The Editor Speaks: Sex toys
What constitutes a sex toy? When the Cayman Islands Customs Department seized a number of massagers from Reflections because officers were concerned that they were sex toys it immediately opened a can of worms. Every massager can be used as…
The Editor Speaks: Senseless charge that will do much damage
I had hoped and thought positively there would be no charges made against Cayman Brac artist Ronald “Foots” Kynes over the nude sculptures that were displayed on his property and visible to the general public. I was wrong. Common sense…
The Editor Speaks: Senior citizens
I was invited to MC a Senior Citizen’s function held at Elizabethan Square last Saturday evening and I thought I would share my introductory monologue with you: Welcome SENIORS. Senior. Hmmm Not sure if I actually acquaint with that term….
The Editor Speaks: Is our Civil Service value for money?
In the 12 month period between years 2012/2013 the total number of civil servants employed was 3,601. At the lowest end of the scale – under $30.000 nearly 850 persons were employed and at the highest $200,000 and above only…
The Editor Speaks: Multiple sclerosis
The MS Foundation of the Cayman Islands are inviting all Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients and their families to meet Dr. Romnesh de Souza on Oct. 18th at 6 p.m. Dr. de Souza is a consultant in the Neurology Department at…
The Editor Speaks: Upbeat response to Kittiwake after storm snaps its anchors but DOE not so happy
Although Hurricane Nate was 300 miles away from Grand Cayman when it thankfully passed us by, it still managed to snap the anchors of our shipwreck dive site, the USS Kittiwake. The ship tilted over on to its side and…
The Editor Speaks: Dark days
On May 19th 1780 at around noon, much of New England — meaning much of the new America — went black. At midday, it was midnight. This was not an electrical blackout, of course; homes and businesses did not have…
The Editor Speaks: Where the boys are outnumbered by the girls
Wikipedia states: “In anthropology and demography, the human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. More data are available for humans than for any other species, and the human sex ratio is more studied than…
The Editor Speaks: Plea bargains
The idea for this Editorial was given to me by local lawyer Peter Polack. Need I say more…… On Friday June 2nd 2017 The Plea Negotiations and Agreement Act, 2017, which provides for a system of plea bargaining for persons…
The Editor Speaks: Vehicle collisions
I am not surprised there were 22 motor vehicle collisions reported to the police over this past weekend, 29 September to 1 October. This continued the trend here in the Cayman Islands and particularly on Grand Cayman of numerous road…
