LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Not such a bad idea to have the prison on the Brac
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Dear Sir:
A lot of people believe on Grand Cayman that it could be a solution to a
sore problem here to have the prison on Grand Cayman transferred to the Brac.
Let’s face it Grand Cayman is the hub of the financial service industry for
the Islands and its economy is based on that hub. Without that then there is
only the tourist industry and that would not be sufficient to make the Islands
what they still are today from a global point of view.
The true facts are that the Brac could never be as economically viable as
Grand Cayman, or for that matter Little Cayman. They will always be the way
they are and it does seem to be the best option in many years to come. The
other problem is when the prison riots began some time ago on Grand Cayman
this could of been very damaging to Grand Cayman and its economy. Far better
to have such an incident on the Brac because of the low profile of the island
and keep Grand Cayman as economically and financially viable as possible.
This benefits everyone because it affects everyone who lives on the
Islands. Not such a bad idea when you consider the long term point of view and
anticipate the bigger picture far down the road. Better stop to think ahead
and have the foresight than believe things can’t go wrong and make some of the
adjustments now or sooner rather than later.
Ideally, because of the influx of crime that has come from other Islands in
the Caribbean that has affected Grand Cayman directly, it would be better to
consider at least a 1,000 capacity prison on the Brac. This is forward
planning and preparing for the times ahead as again Northward is only a small
prison with small capacity and overcrowding causes tensions in prisons and
Northward will in the future no longer be able to cope.
Better to build now on the Brac to save money. It’s called cost effective
forward planning. I hope this goes some way to explain some of the long term
views expressed here on Grand Cayman.
Scott Johnson
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