The Editor Speaks: A home used to be a castle
The idiom “An Englishman’s home is his castle” was established in common law by English lawyer and politician Sir Edward Coke (pronounced Cook), in “The Institutes of the Laws of England”, in 1628: “For a man’s house is his castle,…
The Editor Speaks: A taxing editorial
Big brother is certainly looking down on you, especially if you were born in the USA. As “The Economist” once wrote, “The national anthem calls America ‘the land of the free’. Great reformers from Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King…
The Editor Speaks: When is a dump not a dump? Electricity is silent
Mount Trashmore is a dump in George Town but it is a waste management facility in Bodden Town. If Government had plenty of money we would not even be discussing this. The Waste to Energy option is the only solution…
The Editor Speaks: When is “Taste of Cayman” not a taste of Cayman? Port Authority escape
The one striking thing missing from this year’s Taste of Cayman was the lack of native food. When one reads the title of the event, to the casual reader and visitor, one might expect to be able to see and…
The Editor Speaks – Discipline, dismissal, silence
Operation Tempura and Operation Cealt made the headlines again today. Operation Tempura that began in 2007 will always be remembered as a fiasco that cost this country millions of dollars. It was a London Metropolitan Police investigation according to the…
The Editor Speaks: The bad side of party politics. Immigration changes
What an injustice was done last Tuesday evening (24) when two members of the UDP (United Democratic Party) were missing WOL! What did they miss? A meeting called by the Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free at the Bodden Town…
The Editor Speaks: “Is this really Cayman? Is this the country where I was born?”
I have lived here thirty years. 44% of my life. If I am appalled that a serving policeman’s house in West Bay was shot up in the early hours of last Sunday (22) this must be absolutely shocking and beyond…
The Editor Speaks: Anglin gets life. Heroes are honoured.
At last. Lightning struck twice and this time its victim did not escape. Devon Anglin was found guilty by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie on Friday (20) for the murder of Carlo Webster. He was sentenced to life at the pleasure…
The Editor Speaks: Suspicious shooting, another loss for the Crown and police take too much time
It was just another day “in paradise” on Thursday (20). We had a mugging on Eden Road, just off South Church Street, and the RCIPS took an inexplicably long time to get there. In a press statement the RCIPS said…
The Editor Speaks: Where are our heroes? If you want a joint go to Northward prison
Our National Heroes Day is this Monday 23rd January at 9am and is the islands’ largest national celebration. The theme of this year’s celebration is education. Traditional elements include uniform parades, choirs, live music and laying of wreaths in remembrance….
