The Editor Speaks: Mangoes
Where have all the mangoes gone? Last year the mango tree in our garden was bursting with the sweetest mangoes ever. We were giving away ten times as many as we could eat. This year we have had THREE! The…
The Editor Speaks: Disbelief!
Ever since my twenty-five years plus in the media world here I have shown plenty of disbelief. And plenty of my disbelief prompted me not to run with the story. However, at least fifty per cent of the time my…
The Editor Speaks: Tariffs
When US President Donald Trump started imposing tariffs it would seem not to matter to us living in the Caribbean. If it creates a trade war let the US fight it out with seemingly the rest of the world. Unfortunately…
The Editor Speaks: Seafarers
“Here in the Cayman Islands our rich maritime heritage plays a very important part in determining who we are as a culture. “One thing that many Caymanians and residents have in common, regardless of how recent our arrival, is that…
The Editor Speaks: The Digital age
Cayman Islands Digital Economy conference commenced today (Thu) at the Kimpton Seafire Resort. The agenda included digitising public services, Cayman Islands e-government, the future of financial services, the world of cryptocurrencies and digital identification systems. In his opening address, Cayman’s…
The Editor Speaks: World Refugee Day
Today (20) is World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day commemorates the obstacles refugees face each year, while also celebrating their courage and strength. Since 2001, the United Nations and more than 100 countries have observed World Refugee Day annually on…
The Editor Speaks: Shouldn’t the sea level rise worry us?
“The Antarctic Ice Sheet is an important indicator of climate change and driver of sea-level rise. Here we combine satellite observations of its changing volume, flow and gravitational attraction with modelling of its surface mass balance to show that it…
The Editor Speaks: Blood
Last Thursday, another important day passed by with barely a murmur. Strange, because the subject was blood and without it no living creature here on Earth would exist. It is something we take for granted and we must certainly praise…
The Editor Speaks: The Bible says it’s OK to separate young children from their parents. Shame on all of us.
The above prognoses is the interpretation executed by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He said in a speech to police officers in Indiana: “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to…
The Editor Speaks: Mysteries
I love mysteries. They are the top of my list when reading and watching movies. I love to be surprised and I hate it when I am right after the reading and/or the movie has ended. Often now we see…