The Editor Speaks: PAC will meet to discuss Aud.G’s reports
I was gratified to hear that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will be meeting today (13) to examine the three latest reports from the Auditor General (Aud.G), Alistair Swarbrick. Moses Kirkconnell, chairman of PAC, said he has called a meeting…
The Editor Speaks: If I can see the flaws in the legal aid bill, why can’t the government?
I am not a lawyer nor have I had any inclinations to be nor ever wanted to be a member of that profession. I have no legal training, except in the field of building contract and landlord and tenant law…
The Editor Speaks: Will all the glue in the premier’s pot be enough to put CHEC back together again?
With even more revelations concerning bribery (see our lead story today “More serious allegations made about CHEC”) that was sent to us by Jamaica’s Office of the Contractor General (OCG), and the mounting questions concerning the suitability of China Harbour…
The Editor Speaks: Is rape really on the increase?
With eight cases already reported here between January and March compared to only one last year this would seem to show a rise of 700%. However, this is one statistic that could be horribly wrong. I say “horribly” because very…
The Editor Speaks: The Chinese deal is looking a very dark shade of yellow
Our story in yesterday’s (6) iNews Cayman headed “Banned: CHEC’s parent company by World Bank” has appeared in differing forms in all of Cayman’s popular media sites and they all point to the same question: Should the Cayman Islands government…
The Editor Speaks: Four robberies in one week and no level playing field
With no official condemnation of the robberies, it has been left for the Chamber of Commerce to issue a statement: “The Chamber is concerned and deplores the recent upsurge of robberies within our community. After a short period of reprieve…
The Editor Speaks: The world goes green whilst Cayman sleeps. Why?
An article I read in the Caymanian Compass on Friday (1) showed a jubilant figure of John Felder holding up his first Chevrolet Volt vehicle licence from the Cayman Islands Department of Vehicles and Drivers Licensing. “This is like a…
The Editor Speaks: Are you surprised?
It is not surprising that the Hon. Rolston Anglin, Cayman Islands Education Minister, is refusing to make any comment or statement concerning his single vehicle crash on Wed May 23rd. In the early hours of that fateful morning, the minister…
The Editor Speaks: Gasboy is back
I am somewhat pleased and surprised the abuse of government’s Gasboy fuel card system is resurfacing. After the Auditor General Dan Duguay’s original report highlighted an abuse of around $500,000 that COULD have been fraudulently obtained from government’s fuel station…
The Editor Speaks: Speed kills and survival can be worse
With another road death at the weekend where speed could have been a factor are we doing enough here to educate the public, especially the 17 – 29 years old bracket, the dangers of excessive speeding. Is enough crash data…
