Issue No. 561 Tuesday, 30 December 2003
Despite a statement made through GIS in October that the Government had made a “final dispensation” of citizenship, there have now been...
400 More Status By Cabinet
The Cayman Islands Cabinet made another round of 400 Cayman Status grants last Tuesday, according to reports from several reliable sources.
The Cabinet made the recent Status grants despite a statement from Government in late October that 540 such grants at the time represented a "final dispensation."
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Kipling Douglas For Ombudsman?
 Cayman Net News has learned that former Grand Court judge, Kipling Douglas, is being considered for the post of Ombudsman in the Cayman Islands.
Mr Douglas, a Jamaican, first served on the local bench as a summary court magistrate and then as a judge of Cayman's Grand Court, before moving to the Turks & Caicos Islands as Chief Justice, from which post he has since
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Cayman Issues Temporary Ban On United States Beef
A temporary importation ban covering live ruminants (cattle, sheep and goats) from the US, as well as ruminant bone-in meats and processed ruminant meat products from the States, was issued Wednesday by the Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture
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New Park Opens In George Town
 The
Neals Godfrey Park was opened on Tuesday, 23 December in George Town
by Dr the Hon Frank McField. Commonly called The Swamp, the
new park is located on Eastern Avenue, Greenwood Drive, next to the
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Free New Year's Eve Bus Rides Hampered By Lack Of Sponsors
 The Cayman Islands Road Safety Council (CIRSAC) is furious over, what it calls, "a lack of community support from local bar establishments," and says the Purple Ribbon Bus campaign is suffering as a result.
The bus service offers free rides on New Year's Eve to help prevent drinking and driving while allowing Cayman Islands residents to enjoy themselves... read
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Person of the Day
- Lana Ebanks
 A true patriot, Lana Ebanks visited the United States, but would not like to live abroad. She comes from West Bay, but lives in Savannah.
Having grown up in a family with five children, Lana decided to have only one child. "I saw how my mother's life was hard, and I became smart," she commented.Her daughter, Joanie, recently won the Junior Tourism Minister award. "It was a nice surprise to travel as her chaperone to the US Virgin Island, St Thomas," Lana
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