Cayman Net News Online: Issue No. 563 Friday, 2 January 2004

Issue No. 563 Friday, 2 January 2004

Mrs L. Angela Martins - the Cayman Islands

Person of the Year 2003

In a year of challenging and dramatic political and economic developments, external pressures on Cayman's financial services sector, far-reaching economic and social changes such as the liberalisation of the telecommunications market, the Cayman Islands celebrated in an unprecedented way the achievement of 500 years of its history, culture and beauty ... read more...

Man stabbed to death in Sound Way

A 34-year old man was stabbed to death in Sound Way last Sunday night, 28 December. Emergency services responded to a 911 call from Welly's Cool Spot on Sound Way, around 11:10 pm where a George Town resident was in a serious condition after being stabbed... read more...

It was well-deserved holiday break for all Meals on Wheels volunteers

Christmas Day and Boxing Day were well-deserved days off for Rotary Club of Grand Cayman's Meals on Wheels staff this holiday season, according to Rotarian Jim O'Neill, Managing Director of Bank Austria Cayman Islands Ltd. "Because some of our volunteers are off-Island around Christmas, it's one of the few breaks Meals on Wheels staff get," said Mr O'Neill. The programme, which, up until recently prepared approximately 70 meals in George Town and in West Bay, now feeds more than a dozen seniors in Bodden Town as well... read more...

Road closures in George Town discontinued indefinitely as police man crossings

Road closures in George Town have been discontinued indefinitely following a meeting between representatives from the Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIP), Chamber of Commerce (CoC), Department of Tourism (DOT), Public Works Department (PWD) and the Port Improvement and Beautification Committee at the Chamber office on Tuesday, 30 December... read more...

100,000 website hits and counting

As of 30 December, the total number of times the pages on our two websites: caymannetnews.com and caribbeannetnews.com, have been viewed during the month now exceeds 100,000 - representing 20,000 different visitors to the two sites. This has been partly fuelled by the impressive growth of our Caribbean news site, which is now recording ten times the amount of traffic compared to just three months ago.

Caymanian of the Week - Marc Ebanks

Building a home and expanding his business are at the top of Marc Ebanks' New Year's resolution list this year. As Managing Director of ProKopi, Marc doesn't believe in being complacent about anything. His affiliation with office supplies started with a part-time college job. It was while he was working fixing photocopiers five years ago that he saw his golden opportunity ... read more...