Issue No. 579 Tuesday, 27 January 2004

Status To Court

Caymanian Bar Association (CBA) members voted to bring judicial review proceedings seeking to overturn the Cabinet's conferring of 2,850 Caymanian Status grants last year at the organisation's Annual General Meeting last Thursday evening.  Sources indicate that 15 of the 28 CBA members attending the meeting voted in favour of the action.. read more...

Final 2003 Tourism Figures Show Rise

Last year ended on a positive tourism note as December saw a six-percent increase in air arrivals over December 2002.  Excluding March, which is historically the top tourism month every year, the 30,848 air arrivals represented the largest number of stay-over tourists in Cayman for any one month since the 9/11 United States terrorism attacks in 200... read more...

Civil Aviation Slaps Lien on Island Air Twin Otter Plane

The Civil Aviation Authority put a lien on Island Air's Twin Otter with regard to outstanding landing fees shortly after 7 pm last Friday that prevents the aircraft from being moved until the debt is paid...  read more...

Taxi and tour operator chaos results from overcrowding at the Spotts Dock

Taxi cab owners and tour operators say something has to be done to improve the Spotts Dock after a chaotic day last Wednesday, when high seas forced at least four cruise ships to anchor off the alternative dock... read more...

Parmalat investigators may look at firms in Cayman connected to the troubled company

Italian magistrates have reportedly requested that US banks Citibank and Bank of America be put under formal investigation, as well as firms located in several tax havens, in order to gather information on companies connected with the failed Italian dairy group that were created in the Cayman Islands... read more...

Person of the Day - Maria Leggatt

Working at the Consign-It retail outlets has given Maria Leggatt a new lease of life.  “I love going to thrift shops, so this is a great place to be,” she enthused.  “We get such neat things, and we always make sure the quality is good.”  As a mother of two young girls, Maria says it is much harder to look after children.  “Being a stay-at-home mum you’re immersed in their world.”... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• American Express launches their special Beyond The Beach campaign
• DEH employees recognized
• Diabetes Association resumes meetings
• Is driving in Cayman safe?
• Motorists beware of thefts from cars
• New Acting Director speaks about her vision for Cayman's National Gallery
• Ninety-six-year-old Miss Ivy hopes her birthday wish will come true
• Underwater Film Festival tickets on sale
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

ELECTION WATCH 2004

• Party Time: Episode 3 - What the Cayman Islands needs is decisive leadership
• Those likely to be in the next race

EDITORIAL

• The Offshore Financial Industry: Boon or Bane

COMMENTARY

• Everyone has to understand that teens suffer from stress too

SPORTS

• Caribbean Equestrian Association Horse Show comes to Cayman
• Digicel Cayman Sponsors East End Surf Challenge
• Golf Pro Jay Overton's hole-in-one wins him a return trip to Cayman
• Stars' track coach Dan Pfaff to give coaching lectures