Issue No. 650 Thursday, 6 May 2004
PPM Objects To Budget Method
 Leader
of the Opposition Hon Kurt Tibbetts has strenuously objected to the Annual
Budget Statement being delivered with fewer than four days notice, thus
preventing the Opposition the opportunity to submit parliamentary questions or
motions. According to People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) General
Secretary, MLA Alden McLaughlin, the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly sent
notice by email on Monday...
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Cruise Visitors Get Hitched
 Joanne
Plante and Mark Deslauriers from Plymouth, Massachusetts had a significant
cruise ship visit here this past Tuesday. Instead of hitting the
souvenir shops, Joanne and Mark were picked up by a horse-drawn carriage from
the North Terminal cruise dock and taken to South Sound Community Beach, where
they were married...
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C&W Files Legal Action
Cable & Wireless (C&W) stayed true to its word to fight the
Information and Communications Technology Authority’s (ICTA) ruling concerning
its recent rate reductions and on Tuesday fired the first salvo in court.
In an application made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, C&W is
seeking to have the time for filing an appeal to the ICTA’s ruling extended
until all decisions in the matter have been rendered by the Authority...
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Stores warned dairy prices are set to rise
Cayman supermarkets have been warned by their US suppliers that milk prices
are set to increase this month because of a recent US Federal Government
ruling. After hitting a 25-year low in early 2003, milk prices are now
rebounding to record highs...
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Deluge of new legal allegations set to hit Cayman Free Press shareholder
According to a report by the London Times, Conrad Black
will be hit by a deluge of new legal allegations this week as Hollinger
International adds fresh claims to a lawsuit against the media magnate.
Hollinger International, which is reported to own a 40 percent interest in
Cayman Free Press, as well as the Telegraph titles in London, along with the
Chicago Sun-Times and The Jerusalem Post, has until Friday to make amendments
to a previous lawsuit against Lord Black...
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Person of the Day -
Pheadra McDonald
 Working
as an Immigration Officer is a demanding but enjoyable role for Pheadra
McDonald. “It can be a little stressful but it is very rewarding and the
people I work with are wonderful,” said Pheadra. She has always been a
big fan of boxing and when she was invited to train regularly alongside other
boxers she jumped at the chance. “I used to organise ‘fight nights’
whenever there was a big fight on television.” ...
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