I thought long and hard before I committed myself to type my gut response to the bold headline and article on page two of the Weekend Living section of the Cayman Compass, Friday, 29 November 2019.
Several months ago the CPR embarked on a quest to aid our democracy. They told us that given the public interest in the proposed cruise berthing facility they were fighting for the people’s right to decide.
Dear sir, I think there is too much opposition politics surrounding this port project.
Following a 10 July community meeting regarding the redevelopment of Smith Barcadere at South Sound Community Centre and the ensuing comments made through various forms of media, I want to assure the people of the Cayman Islands that I have the best for my people at heart.
Our own Dr. Steve McField has offered a sobering observation, “More is not better than enough.” Maybe we should apply this aphorism as the guiding principle for the development of our islands’ economy; else we may have to haul a very large coffin in our collective trunk.
I have taken note in recent times the comments by the Local Advocacy Group - Colours Cayman and their concerns of our capable Education Minister, in her ministry’s proposed school - “anti bullying rules, will not protect students in that community”.
Have you heard of Euthyphro? No; that’s neither a country nor a newly discovered planet. It is the name of a character in the writings of the ancient philosopher Plato.
As the petition verification process nears to an end, the first ever people-initiated referendum is imminent. Caymanians will make the decision on the largest capital works project in our history and not a political agenda.
Proudly supporting participatory democracy in our Country, the first people-initiated referendum will empower voters to have their say on the Cruise Berthing Facility.
Gender equality, same-sex marriage, LGBTQ+ rights and the abolitionist movement of the 18th and 19th centuries—what do they have in common? Is it a fair and reasonable comparison, or are they so dissimilar in nature so as to merit only statements of contrast? Let us ponder this question.
