The Editor Speaks: I have to feel sorry for the Hewitts
I have known Gordon Hewitt for a very long time and I was responsible for handing over my reign as the Pirates Week Governor to him, especially as he had a likeness to one of our past governors. I have…
The Editor Speaks: I hope ‘Ze’ isn’t encouraged here in Cayman
iNews Cayman has a story published today from Newsmax under the title “Oxford University students asked to use gender neutral pronoun ‘Ze’”. “Students at Oxford University have been encouraged to use gender neutral pronouns such as “ze” rather than “he”…
The Editor Speaks: Cruise ship terminal – hot potato on all sides and centre
If there ever was a hot potato in the Cayman Islands it is a cruise berthing facility. Any government is damned if they go ahead and equally damned if they don’t. That is where the independent members stand a better…
The Editor Speaks: No more waving
It is a very sad picture of our times when we no longer can wave at people. Apparently thousands of people have broken through the tight security and personal freedom net at airports all over the world to welcome the…
The Editor Speaks: Peace
In the Christian Church’s calendar we are in the week of Peace. If you read the news like I have to there is precious peace going on. In fact has the world ever seen complete peace? The answer is No…
The Editor Speaks: December – the month of Christmas Spirit
Are you feeling the Christmas Spirit? You should. In fact you should be in the swing of it. Christmas lights were going up from the middle of last month. Our roundabouts that are sponsored by companies and even individuals are…
The Editor Speaks: AIDS
World AID’s Day Thursday 1st December. Premier Alden McLaughlin delivered a message supporting World AID’s Day here in the Cayman Islands and congratulating “the excellent work being done by the Health Services Authority, Cayman AIDS Foundation and the Red Cross…
The Editor Speaks: Upon death are all dictators forgiven?
THE HATE OF MEN WILL PASS, AND DICTATORS DIE, AND THE POWER THEY TOOK FROM THE PEOPLE WILL RETURN TO THE PEOPLE. AND SO LONG AS MEN DIE, LIBERTY WILL NEVER PERISH. – Charlie Chaplin I am not surprised at…
The Editor Speaks: I NEVER EVER use the word “AWESOME” until…..
The over use of the word “Awesome” makes me cringe. And I have never used it in my whole life until ….. well actually twice and the last time was only two weeks ago, What exactly does the word “Awesome”…
The Editor Speaks: Freedom of the press
One of our stories today is headlined “Panama condemned for jailing journalist on ‘baseless’ charges”. Journalist being jailed for telling the truth and exposing corruption is becoming the norm now. Once upon a time even Dictators were frightened of the…
