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Issue No. 591 Thursday, 12 February 2004

Governor wants Mac's radio tape

HE the Governor Bruce Dinwiddy requested on Tuesday a taped copy of the radio talk show during which the Leader of Government Business, Hon McKeeva Bush suggested that Cayman Net News employees were agents of British intelligence. The radio show "Cayman Crosstalk" aired last Thursday morning on Rooster 101.9 FM. During the programme, Mr Bush said to the show's host, "In fact, I believe they've got people here in the press who are paid by MI6 to damage us."... read more...


Global Life rebrands to Sagicor Life

The Global Life Assurance Company Limited recently announced its re-branding to Sagicor Life of the Cayman Islands Ltd. The rebranding follows Global Life's acquisition of Capital Life's Cayman portfolio in January. Capital Life is also a subsidiary of the Sagicor Group, and the acquisition consolidates Sagicor's life insurance operations in Cayman... read more...


Traffic Police Target Speeders

Police have been targeting speeders as part of a campaign that has seen several motorists being prosecuted for numerous offences in the past three weeks...  read more...


George Town Barcadere finally cleaned up

A massive clean-up of the George Town Barcadere, recently conducted by the Department of the Environment (DoE), resulted in the removal of tons of waste, including an old motorcycle, left to rot or disintegrate. Barrels full of oil, 150 tons of turtle grass, refrigerators, stoves, broken outboard engines, foam mattresses, car seats, old batteries, pipes... read more...


British porn baron Richard Desmond, may bid for Cayman Free Press shareholder

British media and pornography baron Richard Desmond and a group of institutional investors are set to lodge bids to buy Hollinger International's assets, which include a 40 percent stake in Cayman Free Press, along with the Jerusalem Post, Chicago Sun-Times and the Telegraph portfolio in the UK... read more...


Person of the Day - Steve Biancardi


As a Sales Consultant for Kirk Freeport, Steve Biancardi loves working in Cayman. He compares it with his native London: "The customers are friendlier, wealthier and know a lot more about jewellery here. They know what they want, and appreciate the quality of the pieces they are looking at."  Steve has been on the island for three-and-a-half years.  He enjoys the weather here, going diving, his work environment... read more...


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