Issue No. 644 Wednesday, 28 April 2004

Ready To Fight Cruise Terror

The Cayman Islands is preparing to play its part to combat the threat of cruise ship terrorism.  Port security officer Joseph Woods said this week he was confident that this country would be able to meet the International Maritime Security and Port Facility (ISPS) code by the 1 July deadline.
“We are currently preparing our plan, to be reviewed by Transec, the governing security body for all UK and overseas ports and airports,” said Mr Woods... read more...

Earth Day Beach Clean-up

More than 100 people of all ages turned out for Segoes Securities Earth Day Beach and Underwater Clean-up last Saturday.  Between them volunteers filled 120 bags of trash as they covered the beach and water area from South Sound Public Boat Dock to Smith’s Cove.  This was the third Segoes beach clean-up...  read more...

Young drivers learn about taking care on the road

Drivers should take responsibility for themselves, their passengers and other road users every time they take to the road, teens learned at the MattSafe Safe Driving workshop held at the weekend.  Almost 30 parents turned out for the workshop and nine parent-teen pairs signed the We Pledge contract, a commitment to safe driving...  read more...

Dramatic effect of the Yellow Dress

Yellow Dress, a half-hour monologue intended to make people more aware about the dangers of abusive relationships, was performed at the Cayman Prep and High School on Thursday, 22 April.  “Yellow Dress is a one-woman educational play on dating violence,” said Estella Scott, Executive Director of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre (CICC)... read more...

Bank of America official helped set up Cayman entities and misrepresent Parmalat loans

A Bank of America official may have helped drive up shares of Parmalat by 17 percent in late 1999, their largest one-day gain ever, by encouraging Italy’s largest food company to describe $300 million in loans as a share sale, according to court testimony by the official and other documents obtained by Bloomberg News... read more...

Person of the Day - Morna Richardson

Hard work and a determination to succeed have characterised Morna Richardson’s life.  After working three years as a flight attendant for Cayman Airways, Morna left in 1995 to work in a friend’s hairdressing salon. Now Morna runs the Luxurious Nails and Hair Salon in Rankin Plaza, and also has two other shops in Eastern Avenue... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• Caribbean Utilities Company announces quarterly dividend
• Cayfest runs successful exhibitions of photography and art at Harbour Place
• Cayman’s cultures shine in Multi-Culture Jam
• C&W Internet users experience difficulties
• Detectives investigate gunshot injury
• Education Department honours its secretarial staff
• Girls’ Brigade Earth Week beach clean-up
• Outback Steakhouse staff donate their earnings
• RCIP plea for witnesses
• Smokers offered discounted X-rays during month of May
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• Labour Unions Could Help All

LETTERS

• Cuban Government’s human rights record defended

SPORTS NEWS

• Esso step on the gas to see off Welly’s ICC
• West Bay Cricket Club victorious against Cayman Brac Cricket Club last weekend