Issue No. 679 Friday, 18 June 2004

Party Members Low

With the 2004 General Election less than five months away, total membership in the Cayman Islands’ two political parties, the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM), only represents approximately 20 percent of the registered voters... read more...

Accounting Pioneers Set To Retire

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will say farewell to Cayman Islands’ accounting pioneers with the retirement of Senior Partners Chris Johnson and Richard Harris on 30 June.  In conjunction with the retirements, the accounting firm also announced other changes at the firm, namely that existing partner Nick Freeland will take on the new role as Senior Partner... read more...
 

New Complaints Commissioner Named

HE The Governor Bruce Dinwiddy has appointed Dr John Epp as Cayman Islands’ first Complaints Commissioner, it was announced on Wednesday.  As his primary task, Dr Epp will investigate complaints received from members of the public to ascertain whether injustice has been caused by improper, unreasonable or inadequate administrative conduct on the part of any Government Ministry... read more...

CUC Reaches Agreement With Government

Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) signed a preliminary agreement with the Cayman Islands Government for the renewal of its operations licence on Wednesday that will, upon signing of the main agreement, bring a 4.7-percent decrease in residential electricity rates beginning 1 October.   The main agreement, which is expected to be signed by late summer, will allow for competition in the electricity industry... read more...

Aviation duties split as authority created

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) is complying with a mandate of the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority to separate its regulatory responsibilities from its business service provisions... read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Karen McField

The Philatelic Manager of the Seven Mile Beach Post Office, Karen McField, is described by her co-worker Lamour Ebanks as being “friendly, helpful, and to the point.”  Karen has also served as the Counter Supervisor at the Airport Post Office.  She is the proud mother of four, and lately she is simply beaming over her youngest child Joseph and his upcoming graduation from John Gray High School... read more...

OTHER NEWS

• A free lecture for youth and community workers
• Brave dad’s dedication inspired Father’s Day
• Dad’s definitely the word in concerted education campaign
• Dignitaries pay respect to Queen at celebrations
• Father and son join the poll battle
• Investment firm gives a response to reports of SEC probe
• Phone firm’s jazz backing
• Registration for Summer School opens
• Rotarians get district leaders
• Sunrise Rotary Club president at Jamaica conference
• Yanes was pretty as a picture
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• Accountability for Cayman’s Vital Financial Service Sector

LETTERS

• Response to the article on the importance of voting

COMMENTARY

• The Last Word: Quiet Connections, not all working for country’s wellbeing

SPORTS NEWS

• Angling Club donates money from auction
• Cayman’s first female Olympic swimmer returns home
• Cayman water full of swimmers this weekend
• CIFA 2003-04 awardees
• Paramount takes down Welly’s
• On The Cricket Pitch: Verbal torture too much for top spinner
• Sports Person of the Week - Badir Awe