The Editor Speaks: I opened the window and in flew Enza
There was a little girl, and she had a little bird, And she called it by the pretty name of Enza; But one day it flew away, but it didn’t go to stay, For when she raised the window, in-flu-Enza….
The Editor Speaks: Immigration nonsense
I can fully understand how people here find our immigration department woeful. And I am using a nice word. Listen to this ridiculous nonsense that I have encountered over a simple reference. I have been married to a Caymanian for…
The Editor Speaks: Black History Month
Black History Month is February. One of our stories today, “Bichotte commemorates Black History Month’ had prompted my attention that we had not mentioned it. We should have done, but as it is a predominantly American celebration perhaps that will…
The Editor Speaks: Social media and the use of police to collect fines.
If it wasn’t for social media a lot of things that we now see would not be reported. That is a good thing. Yes. And no. I have always had a good respect for our police as a whole. They…
The Editor Speaks: Forms
How many of us like filling in forms? If you do, you need to be assessed. Please fill in this form. And if you were assessed less than three years ago you must be reassessed. Please fill in this form….
The Editor Speaks: Invisible learning may become visible
Learning, if one reads our media (and I include this publication) has seemed invisible at some of our schools, especially government run ones, and it has been with interest to see how soon our new Minister for Education Juliana O’Connor-Connolly…
The Editor Speaks: May, wanted, could, facts
Of those four words which one is the one to be believed? It would appear to be a very easy question to answer but is it? When was the last time you read or heard a media report that included…
The Editor Speaks: The oldest profession in the world
Writer Rudyard Kipling started his 1888 book “ In Black and White“ with this sentence – “Lalun is a member of the most ancient profession in the world.” Lalun is a prostitute. One of our prospective contenders in last year’s…
The Editor Speaks: School drop outs
There has been much in our local media regarding the schools, especially the government run ones, suggesting the teaching staff are to blame for the low standard of education being taught there. I have written a number of editorials on…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman Tourism
“Today, the business volume of tourism equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, food products or automobiles. Tourism has become one of the major players in international commerce, and represents at the same time one of the main income…
