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Issue No. 581 Thursday, 29 January 2004

UDP & PPM To UK

Three-person delegations from the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the People's Progressive Movement (PPM) will travel to the United Kingdom next Tuesday, 3 February, for informal constitutional talks the following Thursday and Friday, 5-6 February... read more...


Civil Aviation issues Island Air statement

The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed last Tuesday that it had imposed a statutory lien on Island Air's Twin Otter aircraft pursuant to the Civil Aviation Law, which gives the Authority the power to impose such a lien in respect of aircraft for the recovery of airport dues that remain unpaid... read more...


US Documentary Slams Cayman

A '60 Minutes' documentary that aired last Sunday, entitled Doing Business with the Enemy, criticised Cayman Islands financial practices that led to Americans investing in 401(k) pension plans and mutual funds to unwittingly invest in countries at odds with the United States, like Iran...  read more...


Botanic Park celebrates its 10th anniversary with four separate events in 2004

The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, in Frank Sound, this year celebrates its 10th Anniversary. Opened by Her Majesty the Queen on the 27 February 1994, the park has seen many developments since then to become one of the Cayman Islands' top tourist attractions... read more...


Hollinger International tries to block sale of Cayman Free Press shareholder

The US subsidiary of Conrad Black's media empire announced on Monday that it has adopted a "poison pill" shareholder rights plan and filed a new lawsuit in a bid to block the sale of Black's newspaper holdings... read more...


Person of the Day - Janice Wilson


Community involvement is both a passion and a career for Janice Wilson. After moving to Cayman from North Wales 16 years ago, Janice got a degree in psychology, and began a career in Social Work. “I started out working mainly with children. When the opportunity came up to work at the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), I saw it as an opportunity to work with more of the community.”... read more...


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