Issue No. 682 Wednesday, 23 June 2004
Housing Trust Firm
 The
manager of the National Housing and Community Development Trust (NHCDT), Roger
Bodden, has refuted recent criticism of the Affordable Housing Initiative.
In an interview at the Trust’s George Town office, he emphatically rounded on
critics of the scheme. He said: “The Ministry of Community Development
is concerned that negative publicity from the opposition will discourage
possible homeowners.”...
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Man Dies In Auto Crash
A 25-year-old local man, Franklin Banagas-Calix, died last
weekend, and three others were injured, in a one-vehicle accident on the
Esterley Tibbetts Highway last Saturday night. The Emergency Communications
Centre (911) received a report at 11:57 pm that a silver-coloured BMW had veered
off the road into the bushes...
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WestTel content with public’s response
WestTel, which provides Internet services to the residents of Grand Cayman is
satisfied with the public response it has received, according to its General
Manager Kevin Mahler. In January 2004, the company inked a deal with Key
Tech, a Bermuda based tele-communications holding company to expand into voice,
data, wireless and Internet products and services...
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John Gray students highlight environment
 The
John Gray High School club recently hosted representatives from the Department
of Environmental Health to commemorate World Environment Day, and to discuss
plans to travel to Fiji next month. Visiting DEH Director, Roydell
Carter acknowledged the club for their perseverance and hard work. He
said: “We applaud your efforts and dedication over the years, for the many
diverse projects you have undertaken...
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Pizza prizes for uniform scheme
A leading telephone company is joining forces with the Cayman
Islands Red Cross in an effort to encourage students to donate their school
uniforms. Students from every primary, middle and high school, both
Government and private, across Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac are being asked to
collect their outgrown uniforms in a scheme backed by Cable & Wireless...
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Person of the Day -
Gladston Hanson
 Securing
the premises of the new dormitory for St Matthews University School of
Medicine is the work of Gladston Hanson, 41, of St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica.
Having lived in Grand Cayman for a year, he takes his work as a Security
Officer and the responsibility seriously. “It is my job to see that all
the entry ways to the dormitory are secure, especially at night....
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