Officially iNews knows absolutely nothing about the new talk show to be aired on Radio Cayman by the Department of Commerce and Investment (DCI) as we weren’t sent the release. This may be because we aren’t on their radar or they haven’t heard of us. Nevertheless we will give the new show some publicity as we are an accommodating newspaper.

I am sure the new show, ‘Business Buzz’, to be aired every Tuesday and Thursday from 8^th Nov., will be lively, informative, witty and completely unbiased. I can confidently say this as the DCI Director is Jonathon Piercy, who was an unsuccessful UDP candidate in George Town. The UDP Government awarded him this position after the election.

I am also sure the hosts of ‘Cayman Crosstalk’ on Rooster 101 are quaking in their boots at Mr. Piercy’s announcement describing the new show as “the dawn of a new day in talk radio.”

I am, however, a little alarmed at ‘Business Buzz’ host, Richard Barton’s use of  phrases such as, “knowledge in the fundamentals of business is the catalyst that transforms such innovation” and “a platform where entrepreneurs can benefit from the dissemination of information that is central to the principles of business” is not going to be exactly riveting radio listening.

I understand “the show will feature guests from the public and private sector, who will provide updates on the business environment and share insights and perspectives on new projects. Members of the public will also have the opportunity to call in and join the discussions as often as they wish.”

We at iNews wish the show every success and we shall be listening.

‘Aliens and Cowboys’ still playing at your local ……..L.A.?

No, I don’t mean Los Angeles, I mean Legislative Assembly. The hit movie ‘Aliens and Cowboys’ left our shores a few weeks ago but instead of  Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, the new version playing here on Friday (21) starred the Hon Premier, McKeeva Bush and Sister Islands MLA, Moses Kirkconnell.  The ‘movie’ played out at a Public Accounts Committee hearing chaired by Mr. Kirkconnell and Mr. Bush was speaking. He said he didn’t care if “Martians” got the job done, as long as it was achieved. Later, he scolded the present Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick for poor “phraseology” whilst calling Mr. Swarbrick’s predecessor “a cowboy” saying he thought with his departure “it would be a little better.”

Price of admission was free but the showing is over. We now wait expectantly for the review scheduled for next session of the Legislative Assembly.