Issue No. 659 Thursday, 20 May 2004
Saving the Sandbar
The protective ‘safety ring’ buoy system around the Stingray City Sandbar in
the North Sound should be back in place in the near future, according to the
Leader of Government Business and Minister of Environment, Hon McKeeva Bush.
“I was hoping it would be in place by the first of June,” said Mr Bush in an
exclusive interview with Cayman Net News on Monday...
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All Fired Up Over Pottery
 Residents,
both young and not-so-young, now have a new way to express their artistic
impulses by creating unique pieces of pottery at the All Fired Up! Studio at
The Shoppes at Grand Harbour. Open for just more than a week, All Fired
Up! is connected with the Work of Art arts and crafts supply store, which has
been open for over four years. The studio allows artists to select a
piece of unfinished Bisque pottery...
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Tourist Lied About Robbery
Detectives from the George Town Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have
concluded that the daylight armed robbery report made on 16 March by a cruise
passenger was false. Following extensive investigations into the report
from the 28-year-old man who was a passenger aboard a Carnival Cruise Line
ship, the CID determined the man lied about the incident...
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2004-2005 Budget Highlights: Part
3 - Finance and Economics
The total budget for 2004/2005 for the Financial Secretary is $31,748,113,
virtually unchanged from last year ($31,328,616), of which the largest
component, at $9,473,925, covers the regulatory oversight and monitoring of
Cayman’s financial sector, including some 337 banks, 146 trust companies, and
960 mutual funds...
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US court limits Lord Black's voting rights in Cayman Free Press shareholder
Former Hollinger International chief executive Conrad Black
engaged in "deceit and threats" to impede investigators, a US judge said in
restoring limits on Lord Black's right to vote his controlling stake in the
publisher of London's Daily Telegraph and the Chicago Sun-Times, and
reportedly the owner of a 40 percent interest in Cayman Free Press...
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Person of the Day -
Samantha Powell
 Born
and raised in Cayman, 19-year-old Samantha Powell attended St Ignatius High
School, followed by a year at the Community College, where she finished top of
her class. She has worked at PC Powerhouse since last December, and
loves helping people and seeing customers leave happy. “I learn
something different every day,” she said. “This is a second chance for me and
I am very grateful.” ...
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