Issue No. 556 Friday, 19 December 2003

A company that has been providing insurance services to the Cayman Islands for more than 30 years is to transfer all of its policies as...

Caribbean Home Pulls Out

Caribbean Home Insurance (CHI) in the Cayman Islands will come to an end when the company transfers its portfolio interests to NEM (West Indies) Insurance Limited (NEMWIL) effective 1 January 2004.
Both CHI and NEMWIL are part of the Guardian Holdings Group of Trinidad and Tobago. The move comes as part of Guardian's consolidation of general insurance operations... read more...

Epicurum Not Subject To Regulation By CIMA

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has released a statement following the significant coverage surrounding Epicurum, a mutual fund registered in Cayman, in which Italian food group, Parmalat, is facing increased pressure to recover investments of approximately $600 million... read more...

New Era For Cayman Brac Power & Light

The Cayman Islands Government and Cayman Brac Power & Light Co. Ltd signed a 15-year non-exclusive licence to generate, transmit, distribute and supply electricity to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman... read more...

Family's proud moment as attorney David Ritch receives OBE in London

At an Investiture held in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace recently, David Ritch received the Insignia for the award of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - Civil Division (OBE) from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II... read more...

Police in firearm swoop

A team of 20 uniformed police officers and special constables from the West Bay Police Station, Uniform Support Group and the K- 9 Unit, raided at a home on Tuesday and recovered an adapted flare gun...  read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Susan Whittaker

A teacher at the Lighthouse School, Ms Susan Whittaker loves working with children. "Children are the future generation, and we need to be a role model for them, and keep them on the right path," she said. Susan's time is filled up with helping and encouraging young people. She is a coach for the Special Olympics, a Sunday school teacher at Elmslie Memorial Church and a worker in an after-school programme... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• Sniffer dogs find drugs
• US TV crews film in Cayman
• SEGOES gives to the less fortunate
• CITA welcomes new staff member Milena Conolly
• Westin Casuarina receives award
• Triple C School's Messiah For Young Voices a glorious Christmas event
• Parents enjoy Wee Care Christmas concert
• Local couples to celebrate wedding anniversaries
• Office closures
• Courts take a break
• GIS will close early on Friday
• Monetary Authority holiday hours
• Global Terrorism to be tackled at Fidelity business conference in New Year
• Cayman Second annual Classic Food & Wine Weekend to take place in February
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• Regain Christmas Spirit

COMMENTARY

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