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Social injustice and political corruption

Posted on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 08:40 in
Byline: 
Dr Frank McField

Cayman’s news media houses are finally reaping the fruits of our political discontent which they cleverly helped to sow over the past four years. And politics with their assistance has again been turned into a game played only by the rich and their proxies. The cliché of freedom of information and freedom of speech is again only relevant if the candidates can pay them to be read, heard or seen.

Gender gaps in health

Posted on Fri, 03/15/2013 - 11:41 in
Byline: 
Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender & Housing

From birth to death, human beings experience a wide range of emotional, psychological and physical experiences that shape our lives and inevitably can affect the state of our health and well-being. These experiences and our reactions to them can be quite different depending on whether you are a boy or a girl, or a woman or man.

Accountability, senior civil service & statutory boards

Posted on Sun, 03/10/2013 - 15:09 in
Byline: 
Aristophanes Duckpond

The disclosures of the past few weeks have made me wonder whether senior civil servants and members of government boards have ever heard of the concepts of honesty, accountability and the rule of law. In theory, the civil service falls under the responsibility of the Governor, but the present reality appears to be that crafty and less than scrupulous politicians have a different idea.

Convenient scapegoats: "Tax Havens"

Posted on Fri, 03/08/2013 - 06:41 in
Byline: 
Just Commentin'

Adolph Hitler was one of the most infamous examples of a politician skilled at deflecting the blame for a country's woes to others so as to take the people's focus away from fundamental problems on the home front  The ploy worked for a while, Hitler rose to power as Fuhrer and the Jews suffered as Nazi scapegoats.  In the end, Hitler put a gun to his head as Allied forces marched on Berlin and the Third Reich ended rather ingloriously.

Gender gaps in the workforce

Posted on Mon, 03/04/2013 - 10:07 in
Byline: 
Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender & Housing

There are multiple gender gaps relating to economic activity in the Cayman Islands, including who works and where they are employed. The 2010 Census of Population and Housing found that the unemployment rate was higher among males (6.7%) than females (5.8%). Females were more likely to not be participating in the labour force at all -- 20.6% compared with 13.7% of males.

United we must stand

Posted on Mon, 02/25/2013 - 17:39 in
Byline: 
CayStudent

Too often in this day and age the youth are not too interested in the political affairs of their country—which presents a problem, especially in the Cayman Islands. It is usually the case that they think politics does not concern them when in actuality government actions encompass the entire population.

Stop the fighting, we are watching!

Posted on Wed, 02/20/2013 - 09:11 in
Byline: 
Kenneth Bryan

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 mature voters when I urge that we keep the 2013 election campaign a clean one. As a voice for younger voters, we do not appreciate the personal attacks aired by some individuals in the political arena. 

Gender gaps in education

Posted on Tue, 02/12/2013 - 10:01 in
Byline: 
Ministry of Community Affairs, Gender & Housing

The gender disparity in educational participation and achievement is not a new phenomenon, and it certainly is not unique to Cayman. This complex and often emotive issue is one that has been discussed, debated and researched across the globe for several decades. Traditionally, girls have been at a disadvantage to accessing education in most parts of the world, and this continues even today.

A strategy for jobs

Posted on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 08:10 in
Byline: 
Marco Archer

For the past four decades Cayman has focused on economic growth and relied on foreign labour to complement the Caymanian labour force whilst assuming that improved living conditions and greater social development and integration would follow automatically. However, it is now apparent to all that economic growth, improved living conditions and social development and integration do not all occur together or at the same pace. 

Children playing in a busy street

Posted on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 09:02 in
Byline: 
Chris Saunders

When I was first motivated to put pen to paper, or perhaps that should be "finger to keyboard", I thought about playing it safe. I then remembered that my father and many other men of his generation that went to sea weren't playing it safe. If they did, they would have stayed home.