Issue No. 554 Wednesday, 17 December 2003

A project that would have centralised the government’s administrative office accommodations is in doubt as...

Government Towers Halted

The Government office accommodation project, which was to include two new seven-storey towers and a remodelling of the Glass House, has been put off indefinitely, according to the potential building contractors... read more...

 Students Help Government ring in Christmas Season

Students from the George Town Primary School performed a Christmas Nativity scene during the tree lighting ceremony on the lawn of the Glass House on Monday evening... read more...

Public Health: We Could Not Predict Flu Vaccine Demand

The Director of Public Health admits flu vaccines on the Island could soon run out, but says, there was no way to predict the sudden increase in demand, and, therefore, the shortage that has ensued... read more...

Vibe FM coming soon to a radio near you

The Chairman of Paramount Media received his new Radio Broadcasting Licence for Vibe 98.9 FM recently.  Philip Brazeau, The Head of Licensing and Compliance gave Kent Rankin the licence for the Information and Communications Technology Authority... read more...

Police chief in talks with security firms

The Commissioner of Police Buel Braggs was due hold safety and training talks with the Island's security companies on the evening of Tuesday, 16 December.  The discussions were as a result of an incident when a security guard was attacked and stabbed by a shoplifter at Kirk's supermarket in George Town recently when the guard challenged the would-be shoplifter...  read more...

Person of the Day - Theresa Giordano

Know what she really appreciates in life, her husband and daughter, are very important to Theresa Giordano. "With teenagers, it is essential to keep the communication lines open," she said.  She loves her customer relations work at Hurley's Supermarket, Grand Harbour. People often ask her, 'Why are you so happy?'  Extensive traveling throughout the Caribbean and Europe taught her to appreciate what she has... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• Cost of living rises
• National Drug Council launches partnership programme
• New Air Services
• New 'international' Rotary Sunrise Board
• Control is the key to good health with type-2 diabetes
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press
• Obituary: Arni L Sumarlidason

SISTER ISLANDS REPORT

• Brac High School opens Christmas holidays with concert at Aston Rutty Centre
• Four charged in burglary, firearms probe
• Civil Servants' annual awards banquet held in the Brac
• Hiking on the Brac? Then take the Bight Road - discover the beauty

EDITORIAL

• Dilemma of too many cars

LETTERS

• A nightmare experience over eating out in Cayman
• Don't let the EU push you around
• It has become too expensive to give medical help

SPORTS:

• Fosters National League Football
• Walk into a New Year fitness challenge
• West Bay wins exciting clash with Catholic