The Publisher speaks: Believe you me
By Joan Wilson Life on Grand Cayman in my ‘growing up days’ was a very simple but enjoyable experience. We were all so close. Everyone was your friend. Personally speaking, I had a different friend for every occasion. For instance,…
The Editor speaks: Mothers
Today (Sunday), as I write this, it’s Mother’s Day. A very happy and blessed day to all mothers. Every mother deserves the highest praise and every one of us who have had the privilege and joy of having a mother…
The Publisher speaks: Remembering my Mama on Mother’s Day
By Joan Wilson I make no apologies for republishing this poem I wrote about my Mother – Blanche (nee Bodden) Watler. She was born in George Town, Grand Cayman on 20th September 1890 and died 29th April 1977. Always remember your Mama…
The Editor speaks: Nurses
We have a lot happening at the moment – Child Month, Mother’s Day and the oft neglected International Day of Nursing. The latter is celebrated on May 12th ,which falls this year on Sunday. The Pan American Health Organization and…
The Editor speaks: One carnival – one spectacle – one organiser
I believe the large majority of us agree the separation of Batabano and and Swanky International (CayMAS) was unnecessary and ill thought. Government have announced, “Beginning next year the street parades staged by the Cayman Islands’ two non-profits Batabano and…
The Editor speaks: Opposition in turmoil. Does anybody actually want to listen to them?
With the resignation of Alva Suckoo as Deputy Opposition Leader and followed now by Ezzard Miller as Opposition Leader, one can only assume they are a group sailing in the seas without a rudder or a captain. With so many…
The Editor speaks: Our driving is horrendous
Now living in Newlands and having to drive regularly to George Town and back, I can say with my hand over my heart, I am lucky not to have had a collision. I am lucky I have not suffered a…
The Editor speaks: Press freedom
Friday May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day. Already there is one item we, in the press, can celebrate: Fewer journalists killed compared to previous year! The lower intensity of conflict in Syria and Iraq has contributed to this decrease,…
The Editor speaks: “Why did they take prayer out of the public schools?”
That isn’t me asking that question. It is Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who was injured in the synagogue shooting near San Diego, USA. The U.S. Supreme Court in 1962 banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools in a landmark decision, saying it…
The Editor speaks: Vandalism
It was with much horror I read the Press Release from the RCIPS re Vandalism in Webster’s Estates – 2 juvenile males arrested. See iNews Cayman story published today (29) at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/cayman-islands-vandalism-in-websters-estates-2-juvenile-males-arrested/ The vandalism was horrendous and involved several properties…