Issue No. 567 Thursday, 8 January 2004
Saying that she was leaving to take over a senior post with a major cruise line, a little less than two-thirds through her contract term...
Director Of Tourism Quits
 Cayman Islands Director of Tourism Lania Rittenhouse resigned on Tuesday and the Ministry of Tourism responded by announcing that a Statutory Tourism Authority would replace the Department of Tourism (DOT) on 1 July 2004.
According to a DOT press release, Mrs Rittenhouse's resignation will take effect at the end of March, approximately 10 months prior to the expiration of her current
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Where's The Beef Coming From?
Fast-food restaurants and meat distribution companies are reluctantly counting down the days when there will be no American beef on the Island as a result of the temporary importation ban covering live cattle, sheep and goats, bone-in meats, and processed ruminants from the United States issued last week by the Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture...
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PwC supports Cayman's Young Leaders
 PricewaterhouseCoopers has once again thrown its support behind the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) by presenting a cheque to the Foundation's Coordinator in a recent ceremony... read
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Cayman's Public Health Department keeps eye on new SARS case in China
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that a single isolated case of SARS in China does not constitute grounds for issuing a SARS alert or recommending any travel restrictions; however, Cayman's Public Health Department continues to closely monitor the
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Billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Parmalat investors over Cayman Islands scheme
A lawsuit filed on Monday on behalf of US shareholders in scandal-plagued Italian food giant Parmalat seeks at least one billion dollars for investors victimized by "one of the largest financial frauds ever perpetuated."... read more...
Person of the Day - Lerita Eden
 Calypso dancing is what Lerita Eden loves best. She also really enjoys worldwide shopping trips for her George Town store, Lerita's.
Lerita has been working in the tourist industry since she was 17. As well as her Fort Street shop, she can also be seen at her airport store, where she sells black coral, mainly to tourists from the US.
What Lerita likes about meeting customers is the ideas they give her. She receives a lot of support from Caymanian
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