Topic: Politics
Editorial for 18 May: The running men of 2013
At this writing, it appears that local television news reporter Kenneth Bryan has left his day job – for the most part anyway – to consider a career in politics.
Dump arguments illogical
Writer says it's time to move the dump from George Town on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.
Editorial for 15 May: Congratulations Garth Arch
Congratulations to Garth Arch for achieving Young Caymanian Leadership Award.
Clifford to open own law office
After serving as a police officer and Cabinet Minister, Charles Clifford completed his articles and was called to the bar as an attorney-at-law.
Core of Cayman’s ills
Writer says political parties in the Cayman Islands aren't run properly.
Trial by media
Writer says its time to stop political rumours and rhetoric and get on with running the country of the Cayman Islands.
The Big Kahuna keeps ’em rolling with laughter
The Big Kahuna is a well-known dude on Cayman's comedy circuit.
Get dazzled by Swanky’s skills
Mas band Swanky International has huge plans for Batabano 2012.
Editorial for 25 April: Who exactly is for Cayman?
The Cayman Islands needs a lobbyist in the UK.
Premier faces three police investigations
Premier Bush faces three separate criminal probes and some major budget woes in the coming months.
MLA Arden McLean cleared, goes after premier
Update: Premier McKeeva Bush responds to the news that East End MLA Arden McLean is free and clear of corruption allegations related to his CUC bill.
Give us water, please
Writer says the Cayman Islands Government should not sell the water authority.
Floet Kevin is really a whizz at being a wordsmith
Floet Kevin Carey has strong opinions on the value of communication.
One person, one vote referendum in July
The government will conduct a referendum on the single member constituencies in July.
Getting into the drink is fun
It's not all work, work, work at the Ugland Million Dollar Run.
Online Poll: Bush likely to be next premier
A poll of readers of the Caymanian Compass shows that a third believe McKeeva Bush will remain premier after the next election.
Kerwin’s homeland is Full of Beans
Cayman artist Kerwin Ebanks is the Full of Beans featured artist for April.
Not too late to learn
Writer takes issues with opinion.
Seymour’s list of firsts is long
Over a 50-year career in sports, teaching, administration and politics, Lucille Seymour has racked up many firsts, a feat that has underlined her selection as one of the featured high achievers in Honouring Women’s Month. In sport, netball has benefited from her input.
Petition for one man, one vote
Writers believe in one man, one vote for the Cayman Islands.
Politics civilised warfare
Writer likens politics to civilised warefare.
The Dart conundrum
Writer says people in Cayman Islands should thank Dart Group.
Get a thicker skin, human rights body tells lawmakers
The Human Rights Commission has advised lawmakers who are sensitive to criticism to think twice before entering politics.
Online poll: Opinions split on landfill issue
More than half the respondents to last week’s caycompass.com online poll think the George Town Landfill should be closed, capped and remediated and another solid waste management facility created elsewhere on Grand Cayman.
Editorial for 12 March: Fair and balanced reporting necessary
The upcoming 2013 elections will be hotly contested, to say the least.
The politics and democracy of one man, one vote
Writer ponders the significance of one man, one vote philosophy.
Locals enjoy domino effect
Dominoes in the Cayman Islands is a serious business.
Develop our own assets
Writer says politicians must develop the assets in the Cayman Islands.
Activists: Democracy in Cayman at ‘crossroad’
The fight over West Bay Road is now a "test of democracy", according to some local political activists.
Dariel is hooked on Olympic bid
As the London Olympics approach plenty of Cayman athletes are honing themselves in the hope of somehow qualifying for the Games.
Free concert at Camana Bay this Saturday night
A free musicians' showcase on Saturday, 11 February will benefit college students.
Caymanians should take control
Letters writer wants Caymanians to be more united.
Setting dump facts straight
Bodden Town MLAs set the record straight about the Bodden Town dump.
Chinese economic dominance debated
The speakers at the ninth annual Fidelity Cayman Business Outlook conference gave a mixed view of whether or not the global financial crisis was ebbing and what role China would play in the near future.
Business Outlook tackles the big issues
The Cayman Business Outlook, a set fixture in Cayman’s conference calendar, is debating how politics, economics and technology will impact our lives in the future, at the Westin Casuarina Resort on Seven Mile Beach today.
Speaker: Empower the individual
“Small is the new big” and large organisations should ask themselves whether their size still affords them the benefits of the past in a world that is dominated by technological change, according to Glenn Reynolds, University of Tennessee law professor, and first guest speaker in the Cayman Financial Review’s new speaker series.
Expert lecture series begins Tuesday
Offshore financial magazine Cayman Financial Review will host 'Instapundit' Glenn Reynolds, on Tuesday, 10 January 2012, at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort.
Year in review People’s Progressive Movement finds new leadership holder
The year 2012 saw the first change of leadership of a political party in Cayman.
Addressing an urgent matter
Writer says there needs to be a standard for Cayman.
People must be able to have a vision
Not all visions are good but without a vision the people shall perish
Give investigation a chance
The political party system in Cayman is not as new as those of us that have pretended that Cayman was before its economic miracle a homogeneous society, where the struggle for and distribution of political power and influence was absent.
Letters to the Editor: Differing views are OK
We can call for unity and working together until the cows come home, but there will always be differing views and differing ways of doing things.
Work Permit Board to divide caseload
Cayman's Work Permit Board gets broken down in attempts to repair the country's immigration issues.
Archive adds Bodden’s book
Cayman Islands National Archive staff (CINA) recently added two copies of Patronage, Personalities and Parties: Caymanian Politics from 1915-2000 to their historical collection.
New must read
University President Roy Bodden launches his second book.
University president speaks candidly
Roy Bodden launched his new book at UCCI on 10 July.
BA strike helped by government weakness
Conservative leader David Cameron has told the BBC trade unions "scented weakness" in the government's response to Unite's row with British Airways.
YCLA 2010: This Saturday night
Cayman's top business and community leaders are to celebrate and honour young Caymanians at the 2010 YCLA at The Ritz-Carlton tomorrow (Saturday, 20 February).
Business Outlook will appeal to a wide audience
The Cayman Business Outlook, an annual event presented by Fidelity, is making a name for itself as a must-attend event in Cayman's conference calendar.
Funds Conference in January
A popular event now making its mark on Cayman's conference calendar is back for 2010.
Brown braces for ‘terrible’ election result
(Bloomberg) - Gordon Brown's Labour Party was bracing for defeat in elec-tions for the European Par-liament as more lawmak-ers from Britain's ruling party called on the prime minister to step down.
Today’s Editorial for March 26: Politics to the end
The Legislative Assembly ended midnight Tuesday morning in pretty much the same fashion as it began: with lots of politics.
Obama a big conference topic
The impact of the Barack Obama presidency on the global economy was a consistent theme of several speakers at last week's Fidelity Cayman Business Outlook conference at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.
Houston mayor in Obama’s sites
WASHINGTON Barack Obama is weighing prospects for energy secretary with a list in Democratic circles that includes Washington insiders, a governor and at least one breakthemold executive.
College students lean to the left
On issues such as abortion, gay marriage and religion, college students shift noticeably to the left from the time they arrive on campus through their junior year, new research shows.
Get the parties started
In Minnesota, Republicans will be partying to the soothing surf pop of the Beach Boys and classic rock favorites Styx. Democrats in Denver get punk rock and Rage Against the Machine.
Culture conference boasts eminent scholars
The International Conference on Caribbean Culture and performance takes place at the Harquail Studio Theatre June 12 to 14. The conference is in honour of the 50th anniversary of Trinidadian playwright Errol John's Moonthe conference.
Taking issue with editorial
I refer to your editorial of Tuesday, 27 May, of the Caymanian Compass, titled 'Politics as usual.'
Green topics are on the agenda
The University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) has an open forum every Thursday afternoon from 2:30pm to 3:30pm when guest speakers address the audience about a variety of environmental interests.
Local book stirs up national debate
The first reprint of Roy Bodden's book 'The Cayman Islands in Transition: The Politics, History and Sociology of a Changing Society' is now in local bookstores.
Consultant use defended
The liberal use of consultants by the People's Progressive Movement government was defended in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday.
Maples and Calder welcomes five
Maples and Calder has welcomed five new attorneys to the firm in just one week. Three are Caymanians, while the others hail from Australia.
Everyone must vote
"The punishment we suffer, if we refuse to take an interest in matters of government, is to live under the government of worse men." wrote Plato.
