The Editor Speaks: Pedro meets Anwar
There was a large crowd of people at Pedro St. James last Monday evening to meet and welcome Cayman Islands new Governor Anwar Choudhury. He was there with his wife Momina and their three children – one a baby of…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman Islands new Governor
His Excellency Governor Anwar Choudhury arrived here in the Cayman Islands on Monday 26th March. Accompanying him was his wife and family that included a very young baby. Governor Choudhury is the Cayman Islands very first Muslim Governor that stirred…
The Editor Speaks: Poetry
World Poetry Day passed me by this year without a murmur. It was last Wednesday 21st. As my wife, Joan, is a poet I am in the doghouse. To make amends at the end of this little piece I have…
The Editor Speaks: Garbage and prison
I am not saying that garbage and prisons go together like hell and high water. What I am saying is that the woeful garbage situation and the woeful overcrowded conditions at our prison go together. We could even give it…
The Editor Speaks: Police try to explain low response to vessel in distress
On Cayman27 last night (Wed 21) Jerrin Carter blasted the RCIPS for their seemingly slow response to his call to them for assistance. Carter, who was at the helm of the 14 foot aluminum vessel Tuesday night (20 March) that…
The Editor Speaks: If the host of Rooster’s Cayman Cross Talk would be removed would the government return to their air waves?
This is a hypothetical question but nearly each day Premier Alden McLaughlin’s government is being slammed since they cancelled their weekly appearances on Cross Talk. The general consensus why this is, that host Woody DaCosta, does not decry and even…
The Editor Speaks: The knives were out for the judge
Grand Court judge in the Cayman Islands, Ingrid Mangatal, pleaded guilty last week to driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving. Judge Mangatal, former judge of the Jamaican Supreme Court was fined a total of CI$600 and her…
The Editor Speaks: Exercise for Tsunami Warning. What about drills?
Throughout the morning today, we, along with other local news media outlets have been receiving a Tsunami Warning from Joint Communications Service. Don’t be alarmed it was only an EXERCISE! This is what we received: Joint Communications Service Tsunami Warning…
The Editor Speaks: Why do people drink and drive?
Every time the RCIPS post their latest statistics of motoring offences, the one that tops the list is DUI – Driving Under the Influence. Strange title but we all know what it means – “the crime or offense of driving…
The Editor Speaks: Where government wastes our money
Sue Winspear, Auditor General of the Cayman Islands, has just issued a report how effectively the Government manages its use of consultants and temporary staff. Her conclusion: “The Government does not generally plan or project its need for consultants, with…
