Issue No. 642 Monday, 26 April 2004
Miss Cayman Legit
Controversy stirred up by an article in the Jamaican newspaper, The Gleaner,
over the eligibility of the newly crowned Miss Cayman Islands, Stacey Ann
Kelly, was put to rest by pageant officials last Friday...
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Cayman’s Repo Man
 Local
businessman Harold Davis will be the subject of The Learning Channel’s (TLC)
show ‘Repo Men’, the producers of the programme confirmed last week. The
popular programme features different detectives and investigators who work in
the fields of debt collection and repossession. Sara Sheehan, a producer for
Repo Men, said the filming would take place in Grand Cayman next month...
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Cuban Refugees Cause Stir
Gun Bay residents have criticised what was described as, “inhumane treatment,”
of 13 Cuban refugees by immigration officials on Friday morning. The
refugees consisting of nine men, two women and two boys aged 6 and 12, were on
route to Honduras when engine trouble forced them to stop at Gun Bay at around
7:30 am...
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Canadian officers join Royal Cayman Islands Police
 The
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIP) recently recruited 12 experienced
officers from Canada who commenced their duties on Monday, 26 April.
The new officers will be attached to the Uniform Section and are assigned to
work at the George Town, West Bay, Bodden Town, and Little Cayman Police
Stations. One recruit, Constable Brenda McGregor, is a 10-year police
veteran...
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Governor announces CEO of Maritime Authority
 His
Excellency the Governor, Bruce Dinwiddy, has announced the appointment of A
Joel Walton, Deputy Financial Secretary, as Chief Executive Officer
(designate) of the proposed Cayman Islands Maritime Administration Authority
with effect from 1 May. Pending legislation to create the new authority,
Mr Walton will also continue as Director of Shipping...
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Person of the Day - Melanie Rankine-Jackson
 Working
in the Red Cross thrift shop suits Melanie Rankine Jackson, because it gives
her time to listen to people and help them. “It’s very rewarding to know
that you are part of the community, you might not have a lot, but a little can
still help someone,” she said. “One of the ladies was saying to me that
because I care about people, it made her feel so much better, knowing that she
could talk to me.”...
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