The Editor Speaks: Human rights
Human Rights Day passed with hardly a whimper last Sunday (10). There were no Ministerial messages to remind us how important the day is here in the Cayman Islands. This is probably because we live in a country where human…
The Editor Speaks: The Blacklist
I am not talking about the excellent ‘Blacklist’ television network show but THE BLACKLIST. The one the Cayman Islands escaped by a whisker of not being included on by the EU. We are on the GREYLIST! In an excellent article…
The Editor speaks: When is it time to put down an old dog?
Our elderly dog Sugar, a German Shepherd Mutt, is 13 years old plus, and has gone blind and deaf. She walks slowly and has difficulty in getting up. Our friends and family all tell us it’s time for Sugar to…
The Editor Speaks: The Cayman Marathon
The 2017 Caribbean Marathon was as usual a magnificent success. Over 100 participants, and crowds of people, young and old, watched the competitors running, panting, sweating and walking the roads of Grand Cayman. It was well organised with volunteer marshals…
The Editor Speaks: The other side of the story
I have been discussing with a lady from Cayman Brac (who does not want her name disclosed) re artist “Foots” Kynes activities on the Brac that has incited the many locals to act aggressively against him. I have promised to…
The Editor Speaks: A good man leaves
I have to confess, when Neil Lavis arrived here from the UK to take up his job as Director of Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service, I didn’t think he would last twelve months. He not only had to battle…
The Editor Speaks: How much for a new courthouse?
At the Finance Committee this week we learnt that the government has spent over $1M on reports exploring the “where, what and when?” on a new courthouse. It has taken ten years to come to no conclusion whatsoever, except we…
The Editor Speaks: Black Friday and Thanksgiving
Thursday (23) is the American Thanksgiving. Over the years I have lived here (35+), I have watched Thanksgiving celebrations grow, especially the Restaurants, primarily because of the large number of American tourists and now with the increase of American workers…
The Editor Speaks: Men
How many of you celebrated International Men’s Day last Sunday (19)? The Government sponsored Cayman Islands “celebrations” comprised a Men and Boys church service at Savannah United Church on Sunday. Rooster 101 had a roundtable at 7:30am last Friday and…
The Editor Speaks: The law was not followed but……
Jobs for Caymanians! That is the trumpet call. Laws were put into place to protect Caymanians. Transparency. Caymanians must have the opportunity to take the top jobs. This applies, especially when the jobs are Government bodies. When our most proven…
