The Editor Speaks: Renovation is better than nothing and more diplomacy
With government having little funds, although they seem to still have plenty to throw away on what they deem to be necessary (political vote winners are top) it was with a beaming smile Education Minister, Rolston Anglin, opened the first…
The Editor Speaks: Legal aid proposals
The Cayman Islands government is pushing to require all private attorneys to provide at least 25 hours of pro bono services a year or pay an annual fee if they want to opt out. The proposed bill comes as the…
Spiritually Speaking
Did Christ commit suicide? If Christ hadn’t died the way he did would there be Christianity? Christ was never a Christian. He was a Jew and died a Jew. He had been given enough ‘outs’ to being crucified and according…
The Editor Speaks: What does the word “fair” mean?
The premier said in the LA when he was speaking about the referendum on the One Man, One Vote (OMOV) issue that he was being as fair as possible. Even knowing Mr. Bush as I do I gasped at that….
The Editor Speaks: What a waste
The government’s Water Authority has once again advertised for tenders to be submitted for the acquisition and ownership of “the public wastewater infrastructure on Grand Cayman, and to operate and maintain the sewerage system and to provide wastewater services under…
The Editor Speaks: Kenneth Bryan
I read with some surprise that news journalist Kenneth Bryan of CITN/Cayman 27 fame has resigned from the television station because he is considering trying his hand at politics. Reading one of the usual less informed blogs on Cayman’s favorite…
The Editor Speaks: More questions than answers
Two stories have appeared over the last few days in the “Caymanian Compass” and on “Cayman News Service” (CNS) site concerning the infamous Stan Thomas letter and part of the three investigations the premier is under investigation from the RCIPS….
I want to be wanted
“I Want to be Wanted” was a popular song in 1960 that was sung by American pop/country singer Brenda Lee. Although originally an Italian song it had different English lyrics written by Kim Gannon. The song starts: “(Wanted, wanted) Alone,…
The Editor Speaks: All is well, so we won’t beat about the bush – not today
It would seem on face value that our Premier has done nothing wrong. We have heard his explanations to two of the charges against him and he is Lily white and we can all go on with our sails trimmed,…
The Editor Speaks: Is this a record for a government referendum?
Premier McKeeva Bush’s government must hold a new record. Where else in the world has a government held their own referendum – I will say this twice – their OWN referendum, and officially opposed it? How can they possibly introduce…
