The Editor Speaks: One good apple in a barrel
One bad apple in a barrel of good apples will eventually turn all the barrels there into rotten ones. Wouldn’t it be nice if it worked the other way? Sadly, no. At least among all the stories of corrupt bankers…
The Editor Speaks: The banks and their “dark pool”
In one of our stories today (see Barclays and Credit Suisse are fined over US ‘dark pools’ filed under PUBLISHER’S CHOICE] it gives an explanation of Banks “Dark Pool”: “The “dark” in “dark pools” is supposed to be a good…
The Editor Speaks: The “Over-Throwers cry “Foul”
“It is ironic that those who have created the current instability in government, either by crossing the floor or inveigling others to do so, now fear the outcome of the democratic process of elections. They must ask themselves why”. Those…
The Editor Speaks: Plans to extend ORIA runway
When I first arrived in the Cayman Islands almost 35 years ago there were plans to extend the runway at Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman. 35 years later and nothing has changed. However, there is a General Election…
The Editor Speaks: Why would we be surprised and disappointed?
The general reaction here in the Cayman Islands to the BBC TV programme that featured the Cayman Islands in a negative way, has been looked at with surprise by the people that contributed to it and they are also disappointed….
The Editor Speaks: Who is the hypocrite?
I found ex Chamber of Commerce boss Johann Moxam’s accusation that the Progressives were vote buying and of hypocrisy was like the pot calling the kettle black. Moxam made his comments on CITN/Cayman27’s “The Panel” programme and if anyone was…
The Editor Speaks: Heroes Day for everyone excluding UK officers?
The Heroes Day celebrations last Monday (25) were a great affair. The turnout from the public to watch the event in Heroes Square was one of the biggest I believe. It might have had something to do with the weather,…
The Editor Speaks: Child murder not guilty verdict “disappointing” but correct
The Police Commissioner said after the verdict was announced that Devon Anglin has been found not guilty for a second time for the murder of 4-year-old Jeremiah Barnes it was “disappointing”. I agree with him although I believe it would…
The Editor Speaks: The silent police but they don’t want us to be silent – they want our cooperation
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service want the public’s cooperation and speak out but it has to be a two way street. They will only get cooperation when they get the public’s trust. And what happened in the two incidents…
The Editor Speaks: And the real reason I will not caucus with the Progressives is….?
Winston Connolly after a week ago saying he was staying with the Progressives issued a Press Release saying the opposite. Winston Connolly Press Release in full: “Ensuring opportunities for current and future generations of Caymanians is one of the platforms…
