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The Editor Speaks: Is independence McKeeva’s last hope?

It is a well known “secret” that our premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush has longed for the British to pack up their bags and go. He would love to see the Union Jack be struck off the Cayman Islands flag. There…

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The Editor and Publisher speak: Robbery, verbal attacks and a thirteenth generation (250 years) Caymanian apology

It is a very sad day for the Cayman Islands to have to write this editorial. by: Colin Wilson and Joan Wilson Our editorial started out to slam the scumbags (Colin’s choice words) that crawled out of their sewers to…

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The Editor Speaks: CUC want more

So not content with handing us with awfully high electricity bills over the last three years, with all sorts of formulas designed in their favour to beat out the last dollar we have, they want more. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC)…

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The Editor Speaks: Two years is two years too long

The one thing that I can agree with, that was oft repeated in CITN-Cayman27’s “The Panel” programme on Tuesday (1), was why it has taken two years of police investigations into a letter supposedly sent by Mr. Bush to Texan…

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The Editor Speaks: The Cayman Islands press is unfair

It is astounding that politicians, government officials, et al, blame the Cayman Islands press for speculation and actually having the temerity to actually publish the news that according to The RCIPS Commissioner, David Baines, is “not fair.” “Whilst I appreciate…

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The Editor Speaks: No confidence vote looks doomed

With at least one UDP cabinet member publically stating he will be supporting Premier McKeeva Bush despite the three police investigations surrounding him, the opposition’s no confidence motion is doomed. Health Minister Mark Scotland said that all of the UDP…

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The Editor Speaks: Almost unbelievable

On Wednesday (25) Austin Harris on his radio talk-show “Cayman Crosstalk” with co-anchor Gilbert McLean, made the almost unbelievable announcement that the Hurley’s group had been “held hostage” because of the show. “The deal is fire Gilbert and Austin and…

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The Editor Speaks: Thank you Mr. Bush for giving me something to write about.

It is a hard job writing a fresh editorial every day of the week. It has been relatively easy recently with our premier McKeeva Bush in pole position. Thank you Mr. Bush. There is even a morsel concerning him today…

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Morality Part Two

Giving does not have to be monetary, it can be in other forms, such as giving time or knowledge. This bring us to our next example of morality reduction that has been in existence here. Many parents today are not…

Morality: Part 1

Have we lost the basic principle of morality? Do we actually know now what it means? The recently retired Anglican Lord Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Reid, once questioned the moral authority of Jamaica’s…