Issue No. 607 Friday, 5 March 2004
KYC News Report Causes Commotion
 A report in the most recent KYC News publication, the monthly Offshore Alert, has been the topic of much discussion in the Cayman Islands this week because of news article with regard to Leader of Government Business, Hon McKeeva Bush.
The article about Mr Bush derives from his being mentioned in court filings in a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida between
Ritz- Carlton developer Michael Ryan and Richard E. Friend...
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7 Mile Beach Restoration Programme To Start Soon
The Seven Mile Beach sand replacement programme is expected to begin within the next month, according to the Department of the Environment...
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The Focus On Crime
 Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIP) Commissioner Buel Braggs made crime prevention and reduction the main topic of discussion at the Chamber of Commerce's monthly luncheon held at the Wharf Restaurant on Wednesday.
In addressing Chamber members, Mr Braggs said, "We recognised the need to change the organisation's culture of reacting to incidents of crime to a more proactive approach."...
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Offshore Alert newsletter takes aim at The Ritz-Carlton Developer again
 Despite having a libel action commenced against it in the Grand Court following an earlier article about Ritz-Carlton developer Michael Ryan, Miami-based KYC News has again taken aim at Mr Ryan in its February Offshore Alert newsletter.
Some of the latest information published by Offshore Alert was derived from court filings by Richard Friend in the Miami-Dade Circuit Court as part of litigation between Mr Ryan and his companies and Mr Friend, who says he was Senior Vice President of the Ritz-Carlton (Cayman) development firm from 1998 to
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Fluor calls Ritz's action 'wrongful'
Fluor Daniel Caribbean issued the following statement on Wednesday regarding the termination of its involvement at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman project:
Fluor Daniel Caribbean is disappointed with the wrongful actions taken today by Humphrey's Cayman, Ltd in forcing Fluor from the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, project site... read more...
Caymanian of the Week
- Mario Ebanks
 It is the melting pot of cultures that Mario Ebanks, a Management and Human Resource Consultant, likes most about Cayman. Describing himself as principled and efficient, Mario certainly gets involved. "I dedicate myself to whatever cause I set my mind to," he said.
This year Mario holds a dual presidency of the Junior Achievement Programme and the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resource Professionals... read
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