Issue No. 670 Friday, 4 June 2004

Schools Full!

Cayman’s hard-pressed public schools are bursting at the seams and new students will find it difficult to enroll for the start of the next school year.  Already, three government schools have made arrangements for six more temporary classrooms to be in place for next term to help cope with the ever-increasing number of pupils... read more...

Humane Society volunteers give shelter dogs some much-needed exercise

The Cayman Humane Society dog walking programme has been running now for many years and continues to make a big difference to the lives of the dogs at the shelter.  The programme is made possible through the dedication of regular volunteers who spend a couple of hours, three days a week, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday walking the dogs in an area near the shelter on North Sound Road... read more...
 

Savings Directive Decision Deferred

European finance ministers postponed from 1 June until the end of the month a decision on whether to implement the European Union Savings Tax Directive (EUSD) on 1 January 2005, according to a wire report.  The postponement, which was made on Wednesday, came primarily because there is uncertainty if Switzerland could comply with the measure by the scheduled 1 January date... read more...

Fidelity Bank (Cayman) Launches New Pension Plan

Fidelity Bank (Cayman) Limited, citing the growing demands of both employers and employees, recently launched the Fidelity Pension Plan to provide pension participants residing in Cayman with a retirement savings alternative.  The Fidelity Pension Plan is a defined contribution pension plan created in response to the shifting demands of employers and employees as they adhere to the 1998 Cayman Islands law ... read more...

Chemical burns boy makes full recovery

Sylvie and Gregoire Perron have confirmed that their son Philippe Olivier Fortin, who suffered chemical burns after kayaking in the section of Governor’s Harbour known as Crystal Harbour, has made a full recovery... read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Miguel McFarlane

Readers may have seen Miguel McFarlane patrolling the streets of downtown George Town or even tried to sweet talk him into not writing them a parking ticket.  A four-year member of the RCIP, Miguel now serves as a Constable, keeping the peace and making sure that traffic is in order.  In his spare time, he likes to drive from his Savannah home to North Side where he loves to fish and to swim... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• Auditor-General faces an extremely busy year
• Customs to close early
• DEH holds Hazards Certification course
• Drug-free workplace survey
• FBCS stride for science
• Finding the perfect Father’s Day gift is easy at ICL Stores
• George Hicks School goes ‘Back to Basics’
• PoolWorld show debut
• Pros and cons of bomb hoax response reviewed
• Scholarships open the door for local artist
• Voters able to register
• Youngsters Chillin’ Out on the airwaves
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• Giving Visitors A Taste Of Local Flavour

LETTERS

• “A Going Church for a Coming King”

COMMENTARY

• The Last Word: Cayman tourism comfortable and completely unpretentious

SPORTS NEWS

• HiDef TV nets NFL Cayman Challenge
• Lions help swimmers roar and splash
• On the Cricket Pitch: By Rite, a dominant force in local cricket
• Sports Person of the Week - Justin Wight