The Editor Speaks: Cruise ship berthing answers not good enough
If Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell thinks that his report on the proposed Cruise Ship Berthing Facility will answer enough of the questions surrounding the project, he is seriously mistaken. Kirkconnell was speaking at the Legislative Assembly Meeting held on Cayman…
The Editor Speaks: Anne Frank’s Diary is a wake up call
I was with other media writers and invited teenage school pupils last Tuesday (4) to watch the dress rehearsal of the newly adapted Wendy Kesselman stage play, “The Diary of Anne Frank”. Originally written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett,…
Anne’s Diary is Dramatic!
The Cayman Drama Society presents “The Diary of Anne Frank” Directed by Kirsty Halliday and Produced by Sheree Ebanks. Incidental music by Chuck & Barrie Playing at The Prospect Playhouse, Red Bay, September 6-9, 13-16. IMAGES: Colin Wilson A full…
The Editor Speaks: Organ donations
No. I am not asking for monetary donations for an electronic organ or even one of the giant pipe organs found in some churches. I am talking about organs of human tissue. It is only recently (last month) that the…
The Editor Speaks: Labor/Labour Day
Today (Monday Sep 3) it is Labor Day in the US and it is also Labour Day in Canada. Note the different spelling. In both countries the Day is always held on the first Monday in September. In the Cayman…
The Editor Speaks: Someone will be seriously injured or worse
It is not the first time Cayman’s media have reported accidents and near misses involving jet skiers. Up until now the accidents have not been very serious and most of the near misses reported are only a fraction of the…
The Editor Speaks: Government must act to stop a Port Berthing Referendum
I can only say the government have themselves to blame for the referendum petition that is circulating by the ‘increasing’ number of opponents to the new cruise ship berthing facility. I say ‘increasing’ because this would seem to be the…
The Editor Speaks: Water
Did you know that we are in the middle of “World Water Week”? It runs from Sunday 26 August to Friday 31 August I was not. I was made aware when I was sent two stories for publishing from World…
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The Editor Speaks: Cayman Islands coast guard service
It’s official. We now have a Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Agency. Yesterday (Mon 27) at a hastily announced Press Conference, Premier Alden McLaughlin announced Robert Scotland, Leo Anglin and Charles Clifford as heads of the new agency. See…
The Editor Speaks: Airport security staff need to be polite
There would seem to be some training needed for our security staff to be POLITE! I have noticed it too at the airport and now a frequent visitor to our islands has complained on tripadvisor. This is what the visitor…
