The Editor speaks: Referendum Judicial Review wraps up
It has always seemed ironic to me that the Cruise Port Referendum (CPR) group, who have been pushing for a Referendum and got their wish, are now saying the Referendum Law, passed by the Legislative Assembly last month should be…
The Editor speaks: Technology to be further be embraced to help our Courts do their job
Hurrah to our Chief Justice, Anthony Smellie. In his speech at the opening of the 2020 Law Courts last week, one of his insights is to see the introduction of an electronic ticketing system through which traffic offenders can instantly…
The Editor speaks: Government have only themselves to blame for the Referendum delay
I can only lament at the terrible way our Government have gone about convincing all of us who supported the proposed Cruise/Port dock that perhaps it is not a good idea. The closed door mentality over some of the simplest…
The Editor speaks: Can one own a Canadian?
On her radio show, Dr. Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, written by…
The Editor speaks: Government agencies have “too much red tape to humbug progress”
How many times have we, the public at large, had to deal with government agencies executing willy nilly “too much red tape to humbug progress”? All the time. And now our Lord Chief Justice,Anthony Smellie, has encountered it and uttered…
The Editor speaks: It’s Hot, Hot, Hot! And even hotter!
It’s not just outside on the land that’s getting more hot – so is the sea – and even hotter! The science journal, “Advances in Atmospheric Sciences” has concluded the past five consecutive years were the top five warmest years…
Xmas trees for mulch/”Recycled pitiful me” – The Publisher speaks
We have been asked to repeat the PSA below and it seemed to be appropriate to also repeat my poem I wrote about the “merry mulch”. DEH set to collect Christmas trees for Mulch The Department of Environmental Health (DEH)…
The Editor speaks: Is China good for the Caribbean?
We have published two articles today, both Commentaries, both on similar subject matter – CHINA, and both with differing views. One is from a regular Commentator we publish, Sir Ronald Sanders, and the other a first for us, Evan Ellis,…
The Editor speaks: I’m a blue-eyed boy
The idiom, blue eyed boy or blue eyed girl, refers to a someone who is liked, admired and often favoured by someone in authority. It is an expression more often used in Britain and Australia than in American English, and…
The Editor speaks: How long have we all been saying “We need a new prison”?
Over the last twenty-five years and more there have been visits from overseas prison inspectors, prison directors, senior prison officers, judges, MLA’s et.al., and they all say the same thing: “The Cayman Islands needs a new prison.” The last UK’s…