The Editor speaks: Two out of three
In my Editorial on Wednesday (7) I was in an apologetic mood under the banner “I Could Have Been Mistaken”. I went to great pains to show the reasons why Cayman’s Legal Department and Justice Quin allowed the trial of…
The Editor speaks: The Crown loses, again
Not surprisingly, the crown’s case against the two men who were charged with robbing two visitors at Barefoot Beach, in East End last February, ended with no case to answer against one of the men and the second man was…
Just about memories and me: Part 3
On a Saturday morning and holidays we were all out on the road, ready for a game of marbles, hopscotch, Andy over, goole, sheep sheep, come home, and that’s just to mention a few of the games. Of course, we…
Ben Stein’s Christmas email chain letter
iNews Cayman has been sent an email purporting to be from Ben Stein. I received one too and I expect you have. It’s going the rounds not only here but in the USA and the UK. I actually received a…
WHITE PAPER
Have you studied the White Paper all of you? ‘Cause they’re giving us Overseas Territories quite a review, First presented to the UK parliament in March ’99 Checking out us territories is taking a lot of time. Making sure we…
The Editor speakes: I could have been mistaken
Chuck and Barrie Quappe wrote a song for the musical “Magna Carta” called “I Could Have Been Mistaken”. Matilda de Briouze, a baroness who lived in the 11th century and was known for being a gossip, sang the song. Her…
Using stencils for decorating
One of the fastest growing trends in home decorating recently has been stencil design. Using stencils adds a creative note to any home and you can incorporate the styles and colours to suit your own tastes. Most people use stencils…
The dangers of cheap dive watches
Why would anyone buy a cheap dive watch? Do they have a death wish? Hopefully they mean they want an inexpensive watch that meets the demands of scuba diving. The word cheap brings to mind characteristics of not just inexpensive,…
The Editor Speaks: Good and bad finance news
The good news first. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority in their November magazine “The Navigator” had two headlines: “Cayman Continues Captive Growth” and “Formations Up 93 Percent”. Third quarter figures from the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority show the continued resilience…
