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…
Beauty And Mythology
Beauty is a universal concept that is hard to define but is understood by all. For instance, we may struggle to explain ourselves when asked what is beautiful to us. But if we are asked to point out a beautiful…
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…
The Editor Speaks: What has happened to ‘Prince’ Solomon?
The defining legend of King Solomon was his great wisdom. He was wise and his gift of wisdom came from God because he asked for it. This was back in the years 971 – 931 BCE and it was in…
The Editor Speaks: Exciting announcement for iNews Cayman
When Joan and I started on the long (and winding) road to produce iNews Cayman we never imagined it would be so successful in such a short time. We started our very first publication on Monday May 2nd 2011. We…
The Editor Speaks: Finger printing and tourism
It is a common practice when one visits the USA, UK, Israel and other terrorism threatened countries to be fingerprinted before you are allowed entry. You can also be subject to an eye scan. Deputy Governor, Hon. Franz Manderson, revealed…
