My Father’s Day Poem
Roddy By Joan Wilson Roddy – that’s what they called him From birth, right to his grave. He was six foot six inches tall So big and strong and brave. He was one of the finest fathers And…
The Editor Speaks: Against all odds Crown ignores blunders
Why pursue a case when the odds of winning are poor and the odds of an expensive lawsuit when you lose are great? I am not privy to the inner workings or minds of the Crown Prosecution team and I…
The Editor Speaks: Why don’t service companies use texting when it really matters?
Were you, like me, annoyed at the seemingly relentless texting during the elections? My telephone was constantly beeping informing me of every meeting C4C, Progressives and most candidates were having. Texting is used by LIME and Digicel informing us of…
The Editor Speaks: Is there really a level playing field?
The most common definitions of the expression “level playing field” are: “a situation that is fair to all; a situation where everyone has the same opportunity. If we started off with a level playing field, everyone would have an…
The Editor Speaks: Complacent or prepared?
Are you complacent or prepared? I am referring to the 2013 Hurricane Season that started June 1st and already we have had a named storm, Andrea. It formed in the Gulf on June 5th and caused flooding and tornadoes across…
A viewpoint to make you think
Email doing the rounds about fanatics An email crossed our desk about fanatics taking control and supposedly written by Dr. Emanuel Tanya*, a well-known and well-respected psychiatrist. One of our occasional columnists, Carol-Ann Rudy, has done some investigation for me…
The Editor Speaks: Minimum wage is the hot topic
Do we really need a minimum wage? There is much talk of the exploitation of some of our workforce, especially foreign workers, and the Progressives (PPM) campaigned heavily on introducing a minimum wage. The PPM is now the government but…
The Editor Speaks: Rollunder NOT rollover
I hope the number one priority for the new Cayman Islands Government is to scrap the 7 year term limit – the ROLLOVER! There are approximately 1,400 persons currently working here who are past their time. I am not referring…
The Editor Speaks: Can Tempura make Cayman even poorer?
YES!! The Tempura/Operation Cealt disaster is back in the headlines and we have another foreign story on it again from the Jamaica Observer – see iNews Cayman’s story today “Corruption allegations in the Cayman Islands”. If you type the word…
The Gulf of Mexico will really need to be watched closely for TD next week
Friday, May 31, 2013 5:19 am by Rob Lightbown, Crown Weather Services The Gulf of Mexico will be the place to really watch next week for potential tropical development as pretty much all of this morning’s guidance points to a…
