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The Editor Speaks: Forecasters predictions for hurricane seasons

Last year the forecasters predictions for 2017 hurricane season were wrong. The below normal forecast turned out to be well over the normal. This year the crystal ball is showing them near- or above-normal hurricanes. Forecasters predict a 35 percent…

The Editor Speaks: How media slants a story because of bias

The media, a name tag I have to admit to, knows how to slant a story and slanting a story to the way the Editor in Chief, columnist, media owner, etc, wants is now the norm. One only has to…

The Editor Speaks: Constitutional changes instigates unified fighting talk

Full marks to Cayman’s Premier Alden McLaughlin for going ahead with dialogue with UK’s Prime Minister, Teresa May, to clarify and amend parts of the Cayman Islands Constitution. Speaking at a Press Conference, yesterday (23), McLaughlin said this was to…

The Editor Speaks: Where were you and where are ‘they’ going?

The ‘they’ is the new Royal couple. I suppose more correct, I should have queried what TV channel were you watching the Royal Wedding last Saturday? However, I know of a number of private breakfast parties and brunches that took…

The Editor Speaks: More concerns relating to water related deaths

This Editorial is further to the one I wrote and published here on May 16 2018 sub-titled “Seventh water related death”. I have received a number of correspondence about the Editorial and, although they have given me permission to publish…

The Editor Speaks: Sorry, time up!

There is no bell but “time is up”. No, this isn’t the publican shouting out in his Pub that there can be no more drinks served. This is far more serious. We are dealing here with court cases that fail…

The Editor Speaks: Seventh water related death

It was with much astonishment and sadness to learn of another water related death in our waters today. Only last Thursday, Doris Ann Sarauer, 64, who was visiting the Cayman Islands from Minnesota in the United States, was snorkelling off…

The Editor Speaks: Don’t blame me. It was you who gave me the job

Reading the ramblings from Clement Reid, Director of the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands to the government auditors re his major breaches of recruitment laws and procedures, unauthorised spending and other personnel and general management infractions, I realised his…

The Editor Speaks: A Pit bull and an elderly lady

When I read the press release about the pit bull being shot during a police raid on a house in the Bodden Road area of George Town and then later having to be put down, I did have a certain…

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The Editor Speaks: Another public scandal

And so the list goes on with public officials, normally being suspended on full pay whilst inquiries are ongoing, when criminal activities are suspected. The very latest is now at The Cayman Turtle Centre where a significant amount of cash…