The Editor Speaks: Incredible and incomprehensible
Yesterday (6) our exclusive lead story “More red tape for all Cayman companies” has caused a stir in the financial world but it should have caused a stir in everyone who has a business. It should have caused a stir…
The Editor Speaks: The rubber stamp of approval
Why should we be surprised that Premier McKeeva’s Bush’s $4.5M Nation Building Fund (NBF) passed through without any opposition? It’s an excellent idea. Opposition leader, Alden McLaughlin, said, “We are not opposed to the concept of nation building. We are…
The Editor Speaks: When will they ever learn?
Pete Seeger’s song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” contains the lines “When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?” To make the question even more demanding it is repeated. The song would become a highly emotional protest…
The Editor Speaks: Why are THEY waiting?
There is something very wrong with a judicial system when two defendants have to wait in custody for nearly six month for their trial. IN CUSTODY!! And the defendants have already been in custody for months. And where is this…
The Editor Speaks: Is bad publicity good?
Although we might like to think that when someone mentions the Cayman Islands it conjures up a picture of beauty, sunshine, clear skies, crystal blue seas, white sand, soft cool breezes and palm trees. This is precisely what our Islands…
The Editor Speaks: CID Super reports carelessness contributes to burglaries
It was sobering words from CID Detective Superintendent Marlon Bodden on Wednesday (29) when he said there were 293 burglaries committed in the Cayman Islands over the first seven months of 2012. And this figure was actually decreasing! But he…
The Editor Speaks: A very angry judge
The RCIPS has been getting, quite rightly, some good press over their recent arrests and charges against the alleged perpetrators of the recent crime wave. Things over at police headquarters seem to be getting better. However, the fall down, is…
The Editor Speaks: Hospital may be Cayman’s lifesaver
The Dr. Shetty Hospital groundbreaking ceremony that took place on Monday at East End was executed with much pomp and circumstance as befits “the largest private sector undertaking in the history of these islands”. If all goes to plan, but…
The Editor Speaks: New school year beckons but no “fanfare” for Clifton Hunter
With the end of summer comes the beginning of a new school year. Every year it comes just the same but every year it is a little different. On Grand Cayman there are some welcome changes. The brand new Clifton…
The Editor Speaks: Press by invitation only and barred. Shame on the premier and shame on the invitees.
It is with much dismay, not only with the Cayman Islands premier, but the majority of Cayman’s media. I am referring to another of the government’s press conferences when only selected media houses are invited and even worse when one…
