The Editor Speaks: To be or not to be: that is the question
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles…… From Hamlet To be or not to be …. against a sea of troubles The sea…
The ice bar cometh
Despite objections from Elmslie Memorial United Church, plans have been approved by the Central Planning Authority for a waterfront bar made from ice in George Town’s Flagship building, only a few yards from the church. Minister Dave Hazle said the…
The Editor Speaks: How much did the “antics” of the UDP government actually cost us?
This is the season of a “new beginning” and “working together” so I had better not put a “spanner into the works” and ask the question “how much did the “antics” of the UDP government actually cost us?” For ‘antics’…
Father who sexually abuses his 8year old daughter has lenient sentence doubled
A West Bay father (45) who sexually molested his 8 year old daughter and received only a nine month jail sentence from Cayman’s Chief Magistrate, Nova Hall, has had the nine months doubled to 18 after appeal. The offender actually…
Backbencher announces initiative to find jobs for young Caymanians
Speaking to CNS, government backbencher and Bodden Town representative Al Suckoo, said: “I am taking the initiative to meet with our students and assist them because of the growing number of complaints from young people stating that they are not…
2005 story involving Cayman’s Nicola Williams
The following story was sent to me by a reader after my editorial yesterday (published January12 2014) under the headline “Internal Police Investigations”. My editorial was on the announcement that Cayman Islands Commissioner of Police, David Baines, is to be…
Cotton Tree makes Caribbean Journal’s “The Cool List 2014”
The only Cayman Islands hotel to make Caribbean Journal’s “The Cool List: The Caribbean’s Coolest Hotels For 2014” is Heather Lockington’s “Cotton Tree”. “The Cotton Tree isn’t like any other property in the Cayman Islands. The handful of plantation-style cottages…
The Editor Speaks: At least DISCUSS GANJA MLAs
Burns Connolly is becoming frustrated with the negative response from Minister of Health Osbourne Bodden’s initial response to his campaign to have at the very least a national discussion on whether it’s time to legalise the use of ganja (marijuana)…
The Editor Speaks: I am worried
I am a worried man today. I am worried because my editorial can be misconstrued, as I do not have the full facts. My sources for the editorial are from second and third hand reports that I have received. Never-the-less,…
Mentally ill prisoners
In my Editorial today concerning worries, I have highlighted the decision of a Cayman Islands magistrate in refusing bail on a petty robbery committed by a man with severe mental problems. This despite pleadings by the man’s lawyer to have…
