Issue No. 677 Wednesday, 16 June 2004
Hotel Bidder Irate
One of the companies trying to purchase the 280-room
Treasure Islands Resort has withdrawn its bid after becoming dismayed with the
process by which it alleges that Scotiabank is handling the sale. Petra
Properties Ltd, which is one of several bidders for the Resort, informed the
Legal Counsel for Scotiabank in Toronto of its decision on 8 June through its
attorneys in the Cayman Islands...
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NGOs Travel to United Nations
A delegation from the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Constitutional Working Group has traveled to New York City to address the United
Nations (UN) Special Committee of 24 (C24) on Decolonization on Wednesday, 16
June. This is the second consecutive year that a delegation from NGOs and
Citizens Groups in the Cayman Islands will address the C24...
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Cost of living up goes by 1.2% in first quarter
The All-Items Index for the first quarter of 2004, compiled
by the Economics and Statistics office based on local consumer spending has
increased by 1.2 percent in comparison to the equivalent period in 2003...
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Let your voice be heard on future of health care
The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) has invited public
participation in the further development of a long-term strategic plan for the
HSA. Chief Executive Officer of the Health Services Authority, Eloise
Reid said public participation in the development of long-term plans for the
HSA was one means by which the community could become more involved in shaping
a vision for the future of healthcare in these islands...
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Fund calls for new probe into Cayman Free press shareholder
Press baron Lord Black's holding company Hollinger Inc, part
of the media group that includes a 40% interest in Cayman Free Press, is facing
demands for another investigation into potential conflicts of interest at the
group...
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Person of the Day - Dion
Brown
 Working
behind the sandwich counter at Maedac House Supplies on Crewe Road suits Dion
Brown. “I love my job. I put the customers first at all times,” she says.
Dion came here from Jamaica in 1996, and has left her mother, father and
sister there. On her Sundays off, Dion likes to cook curried chicken and
stingfish. “I like Christian music. I also like lovers’ rock like Sanchez,”
she said...
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