Even if this was not a law, which it is, I'm afraid I would have a lot of difficulty endorsing an enterprise which is as fraught with genuine peril as I believe this one to be. Besides the liquor and the drugs which always seem to accompany such an event the thing that distresses me even more, Ren, is the spiritual corruption that can be involved.

Front Page Headlines:

Cayman Compass: New Year's Booze Nixed

BBC World:  Cayman bars complain at booze ban

I guess this crops up every seven or so years. This year, New Year's Eve falls on a Saturday night. Bars close at 12am on Saturday nights and no alcohol is served after about 11:45 or so, alcohol off the bar and everyone out at 12. Now you see the problem.

This has been brewing for awhile now, but the DoT and the Minister of Tourism were holding off on saying anything one way or another about it. Yesterday they broke their silence and it was all over the newspapers today. They will not be changing the law, even for just this one day. That means you're welcome to go out and celebrate new years eve, but you'll have to sing Auld Lang Syne and do your hugging and kissing in the carpark on your way back to your car because you won't be allowed (under pain of up to $500 fine and/or a month in jail and the loss of the liquor license to the establishment) to hoist a glass of bubbly or shot of Jager or whatever else you tip back to celebrate.

In case you were wondering, the quote above is from Footloose which I've used as an example time and time again when posting things related to the old laws that are still in effect in the Cayman Islands.