The Editor Speaks: Alarming report on diesel tank fire
“The primary investigation was conducted over a period of four (4) months and concludes that SOL, through its employees and contractors did not take all reasonable precaution as required by relevant code, standards and best practices to which it subscribes…
The Editor Speaks: Missing: Yellow lines! Missing: Road sweeper! [UPDATE- sweeper found, missing white lines]
Have you noticed the missing yellow lines along our roads? I have to admit I hadn’t until it was brought to my attention by one of our readers. This is what he wrote to The NRA: Dear Mr Parchment I…
The Editor Speaks: When silence is not golden
When it comes to all government bodies silence is their normal way of acting. However, silence is not always golden because it causes speculation. And speculation is more than often wrong and harmful. More than often when the true facts…
The Editor Speaks: Missing cruise ship member found but why the delay?
On Wednesday 28th March we received a Police Report that a crew member on the MSC Opera which arrived in Cayman on Thursday 22nd March and departed the same day was left behind. The police requested Cayman’s media to ask…
The Editor Speaks: “Universal Health: Everyone, Everywhere”. When will the waiting end?
The slogan “Universal Health: Everyone, Everywhere” is the theme for World Health Day on Saturday 7th April. The campaign calls on representatives of governments, academia and civil society to stimulate dialogue on policies that can help achieve health for all…
The Editor Speaks: What did Easter mean for you?
Did you celebrate Easter by going to church? I hope you did. If you didn’t, what did you do? Easter is supposedly a celebration of Christ’s Resurrection. Therefore, being in a Christian country, shouldn’t appearing in a Christian church over…
The Editor Speaks: Pedro meets Anwar
There was a large crowd of people at Pedro St. James last Monday evening to meet and welcome Cayman Islands new Governor Anwar Choudhury. He was there with his wife Momina and their three children – one a baby of…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman Islands new Governor
His Excellency Governor Anwar Choudhury arrived here in the Cayman Islands on Monday 26th March. Accompanying him was his wife and family that included a very young baby. Governor Choudhury is the Cayman Islands very first Muslim Governor that stirred…
The Editor Speaks: Poetry
World Poetry Day passed me by this year without a murmur. It was last Wednesday 21st. As my wife, Joan, is a poet I am in the doghouse. To make amends at the end of this little piece I have…
The Editor Speaks: Garbage and prison
I am not saying that garbage and prisons go together like hell and high water. What I am saying is that the woeful garbage situation and the woeful overcrowded conditions at our prison go together. We could even give it…
