Issue No. 661 Monday, 24 May 2004
West Bay Dock Back
Less than two days after a government plan to build the West Bay Cruise
Terminal on a site near the entrance of Northwest Point Road was abandoned,
the Leader of Government Business, Hon McKeeva Bush said that the project was
back on...
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Tourism Numbers Are Up Again
Cayman Islands stay-over and cruise ship tourism continued to rise in April,
with air arrivals showing an impressive 21.9-percent increase over the same
month a year ago, according to a press release issued by the Department of
Tourism (DoT) last Friday...
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UK makes Cayman top priority in tax treaty talks
 A
letter to the Leader of Government Business, the Hon McKeeva Bush, from the
United Kingdom Paymaster General, Dawn Primarolo, indicated progress between
the two sides in reaching an agreement in their tax treaty negotiations.
In the letter dated 20 May, Ms Primarolo suggested that negotiations are now a
top priority for the UK. “The UK has moved the Cayman Islands to the front of
the queue.”...
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2004-2005 Budget Highlights: Part 5 -
Ministry of Planning, Communications, District Administration and
Information Technology
The total budget for 2004/2005 for this Ministry is
$26,611,533 of which the largest component relates to environmental services
and activities at $7,794,579, down from $10,282,021 last year...
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Bank of America was heavy buyer of Parmalat debt before firm’s collapse
According to Bloomberg News, Bank of America Corp., the second-largest U.S.
bank, was the biggest buyer of the $1.35 billion of debt it sold for Parmalat,
the dairy company that collapsed in Italy's largest bankruptcy, a report
prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the company's new management shows...
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Person of the Day - Marsha McLean
 Up
and coming gospel artist, Marsha McLean loves to spend her spare time giving
to those less fortunate than herself. “I like to visit people and see
them wear a smile. That alone can make my day,” she said. The
21-year-old Jamaican arrived in the Cayman Islands in 2001 and continues to
help others as much as she can. “I love to donate clothes and food to
the poor, which is always a pleasure”...
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