Opinion

Twenty Years After Katrina, the City’s All-Charter Schools System Is Failing Many Families

By Ashana Bigard and Elizabeth K. Jeffers

Archive·Sep 30

You Can Learn a Lot About Someone’s Mind From the Way They Talk

Author Bio: Maryellen MacDonald is the Donald P. Hayes Professor (emerita) of Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Wisconsin−Madison.

Archive·Sep 30

Polack Post: Caribbean Film Industry : Trump 100% Foreign Movie Tariff

The emperor of the world recently announced that he was imposing a 100% tariff on all foreign made films broadcast in the United States.

Archive·Sep 30

Polack Post: Caribbean Canada Connection - What Next?

Canada has had an extensive connection with the Caribbean while it was a colony and later as an independent state.

Archive·Sep 28

Polack Post: Caribbean Common Community - Thank You Trump

One of the older Caribbean shipping companies recently announced a promising link between Jamaica and Grand Cayman dedicated to reducing shipments from the USA.

Archive·Sep 25

The Memory of Chilean Resistance Sails Toward Gaza. Conversation with Marita Rodríguez, Member of the Global Sumud Flotilla

By Taroa Zúñiga and Vijay Prashad

Archive·Sep 22

Polack Post: Caribbean UK territories recognize Palestine - No say no vote

The citizens of the British territories in the Caribbean woke up recently to discover that they had recognized the state of Palestine.

Archive·Sep 22

Polack Post: Caribbean Telecom Competition - The Electricity Dodo

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands recently dismissed a poorly advised attempt to put taxes on the local telecoms.

Archive·Sep 22

Polack Post: Caribbean Sinecure Government Jobs - Lifeline for Life

Across the world the latest employment trend has shifted from the employer to the worker especially in the technology sector.

Archive·Sep 20

Fascists Don’t Deserve Space: Our Humanity Is Not up for Debate**

Author Bio: Sonali Kolhatkar is an award-winning multimedia journalist. She is the founder, host, and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a weekly subscriber-funded television and radio sho...

Archive·Sep 20

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Sister Islands

Two Men Arrested in Cayman Brac After Police Search Recovered Suspected Drugs

Two men were arrested in Cayman Brac on Thursday after police said they found suspected drugs and drug paraphernalia during a search on West End Road.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

News

Premier: "The Status Quo Cannot Continue," Vows New Development Plan

The Cayman Islands Government has published the findings of the Cayman Forward Initiative, setting out nine recommendations for planning reform and environmental decision-making.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

News

U.S. cruise visitor dies after snorkelling in the sea off George Town

A 71-year-old cruise visitor from the United States died on Thursday morning after getting into difficulty while snorkelling off South Church Street in George Town, police said. Members of the public pulled him from the water, and emergency responders took him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Police said the man became unconscious while snorkelling. People nearby pulled him from the sea and began chest compressions before EMS arrived. He was taken to hospital and later pronounced dead.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

News

Policymakers at home and abroad find digital ID a difficult sell

My eID is also intended to underpin future digital government services, offering a more streamlined way for residents to interact with public authorities and participating organisations. Applicants undergo identity verification and enrolment processes, including photograph capture, as part of obtaining the card. Officials continue to encourage eligible individuals to apply as the programme expands. In contrast, the Efforts in both the Cayman Islands and the United Kingdom to expand or reform digital identity systems highlight a shared ambition to modernise identification processes, but also reveal differing public responses, policy challenges, and implementation strategies, ranging from steady phased adoption in Cayman to political backlash and policy reversal in the UK. United Kingdom’s attempt to introduce a more comprehensive digital identity system has encountered significant political resistance and public scepticism. The government has abandoned plans to make it mandatory for workers to register for a new digital ID to prove their right to work, following criticism, declining public support, and concerns among Members of Parliament. Instead, ministers have confirmed that existing right-to-work checks will be made fully digital by 2029 using current documentation systems such as biometric passports. This shift marks a recalibration rather than a complete withdrawal from digital identity ambitions. Employers already conduct right-to-work checks, and digital verification services have been available since 2022 for certain passport holders, alongside Home Office systems for some non-UK citizens. The revised approach retains mandatory digital checks but removes the requirement for a new standalone ID.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10

News

Saharan dust plume expected to reach Cayman Islands on Friday evening

The Ministry of Health, Environment and Sustainability (MHES), in conjunction with the Public Health Department (PHD), has issued a precautionary advisory, with the Cayman Islands National Weather Service (CINWS) expected to formally issue a Dust Alert on Friday, July 10.

The Caymanian Journal.Jul 10