Issue No. 632 Friday, 9 April 2004
Authority forces C&W to up rates
Cable & Wireless has been forced to withdraw some of its
recently reduced mobile telephone rates following a ruling by the Information
and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA), which has found the prices to
be below cost. The company might also be subject to a possible financial
penalty from the ICTA for anti-competitive practices...
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Preparing For Jonkunnu
 Pitchy
Patchy, Horsehead, Devil, Cowhead are just some of the Jonkunnu characters,
set to emblazon the streets of Bodden Town on Saturday, 10 April, as Cayfest,
the Cayman National Festival of the Arts, celebrates its 10th anniversary with
Ole Time Ting Come Back Again. Bodden Town will re-visit its cultural
past with celebrations that will feature costumed carousers rolling back the
years in a re-enactment...
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Youth Rehabilitation Centre Opens
 Thanks
to labour provided by HM Northward Prison inmates and materials from the
community, Eagle House, the Cayman Islands’ first juvenile rehabilitation
centre, was opened at an unveiling ceremony on Wednesday, 7 April. “All
the labour that was done here was done by inmates and staff,” said Centre
Director Claira Range...
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New Road Safety Signs Coming To Cayman
 As
part of Road Safety Week, a new campaign called the ‘Road Safety Signs
Project’ has been announced that will bring new roadway signs over the next
few months to Grand Cayman and the Sister Islands. The project is being
spearheaded by Annie Ebanks, who wanted to do something that would benefit the
community and help the country’s young people become mindful of the dos and
don’ts of driving...
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RCIP announces traffic diversions
The Royal Cayman Islands Police
Service (RCIP) has advised motorists that traffic coming from the east into
George Town, will be diverted on to Belford Drive on Saturday, 10 April, at 4
pm, to assist with a function hosted by Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF)...
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Caymanian of the Week - Bessie Ardila
 “Quality
time and communication” are what it takes to be a great parent, according to
alternative education and after-school teacher Bessie Ardila.
And she knows because she is raising two sons and has worked with children
since 1987. Bessie knows that children with behavioural and emotional problems
can be particularly challenging but she has an understanding...
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