Issue No. 544 Wednesday, 3 December 2003

UK Flexes Its Muscles

At their meeting this week, it is reported that the UK will demand that the Cayman Islands government drop its opposition to implementing the European Union's (EU) savings directive and comply with the EU crackdown on tax evasion. The Leader of Government Business, Hon McKeeva Bush, along with Financial Secretary George McCarthy are currently meeting in the EU's headquarters in Brussels with UK treasury minister Dawn Primarolo and other British officials. ..  read more...

Police Probe Death Crash

Traffic Police are investigating a car accident in which a 51-year-old man died.  It happened around 11.50 pm on Sunday on Bodden Town Road, Pease Bay near Meagre Bay Pond and involved two cars. They were a 1996 blue Honda Civic and a 1990 gray Daihatsu Rocky... read more...

Cayman Beauties Take Centre Stage

Miss Jerica Fellner won the overall title of the Cayman Islands Modelling and Beauty Pageant held last Saturday at the Lions Centre. The pageant, which is in its second year, had 23 contestants, aged between 13 and 25, and four categories... read more...

Island Companies expand Gifts For Kids Christmas appeal programme

This Christmas will be brighter for even more children in the Cayman Islands, thanks to the expansion of Island Companies' Gifts For Kids Programme. "Witnessing the enthusiasm that was created by Gifts For Kids inspired us to expand on the theme of giving and we subsequently increased the scope of the programme," said Renard Moxam from Island Companies... read more...

Classical musicians delight Cayman audiences

Romantic Excursions, two evenings of classical music courtesy of Cayman Classical Performers, received a warm reception from Cayman audiences at the First Baptist Church.  The concerts were performed by visiting musicians including violinist, Steven Woodham, pianist, Stephen Shaw-Naar and Jose Carlos Oxamendi Vicet, on cello....  read more...

Person of the Day - Malcolm Ellis

Malcolm Ellis is an information systems manager by trade, but an actor at heart. He has been Chairman of the Cayman Drama Society for the past two years.  "I have enjoyed live theatre since I was a child. My sister took me out to see some live theatre when I was very young, and I fell in love," he said.
Mr Ellis first charmed Caymanian audiences at Prospect Playhouse when he played George in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolfe. "In my teens I worked behind the scenes. When I came here, I decided I was going to give this a shot, and I never looked back."  ... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• Man is charged over machete incident
• Cayman Brac Museum: A Melting Pot of Heritage and Culture
• Gospel Singer Carlene Davis on the Brac
• Hydroponics makes big splash
• Inspectors say school has made sound progress
• Minister of Health tackles AIDS discrimination, stigma in health sector
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

ELECTION 2004

• Election Watch

EDITORIAL

• Hiding Behind Privilege

LETTERS

• The public will ultimately judge our integrity
• Why don't the indigenous people get more involved?

COMMENTARY

• CLICK - Cayman's Lodging Industry Cybercommerce Kiosk (Part III)

SPORTS:

• Barbadian Cricketers thrill primary school students
• Cyclists donate to charity as part of 15k
• Time to train for Brac Triathlon in 2004