Issue No. 640 Thursday, 22 April 2004
Captive Dolphin Opposition Rises
Opposition to planned captive dolphin facilities in the Cayman Islands will
increase significantly this week with the arrival here of several
international experts on the subject. Following a social evening at the
Sunset House’s Sea Harvester Restaurant on Wednesday night, a presentation
open to the public at John A Cumber Primary School in West Bay will take place
on Thursday at 7 pm...
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Dominica’s Prime Minister Visits Cayman
 The
Cayman Islands hosted a visit from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt of
Dominica, who arrived on Grand Cayman last Friday afternoon and stayed through
Wednesday. Mr Skerritt, who is 31 years old, took office after former
Dominica Prime Minister Pierre Charles died of a heart attack on 6 January
2004. He is the youngest person ever to hold the office of Prime Minister in
the Caribbean...
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New Solicitor General Arrives
 Kurt
DeFreitas OBE, QC, has been appointed as the new Solicitor General for the
Cayman Islands, the Portfolio of Legal Affairs announced earlier this week.
Mr DeFreitas will succeed Stephen Hall-Jones who has served as Acting
Solicitor General since 2003, following the appointment of former Solicitor
General Samuel Bulgin as Attorney General. Mr DeFreitas comes to
the Cayman Islands after having served most recently as the Attorney General
of St Helena...
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Aggregate import duty rate stays unchanged
The Cabinet has agreed that the current rate of import duty
on aggregate will continue unchanged until further notice. The current Port
Authority fee applied to the importation of aggregate is $2 per short ton and
the current customs duty is $2 per metric ton...
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Breakfast provided inspiration
 The
Institute for Theological and Leadership Development (ITLD) in partnership
with the Lions Club of Tropical Gardens presented an Inspirational Breakfast,
on the theme: Caring for the Nation, on Saturday, 17 April in the Mary Miller
Memorial Hall, George Town. The guest speaker was the Rev Dr Maitland
Evans, General Secretary of the United Church of Jamaica and the Cayman
Islands (UCJCI)...
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Person of the Day - David
Pattaway
 Moving
from Orlando, Florida to Grand Cayman last November had only one stipulation
for the manager of the General Nutrition Centre (GNC) store, David Pattaway.
“If I couldn’t bring my twin-turbo, blue Dodge Stealth, I’d still be home.”
Having built the car himself, David does not mind living in his car’s shadow.
“People come up to me and recognise the car first, and then me. Since I built
this with my own hands, it’s actually a compliment.”...
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