Issue No. 639 Wednesday, 21 April 2004
Government Deters Human Rights
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London has now admitted that the
Cayman Islands Government prevented residents of this country from protesting
abuses of human rights, according to documents obtained by Cayman Net News...
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Stacey Ann Kelly wins Miss Cayman Islands Pageant
 The
country crowned a new beauty queen last Saturday night when Stacey Ann Kelly
won the 2004 Miss Cayman Islands Pageant at the Lions Centre, delighting the
large crowd. Ms Kelly was also voted Miss Photogenic and Best in Gown.
Additional pageant winners included first runner-up, Jovani Hessing, who also
received the Best Legs title and second runner-up, Derecha McLaughlin, who was
also awarded the Best Smile title...
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Speeding Motorists Fined
Police dished out speeding tickets to more than 50 drivers
islandwide at the weekend. That figure is way above the usual weekend
average and creeping towards the weekly average of 70, although there was no
particular purge on the speedsters according to police media relations officer
Kafara Augustine...
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Queen’s Counsel acts on Status review case
 Anthony
Lester, QC, now Lord Lester of Herne Hill, is the attorney who is acting as
the lead counsel for the Caymanian Bar Association in relation to their
successful application for leave for judicial review of the wholesale grants
of status by the Cabinet. A long-time human rights advocate, Mr Lester
has, since at least 1995, been taking an interest in their applicability to
the Cayman Islands. Lord Lester was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn
in 1964 and became a QC in 1975...
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Preparing to deal with an impending rise in sea level and global climate change
In January, 45 small island government
nations better known as Small Island Developing States (SIDS), met in The
Bahamas at a four-day United Nations sponsored conference to discuss
sustainable development. One of the main challenges many countries in
the Caribbean face relate mainly to the environment...
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Person of the Day - Nicola
Kelly
 You
have one chance to live, so you have to live it. That is the motto that Nicola
Kelly 24, of Kingston, Jamaica repeats to herself each morning. Speaking
of her work at Alva’s Beauty Salon, she simply gushes, “I love working there!”
As a result she has gladly worked in the salon for more than two years.
Fortunately for Nicola, she also has a passion after work. That is the time
when you can find her taking long walks...
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