The Editor Speaks: If Moses went into our ‘Burning’ Bush
If Moses was alive and well here in the Cayman Islands and he was beckoned to go into the McKeeva ‘Burning’ Bush he would come out and present us with a set of tablets containing commandments/laws that would sound as…
The Editor Speaks: There is more good than bad
In Her Excellency the Governor Mrs Helen Kilpatrick’s Throne Speech delivered last Friday (15) to the Legislative Assembly she has commended Premier Alden McLaughlin and his government for the “excellent work” they have done “In keeping public finances on course…
The Editor Speaks: I must be plain daft!
Virgin Islands Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty in our article today “V.I. tourism community looks to opening of Cuba”: “….. the maxim ‘a rising tide raises all boats’ should hold true. This news puts the spotlight on the Caribbean region as a…
The Editor Speaks: It’s over when it’s over and it is over!
“It is important for all sectors of the community to support the Commissioner and members of the RCIPS in their continued fight against crime on behalf of the people of the Cayman Islands. We should not tolerate false criticisms and…
The Editor Speaks: When people can’t be helped
“You can’t help people who can’t help themselves” is a popular saying. And it is to a certain extent true. If statistics are proof then the saying is true. Cayman Islands Finance Minister, Marco Archer, gave us some statistics last…
The Editor Speaks: Why we should remember/Letter to the Editor
Editorial Why we should remember This weekend it is Remembrance Day. Many of us will be at Elmslie Memorial Church to watch the moving ceremony there as we remember. The majority of those there will not have anything to remember….
The Editor Speaks: Baffling why employers fight to employ expats
As someone who has employed many staff I can speak from experience. Even eliminating the ‘employ a Caymanian first obligation’ why would an employer want to go to all the additional hassle of work-permit fees, lodgings, application form filling, etc….
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
The Editor Speaks: Police hear complaints even when major crimes are declining
It must have been disheartening for officers of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service who were at the East End Community Meeting on Thursday (8) that they had organised. Even with statistics showing major crime is actually down, the general…
The Editor speaks: “… the release of the documents held for … Operation T*** … would not be in the public interest.”
If you filled in the blanks as (T) -“EMPURA” you would be wrong. The wording “the release … would not be in the public interest” is the main reason given for the non-publication of the Operation Tempura documents by the…