Issue No. 564 Monday, 5 January 2004
After denying a funding request for Owen Roberts Airport and not committing to other concessions for Cayman’s adopting the EU Tax...
UK Gives 31 Jan. Deadline
The Cayman Islands Government has until 31 January 2004 to submit a compromise plan to the British Government's demands over adopting provisions of the draft European Union's Savings Tax Directive, according to reliable local
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Cayman Welcomes New Year Baby
 Katelynn Dior Henry became the first baby born in the Cayman Islands in 2004 when she arrived at 2:09 pm last Thursday, 1 January at the George Town Hospital. Pictured here with the six-pound, eight-ounce baby girl are her parents Michael Henry and Kristin Jackson of West
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Tourism Projections Mixed
Statistics recently released by the Department of Tourism (DoT) and room occupancy projections issued by the Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) both indicate an unclear outlook for the country's tourism prospects for the high season... read
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Mixed feelings echoing from the beach about The Ritz-Carlton hotel
 Since its inception, the construction of The
Ritz-Carlton has generated a lot of attention. While many welcome the international flavour and revenue that the complex will
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Parmalat: The entities involved
 What started out as a small three-line item in our Foreign Press column in November has now mushroomed into the largest financial scandal with implications for the Cayman Islands since Enron.
To allow our readers to place the various entities involved in context, the following is a list of those we know about to date:
Parmalat SpA: The Italian parent company, which was transformed by its founder, Calisto Tanzi,
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Person of the Day - Simone Goubault
 She's a very hard working mother of one. Simone Goubault, raised in George Town since she was six weeks old, is currently studying to become a teacher, all the while bringing up her daughter Ashlyn. The 25-year-old is currently enrolled at St Thomas University in Miami, Florida.
"I've always wanted to teach. Being in the classroom makes me feel complete. I would love, ultimately, to teach early elementary school, children in grades one to three." ... read
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