Issue No. 673 Wednesday, 9 June 2004
Voters’ Deadline
 The
1 July deadline for Caymanian citizens to register to vote in the upcoming
November general election is now only three weeks away. In an effort to
make sure all those eligible to vote do in fact register, the Elections Office
has been conducting special registration sessions in various locations on
Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac. “In the Cayman Islands, voting is your
civic responsibility,” ...
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Keeping Gas Prices Down
While gas stations all over Grand Cayman have raised fuel
prices nearly to or above $3.00 per gallon, Island Esso located on corner of
Shedden Road and Thomas Russell Way is resisting the trend of large increases.
With prices as low as $2.85 per gallon for self-serve regular grade, gas at
Island Esso is considerably less expensive than at other stations on the island...
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C&W Enhances Mobile Service
As the demand for GSM Mobile service grows, and new
customers continue to subscribe to the network, Cable & Wireless (C&W) is
working to improve the level of service and to maximize customer satisfaction.
“Our customers have embraced GSM technology even faster than we had forecasted,
and the number of GSM users keeps increasing every day,” explained Tim Adam, C&W
Chief Executive...
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Shipping reps discuss maritime industry
 Representatives
from the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) recently attended the 12th
Conference of the Red Ensign Group (REG) of Ship Registries in the UK to
discuss and debate developments and innovations in the maritime industry.
Representatives focused in particular on international standards as reflected
in the major International Maritime Conventions...
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Monetary Authority to generate surplus funds
 The
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has announced that it expected to
generate a surplus of approximately CI$35 million for the Government during its
upcoming financial year, which begins 1 July, a figure represented by the net
revenue from licence fees and the investment income on currency reserves.
Authority managing director Cindy Scotland reported this at a recent meeting...
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Person of the Day -
Jennifer Henry
 Nominated
by the store manager at Hair Gallery Beauty and Salon, Jennifer Henry was
surprised to be Person of the Day. The manager said of her: “She is a
real kind person. She has the ideal personality for our workplace.” Born
in Kingston, Jamaica where her parents and siblings still live, she has now
been in Grand Cayman for two years and has worked at the salon the entire
time...
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