It was a little disturbing to read the story of the statue of the blue iguana at the entrance to the Botanic Park which was damaged by vandals in March this year. Let’s hope this is not the beginning of a disturbing trend.
Some things, like COVID, tattoos, smartphones, just can’t be kept out, no matter how hard you try. But the deliberate spoiling of public places by wanton destruction, even graffiti, is somehow very un-Caymanian and should be strongly discouraged.
Mind you, when I told this sorry tale to my granddaughter Sophie, she suggested that it may well be just a case of the iguanas getting their own back. From the mouths of children…
Mike Spragg
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