Earthquake Tremors felt on Grand Cayman Tuesday morning (11)
911 and Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) received reports from residents of George Town and Bodden Town who felt earthquake tremors at around 10.40 am on Tuesday morning. The event was mild and of short duration, and has not yet…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman’s crash course in corruption
Never in my wildest dreams would I have known that the two top stories we ran yesterday (11) concerning corruption i.e. “International Anti-Corruption Day” and ”Professor says radical reforms needed to strengthen anti-corruption” would seemingly set in motion a crash…
The Editor Speaks: For a few seconds in my life I was someone of importance
I received the following from J T Richards, Managing Director of Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals Hello, As you are more then likely aware, you were recently selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of the Who’s Who Among…
The Editor Speaks: A joke or ridicule?
I do not normally comment on our stories from around the world unless there is some Cayman connection. This is the exception because a radio station’s so called joke resulted in a death. With the many radio stations here in…
The Editor Speaks: Elections are in the air
With a General Election almost six months away the opposition party “The Progressives” as they now call themselves (PPM) have been no doubt spurred on to start their campaign before Christmas because of the appearance of a third political group,…
The Editor Speaks: C4C secrecy issues*
* See also C4C announcement at end of Editorial Now that the dust has settled on the Coalition4Cayman (C4C) inaugural meeting last month (Nov 19) that pushed all the right buttons the people behind this masterful stroke have not capitalized…
The Editor Speaks: Advent signals “something” coming
On Sunday December 2nd it signaled the New Christian Year of Advent. Advent is a season observed in Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. And…
The Editor Speaks: How does UK view Dart FCIA and the Cayman Islands?
At a meeting with the press last Thursday (29) Dr Peter Hayes, the new Overseas Territories (OT) Director, said he would not be questioning every decision the Cayman Islands government would be making but financial parameters had been set between…
The Editor Speaks: Moses may be the saviour of his party
The People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) announced at their Party’s headquarters in George Town on Wednesday (28) that Moses Kirkconnell has been sworn in at the governor’s office as it’s first official deputy leader. Alden McLaughlin, the leader of the PPM,…
The Editor Speaks: It is your right and duty to vote
The register of Cayman Islands electors has now reached 16,000 with only one month to go before it closes for new voters to be included ahead of the 2013 General Elections. The deadline and cut-off point for people to register…
