Issue No. 662 Tuesday, 25 May 2004
Airport Might Move
The Government is considering relocating Grand Cayman’s international airport
to the Eastern Districts, the Leader of Government Business, Hon McKeeva Bush
has announced. Mr Bush first publicly mentioned the possibility in
his Budget Policy Statement on 7 May, saying the Government had commissioned
the Civil Aviation Authority to develop options for the expansion of Cayman’s
airport facilities, including the option of relocating the airport...
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CID Probes Firearms Burglary
Criminal Investigation Department (CID) detectives are currently investigating
a reported burglary that involved three males who stole three firearms from a
residence in Governor’s Harbour on Thursday, 20 May at around 9:30 pm...
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FBI reports bomb hoax woman questioned and released
On Thursday 20 May, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in
Charlotte, North Carolina confirmed to Cayman Net News that the woman who was
escorted from the cruise ship Carnival Victory on 13 May, after concern arose
over a possible bomb threat, flew to the Charlotte airport and was questioned
by FBI agents upon landing...
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2004-2005 Budget Highlights: Part 6 -
Ministry of Education, Human Resources and Culture
The total budget for 2004/2005 for this Ministry is
$64,309,727, substantially up from $46,726,782 last year, of which by far the
largest component relates to education at $54,524,545 ($41,010,281 last year)...
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Cayman Free Press shareholder in takeover crisis as buyers only want Telegraph
According to London’s Evening Standard, the auction for
Hollinger International, which reportedly owns a 40 percent interest in Cayman
Free Press, has put the group’s future in doubt as several bidders are
understood to have pitched only for the Telegraph newspaper titles...
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Person of the Day - Kevin
Bodden
 Born
in Guanaja, Honduras, Kevin Bodden started coming to the Cayman Islands when
he was six years old. From that age on, he spent every summer of his childhood
here, a time he reflects on fondly. When he was 18 he finally moved here and
he and his mother now both live in Grand Cayman. “I love this place. It is my
second home. I love the beaches, the climate, and everything else about this
place,” he said...
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