The big event on our local political calendar next month is the referendum on single-member constituencies. Largely, it’s a waste of time an...

When Cayman’s criminal gangs first began to get out of hand, we began locking all the doors and ground-floor windows when we left the house,...

As we know, who live here, Cayman has a relatively high international profile. Among Offshore tax-havens we are certainly in the top ten mos...

(The ninth of my travellers’ tales, from March 1965) We had talked our way out of Egypt with slightly forged currency-exchange slips (see ...

We are living in uncertain times. International investment advisors are divided on so many issues; which of them should we believe? Some see...

Outside observers must wonder at the low priority accorded to education by our Island politicians. Such a large proportion of school-leavers...

My March posting “ Cayman - warts and all ” argued in favour of telling the truth about one’s homeland. Why hide the bad bits? Inviting pros...

Chancellor Angela Merkel is so ordinary-looking that she is not recognised by a Greek Immigration officer. “Nationality?” “German.” “Occupat...

A little while ago I came across a Web forum called International Man (dot com), contributors to which are mainly US expats and intending e...

(Eighth traveller’s tale – April 1965)  The Youth Hostel wasn’t where it was supposed to be, so we pulled up beside an inn, in this small ...