The Editor Speaks: Church and political endorsements
Should churches endorse political candidates in general elections? Should churches endorse candidates who give them money? These questions have been particularly raised now with an election looming in May and our country’s former premier, McKeeva Bush, dipping his hands into…
Dive Adventure: Grand Cayman
By Michael Zeigler Amazing underwater photography opportunities abound in Grand Cayman When I heard that my employer’s annual “Apex Award” trip in January was to Grand Cayman (sweet!), I immediately started mentally preparing for all of the great underwater photo…
The Editor Speaks: Four ‘shocking’ disclosures at government press briefing
Disclosure 1 Three announcements were made at the Thursday Government Press briefing last Thursday (21). Mark Simmonds, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Overseas Territories (OT) Minister has asked the Cayman Islands government to allow official observers to cover our general election….
Letter to the Editor from Anon
Non-Profit Organizations receiving Grant Monies Must Be Audited at least Twice a Year Joining the heated discussion of corruption in the nation-building fund. Why don’t the Auditor general audit these local churches in the Cayman Islands making them accountable for…
The Editor Speaks: More leaks pour on Miller
One of the companies we used to report our home water leaks to was a local company called Miller’s Plumbing. In no time, Mr Miller and his plumber’s mate were there to stop the fault and everything was water leak…
The Editor Speaks: Thank you Mac for the laugh of the week
I am still laughing. Lots. I have to thank our ex-premier (and as he likes to be now known, Cayman’s First Premier), McKeeva Bush, for making it happen. I was with the cheerful Eastern Avenue “boys” and Mac supporters on…
Letter to the Editor from Kenneth Bryan
Stop the fighting, we are watching! As the youngest candidate so far who has made intentions to run for public office, I feel as though I have to speak up on behalf of the younger voters and a percentage of…
The Editor Speaks: I told you so…….
On February 11th I wrote: “After a quiet few weeks a storm is brewing” I started off my Editorial, “With Government announcing that the Dart Deal was a Done Deal as it relates to the closure of the West Bay…
The Editor Speaks: Will Cayman ever get an environmental minster who actually cares?
Seemingly, every Cayman Islands Minister for the Environment taking that responsible position for a long time now has been dragging their feet on every proposal put forward by the Department of the Environment (DoE). What is worse, the present minister,…
The Editor Speaks: The new thieves’ code
After a week or so of sympathy at the chronic conditions prisoners have been enduring at our police cells and Northward Prison, it has been tempered by the spate of robberies and some make me sick to my stomach. The…
