Issue No. 664 Thursday, 27 May 2004
CIDB Shake Up
The Cayman Islands Development Bank (CIDB) has had a second high-level
executive leave the financial institution this month, this time with the
departure of Deputy Manager Patrick Musaib-Ali. Three weeks ago, then
Chairman of the Cayman Islands Development Bank (CIDB), Andre Iton, resigned
his position, saying he was frustrated that the Board of Directors was not in
a position to make the institution the kind of establishment it had set out to
be...
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Affordable Housing Debate Heats Up
 Members
of the opposition People’s Progressive Movement vigorously debated the
Government’s Affordable Housing Initiative last week in the Legislative
Assembly, while Minister responsible for Housing, Dr the Hon Frank McField
just as forcefully defended the project. Opposition Members Edna Moyle
and Alden McLaughlin both staunchly criticised the housing scheme’s progress
and cost...
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CUC achieves prestigious environmental certification
 Caribbean
Utilities Company (CUC) announced this week that it has received ISO
14001:1996 certification of all aspects of its operations at the Company’s
North Sound Road site in recognition of its environmental protection
initiatives and performance. The certification, which represents an
international achievement, involved an independent audit of CUC’s
environmental management system...
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2004-2005 Budget Highlights: Part 8 -
Ministry of Community Services, Youth, Sport and Gender Affairs
The total budget for 2004/2005 for this Ministry is
$32,793,017 (up from $25,426,235 last year) of which the largest component is
the cost of a wide range of community programmes and social services at
$12,246,966, an increase of 47 percent over last year’s $8,304,089...
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Italian prosecutors seek trial for 29 over Parmalat scandal
Italian prosecutors on Wednesday asked for 29 executives
and three financial institutions involved in the scandal over the collapse of
the Parmalat food giant to be put on trial, judicial sources said...
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Person of the Day - Yaijai
Panthong
 From
the northeast region Isaan in the kingdom of Thailand, Yaijai Panthong arrived
in Grand Cayman nine years ago to work with her family. Her cousin owns
the Thai Restaurant in George Town where Yaijai works as a chef and waitress.
“I am very happy here in Grand Cayman. I like the people and the ocean. I also
enjoy that it is very clean and safe,” she said...
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