The Editor speaks: Government, Compass and TV Community Based News
With government, or rather our premier, forcing the closing down of the only free over the air television broadcast station and the only one with local televised news, CITN/Cayman27, we are ‘happy’ to be able to report that once again…
The Publisher speaks: “Month of the Older Person”
By Joan E. Wilson I know this has been published before here on iNews Cayman but Colin has asked me to republish it again. of course I have to obey my husband, don’t I? LOL. I wanted to read this…
The Editor speaks: Who is an audiophile?
I am. I have been a lover of high-fidelity sound since I was a teenager – over sixty years ago. I was one of the first persons to buy a quadraphonic amplifier that controlled four speakers, instead of the stereo…
The Editor speaks: Older persons
Today, as I write this (Tue October 1), it is International Day of Older Persons. Here, in Cayman, we have a whole month of activities that started today with a Tea Party at Pedro St. James. My wife is currently…
The Editor speaks: “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’
The following was sent to me by one of our readers. There is absolutely no need to add anything to it. Ponder and enjoy: Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she…
The Editor speaks: Tipping
We have published an article today under the title of “A New Guide to Tipping in the Gig Economy” The story relates “the history of rewarding good service with additional money is murky, but it most likely originated in Europe,…
The Editor speaks: Corruption in the workplace
Corruption in the workplace is nothing new. In fact the cases that actually come to light are probably only a tip of the iceberg. In our Summary Court last Tuesday (24) two government health workers, Dominic Fernando Dacres and Nick…
The Editor speaks: Conflicts of interest
In a small country and where you are elected onto a committee that makes laws and upholds laws, it is inevitable that you won’t have a conflict of interest. If it is the Planning Board you are on it doesn’t…
The Editor speaks: Another landfill fire and what has happened to the fire under the proposed Integrated Solid Waste Management System?
The latest fire at the George Town land fill “Mount Trashmore” is,we are told by government, has nothing to do with the previous one last week……. The proposed cruise ship berthing facility has occupied all our news over the past…
The Editor speaks: When Scientific Evidence is not really evidence at all
Last September 15th we published a PR from the Central Caribbean Marine Insitute titled “ CCMI urges close look at downstream and long-lasting impacts to the Island by proposed George Town Dock whilst there is still time” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/cayman-ccmi-urges-close-look-at-downstream-and-long-lasting-impacts-to-the-island-by-proposed-george-town-dock-whilst-there-is-still-time/ There…