Message from The Hon. Rolston Anglin, JP Minister of Education, Training and Employment For International Day of Persons with Disabilities
This Saturday, 3 December, the Cayman Islands will join hundreds of countries across the globe in observing International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The United Nations theme “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development”…
Giving inexpensive Christmas gifts
Giving inexpensive Christmas gifts doesn’t mean becoming cheap. As the saying goes, “It’s the thought that counts.” Of course giving away something as tacky as a piece of candy is just plain cheap. Make a Christmas list. Write down the…
I am so happy – a reply from Steven
My article re “Damaging article about Grand Cayman” received a reply from Steven Knipp. Mr. Knipp is the journalist who wrote “The Story of the Rise and Fall of the Cayman Islands” in Highbrow Magazine. He didn’t like my piece…
3 Reasons to Send Business Christmas Cards
If you’ve never sent business holiday cards, or don’t make a point of sending them out every year, here are five reasons why you should start: 1. Meet Expectations. Although the adage, “It’s better to give than to receive,” is…
More bad news for the RCIPS
It was both a good day and a bad day last Tuesday (29) when the Court of Appeal quashed the murder convictions of Patrick McField, Osbourne Douglas and Brandon Leslie. It was a good day because justice can be seen…
Criminal background checks: A necessity now in Cayman?
Everyday the news from the USA tells of violence, murder and sex offenders on the prowl. The scary thing is, it’s now happening here in Cayman. You usually never know who these people might be until it’s too late. How…
We all make mistakes
“An apology makes us a better person” We all make mistakes. Howsoever intelligent we may be, or wealthy, or experienced, because we are human. Only God doesn’t make any mistakes. Some of our mistakes hurt our interest. They don’t hurt…
Forty-eight easy ways to lose weight
“Oh no. Thanksgiving has just gone and now Christmas is coming. I’ve eaten too much and I’m overweight. What do I do?” I have said it and I expect you have, too. But don’t despair. The following are old but…
The Editor speaks: When is bad press really bad?
I have read a lot of bad press concerning the Cayman Islands. I have read many a blog painting a terrible picture of these Islands. However, nothing has made me angrier than Steven Knipp’s piece of garbage he wrote for…
Cricket: The basics and rules
I love cricket and find it amazing how many people don’t understand the game saying it is too difficult to understand. I have to say this to our USA friends, cricket is a much easier game to understand than American…
