have known that the two top stories we ran yesterday (11) concerning corruption i.e. “International Anti-Corruption Day” and ”Professor says radical reforms needed to strengthen anti-corruption” would seemingly set in motion a crash…
The Editor Speaks: For a few seconds in my life I was someone of importance
I received the following from J T Richards, Managing Director of Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals Hello, As you are more then likely aware, you were recently selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of the Who’s Who Among…
The Editor Speaks: A joke or ridicule?
I do not normally comment on our stories from around the world unless there is some Cayman connection. This is the exception because a radio station’s so called joke resulted in a death. With the many radio stations here in…
The Editor Speaks: Elections are in the air
With a General Election almost six months away the opposition party “The Progressives” as they now call themselves (PPM) have been no doubt spurred on to start their campaign before Christmas because of the appearance of a third political group,…
The Editor Speaks: C4C secrecy issues*
* See also C4C announcement at end of Editorial Now that the dust has settled on the Coalition4Cayman (C4C) inaugural meeting last month (Nov 19) that pushed all the right buttons the people behind this masterful stroke have not capitalized…
The Editor Speaks: Advent signals “something” coming
On Sunday December 2nd it signaled the New Christian Year of Advent. Advent is a season observed in Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. And…
The Editor Speaks: How does UK view Dart FCIA and the Cayman Islands?
At a meeting with the press last Thursday (29) Dr Peter Hayes, the new Overseas Territories (OT) Director, said he would not be questioning every decision the Cayman Islands government would be making but financial parameters had been set between…
The Editor Speaks: Moses may be the saviour of his party
The People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) announced at their Party’s headquarters in George Town on Wednesday (28) that Moses Kirkconnell has been sworn in at the governor’s office as it’s first official deputy leader. Alden McLaughlin, the leader of the PPM,…
