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Forum: Caribbean
Nov 30th 2019, 3:02 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

That's very sad to hear. Years ago when I was writing columns in one of our local rags, I wondered if the growth in street-crime might perhaps be a natural consequence of corruption at high levels of...
Forum: Caribbean
Sep 21st 2018, 6:22 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

It began a few years ago, and now damn near every business with a staff of more than ten has a uniformed security guard hanging around, usually outside. Not armed, of course, and I doubt if some of...
Forum: Caribbean
Aug 19th 2018, 4:50 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

"Clearly a high risk" is right! When I was in the tax-haven profession here, my policy was never, ever, to have an offshore company on my books that owned a boat or a plane. Once, a respected (!)...
Forum: Caribbean
Aug 19th 2018, 4:01 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

There have been some reports lately about piracy in the southern Caribbean, as though it were something new. It's not new at all. Much of the illegal drugs-traffic to the USA involves the Caribbean,...
Forum: Caribbean
Aug 9th 2018, 9:05 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Another bad development here is the growing popularity among local thugs of home invasions. They aren't common, but only a few years ago I would have scoffed at the very thought of home invasions...
Forum: Caribbean
Aug 1st 2018, 11:06 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Long may your peaceful Grenada last! Grand Cayman was like that when we first came here. Most times it still is, but there are far too many reports of out-of-control youngsters. Most offensive, are...
Forum: Caribbean
Jul 30th 2018, 8:55 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Here's a recent report on juvenile crime in Cayman - a growing concern here. I expect it's common enough all over the world - England is having tremendous trouble with it - but it's always sad to see...
Forum: Caribbean
Jul 14th 2018, 6:23 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Well, I'm not expecting Cayman - or anywhere else in the Caribbean - to have to cope with the kind of knifings that London is experiencing, but I fully expect our local yobs to start copying the...
Forum: Caribbean
Jul 14th 2018, 5:23 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

This is the kind of crap we're having to put up with these days in Cayman. What a shame!
https://www.caymanmarlroad.com/forum/cayman-crime-watch/teenage-duo-alleged-to-have-stolen-twice-in-one-day
Forum: Caribbean
Jun 19th 2018, 2:15 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Yes, a common Caribbean problem. Cayman is unusual in that "race" in the normal usage of the word is not a problem, but our community is rife with ethnic prejudices, in various degrees. Two thirds of...
Forum: Caribbean
Jun 15th 2018, 11:07 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

You're right of course, Pete. The Caribbean problem is that in small communities everybody lives cheek by jowl with corrupt individuals. And the latter have re-defined "corruption". Last year our...
Forum: Caribbean
Jun 15th 2018, 12:04 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

On the general topic of crime, let's not forget the corruption that seems to be endemic in our region. We have a Commission for Standards in Public Life, formed four years ago but which has been...
Forum: Caribbean
May 25th 2018, 6:04 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Yes, good point. There is a flourishing traffic in drugs from Jamaica to Cayman - mainly ganja, but not only.
Forum: Caribbean
May 25th 2018, 2:20 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

I wonder to what degree piracy will affect tourism in these parts. It's a scary prospect!

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - Pirate attacks around South American and Caribbean waters are growing, and...
Forum: Caribbean
May 24th 2018, 4:16 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

I've always argued against keeping a cutlass beside or under the bed. Anybody who breaks into my house is almost certain to be stronger than my wife or me, so would easily disarm us and use the...
Forum: Caribbean
May 23rd 2018, 10:58 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Yes, let's not kid ourselves, very few places here are 100% safe. This from today's DM:
British man dies of machete wounds in St Lucia | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Caribbean
May 15th 2018, 6:17 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Here's a general report on crime in Cayman, from a recent Tourism Association Meeting addressed by the Chief of Police. Cayman is not nearly as safe as it once was. Maybe the same could be said of...
Forum: Caribbean
May 8th 2018, 5:24 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

And then there's the corruption issue...! I don't mean to single Cayman out as the worst of the Caribbean territories in this regard; most or even all of the others probably suffer from the same...
Forum: Caribbean
Apr 21st 2018, 3:00 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

It's certainly disappointing to know that one's vehicle is being driven around the same small island, whether whole or in parts! Interesting that yours go on to St Vincent. I once got a good chuckle...
Forum: Caribbean
Apr 19th 2018, 5:20 am
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

On the general topic of cars + crime... two Police cars were burned up the other night, outside the garage where they were waiting for a service. The assumption here is that some gang member(s)...
Forum: Caribbean
Apr 15th 2018, 8:27 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

Yes, this is an extremely rich island in terms of government revenue, which is way more than our reckless politicians can spend sensibly - but not more than they can waste, of course. Most of the...
Forum: Caribbean
Apr 15th 2018, 7:20 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Re: Crime in the Caribbean

As we know, even tropical paradises have their dangers that visitors and new residents need to be aware of. At the moment, we in Grand Cayman have serious traffic problems - some of which amount to...
Forum: Caribbean
Apr 9th 2018, 11:12 pm
Replies: 43
Views: 8,621
Posted By Gordon Barlow

Crime in the Caribbean

uk_grenada: do you think there might be enough interest in this topic (crime in the Caribbean) among prospective visitors to the region? Several of the Islands have changed since you and I first came...
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