The Editor speaks: When is bad press really bad?
I have read a lot of bad press concerning the Cayman Islands. I have read many a blog painting a terrible picture of these Islands. However, nothing has made me angrier than Steven Knipp’s piece of garbage he wrote for…
The Editor speaks: Should we ban jet skis?
Jet skis are banned on Tobago’s south west peninsula, no jet skis are allowed in Anguilla, and they cannot be used in the British Virgin Islands. I have to ask the question, “Should jet skis/wave runners be banned here?” In…
British Bobbies leave
It was no surprise to me to hear the negative feedback regarding the announcement by RCIPS Commissioner, David Baines, that twelve members of the UK officers who came to assist our police here have left. I even had a respected…
The Editor speaks: Christmas cracker crackdown by RCIPS
If any one has any complaining to do about the RCIPS’s seasonal police road safety crackdown this year, codenamed Operation Christmas Cracker, beginning on Monday 28th Nov., we have only ourselves to blame. “Last year we were so disappointed by…
Power to the Police
One of John Lennon’s famous songs is “Power to the People.” The song has been a rallying cry ever since. Actually people’s power, especially in the Western Countries has diminished. In the wake of terrorist threats, 9/11, and similar events…
“The lady doth protest too much” and hats off to ‘Killa’
Queen Gertrude added the word ‘methinks’ at the end of the above quotation from Hamlet Act 3, scene 2. It means that the lady objects so much as to lose credibility. It seems to me we are in danger of…
New White Paper produces mixed signals
I have to echo premier Hon McKeeva Bush’s praise for the UK and CI Relationship Review Committee headed by Mr. Lemuel Hurlston for their hard work in such a short time frame. They consulted with the people of the Cayman…
One man, vote for all
I quote from Wikipedia: ‘“One man, one vote’ (or one person, one vote) is a slogan that has been used in many parts of the world where campaigns have arisen for universal suffrage. It became particularly prevalent in less developed…
The Editor speaks: Reply to Premier’s attack
Well, I have got my just desserts. In my Editorial of Nov. 11th titled “Deaf Ears”, I complained no one was listening. I said, “Our paid politicians ignore the editorials. They don’t care what we say. Only one time did…
Education and RCIPS record keeping
I salute Education Minister Rolston Anglin for initiating the new academic criteria for students’ graduation from government schools. (Please see our story “Schools Shake Up” Thu 17 Nov.) Students will no longer be said to have ‘graduated’ simply by turning…
