The Editor Speaks: Missing and my pet hate – bloggers!
An astounding 2,300 persons are reported missing in the USA EVERY DAY! But only a tiny fraction is from kidnappings and even less ending in murder. By the end of 2005 there were approx 110,000 persons still actively missing. This…
The Editor Speaks : Will we ever have a statesman?
There are a number of definitions of a “statesman” but all include the words “public figure”, “usually a politician”, “he/she is respected”. “Wikipedia” adds “Statesmanship also conveys a quality of leadership that organically brings people together and of eldership, a…
Editorial: Throwing a Dart
One should always beware of someone throwing a dart, especially if it is aimed at you. Not only if it hits you it will hurt and if it is laced with poison it might kill you. I am somewhat astounded…
The Editor Speaks: Big Brother is watching you. No one should be trusted.
Everyone is spying on you, especially governments. Most people are familiar with George Orwell’s prophetic novel “Nineteen Eighty Four” where the fictional character Big Brother was the enigmatic dictator of Oceania. This was a totalitarian state where everyone was under…
The Editor Speaks: Politeness and manners
I have just returned to my office after some business to take care of and it was painfully obvious that we are nothing but a nuisance to the very people who rely on us for their wages. Although we are…
The Editor Speaks: Wily Bush’s ‘One Man, One Vote’ statement. Ezzard and Arden reply
You have to hand it to our premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush – he is one wily politician. With signatures on the petition for a people initiated referendum on ‘One Man, One Vote’ steadily mounting, the premier cleverly announced on Friday…
The Editor Speaks: Crime is topic of the day again
There was some encouraging news to report today. Justice Charles Quin on Thu (23) found Raziel Jeffers guilty of the murder of Marcus Ebanks and guilty of the attempted murder of Rod Ebanks, Joe Bush, Jose Sanchez and Adryan Powel….
The Editor Speaks: Ash Wednesday: shootings, Mardi Gras, et al
Ash Wednesday, when I first came here and long after was a most pleasant day. The big attraction was (and thankfully still is) the Agricultural Show. From its humble beginnings on the George Town Cricket Oval to its own ground…
The Editor Speaks: Local merchants dismay at proposed George Town cruise facility
The present UDP Government has a number of hot potatoes boiling on the stove and none of them are very appetising to a lot of people. The one making the biggest news at the moment is the proposed George Town…
The Editor Speaks: Two drownings and a rescue
It was a very sad weekend to learn of two drownings. The first was particularly terrible as it involved a four year old child who drowned in a local pond in Northward on Saturday (18) afternoon. Twenty-four hours later a…
