The Editor Speaks: Health waste
When it comes to HEALTH government is a past master at wasting our funds. Whether it is the real, hard, natural waste or the medical health both manage to waste our funds. We have just learnt that Richard Simms, the…
The Editor Speaks: Hunger strikes
Hunger strikes are not new. They have been going on for centuries. It’s one of the few ways prisoners can draw attention to themselves and their plight. It’s normally an act of desperation. Occasionally, here in the Cayman Islands, we…
The Editor Speaks: When offensive swear words become acceptable
Maren Morris – “Rich” “Is money falling from the sky…(ka-ching, ka-ching) s**t I’d be rich FACEBOOK: Country singer Maren Morris fantasizes about living large in the new song “Rich,” off her upcoming debut album ‘Hero.’ She also tosses a few…
The Editor Speaks: When we bring Big Brother on ourselves
I have an instant hate of the ‘Big Brother Is Watching You’ that governments around the world have been installing. From cameras placed outside watching our every movement and cameras house owners/business owners actually themselves install inside their dwellings/places of…
The Editor Speaks: Meagre pensions
The number of Cayman Islands elderly persons who receive meagre pensions and are losing their homes for mortgage defaults are rising. Premier Alden McLaughlin confirmed this in the LA saying more and more people at present need support from government….
The Editor Speaks: Happy Independence Day (July 4th) to the USA
Being British, I laughingly tell my American friends that July 4th is an equally big celebration in Great Britain. With extra emphasis on the ‘Great’! They look amazed and normally say “Really. Why?” I answer back. “It’s the day we…
The Editor Speaks: Foul, smelly, brown, weed on our beaches is an unsolved problem
We have published today another article on the foul-smelling brown plant that has invaded beaches all across the Caribbean, including here in the Cayman Islands, and along the Atlantic coast of Florida. The article from The Weather Channel claims it…
The Editor Speaks: Mangoes
Where have all the mangoes gone? Last year the mango tree in our garden was bursting with the sweetest mangoes ever. We were giving away ten times as many as we could eat. This year we have had THREE! The…
The Editor Speaks: Disbelief!
Ever since my twenty-five years plus in the media world here I have shown plenty of disbelief. And plenty of my disbelief prompted me not to run with the story. However, at least fifty per cent of the time my…
The Editor Speaks: Tariffs
When US President Donald Trump started imposing tariffs it would seem not to matter to us living in the Caribbean. If it creates a trade war let the US fight it out with seemingly the rest of the world. Unfortunately…
