Issue No. 653 Tuesday, 11 May 2004
Government gets British QC
 The
Cayman Islands Cabinet has retained an outside attorney and leading counsel to
defend the action by the Caymanian Bar Association seeking judicial review of
the wholesale grants of status in 2003, according to reliable sources.
It is understood that Attorney General Sam Bulgin has instructed the local law
firm of Quin and Hampson, who have in turn instructed Nigel Pleming, QC...
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New Era For The Budget
 In
an afternoon press briefing last Friday at the Government Information Services
conference room, Peter Gough, Director Budget and Management Financial Unit,
described in greater detail the morning’s budget release at the Legislative
Assembly. With the assistance of Kenneth Jefferson and Tony Dale, Mr
Gough walked members of the press through what he considers the historic
budget...
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2004 Election Information
With the 2004 elections just six months away, today in both
local newspapers readers will find an information card with everything you
need to know about the election process. Keen to encourage all eligible
voters to register, the Elections office commissioned MCM Consultants, a
sister company of Cayman Net News, to produce the card in the build-up to the
upcoming election on 17 November...
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Swimmer wins savings bond from SEGOES
 Jennifer
Powell, age 16, member of the Stingray Swim Club, was the random winner of a
$1,000 savings bond from SEGOES Securities for participating in the recent
South Sound Beach Clean-up held by the company...
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Red Bay student wins road safety competition
 Ten-year-old
Nassaria Thompson, a student of Red Bay Primary School, emerged winner of the
Royal Cayman Islands Police Easter Road Safety Essay Competition, sponsored by
Fidelity Bank Cayman Ltd and Vibe FM. The essay competition sought to
identify a young Caymanian road safety spokesperson...
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Person of the Day - Merle
Ebanks
 Born
in West Moreland, Jamaica in 1955, Merle Ebanks made her way to Grand Cayman
14 years ago and has enjoyed each and every year here with her husband.
“There are many things I enjoy here. I especially enjoy the people,
environment, and the low crime rate,” she said. She is still excited to
return to Jamaica next Friday for a week to catch up with her family...
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