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Issue No. 691 Wednesday, 7 July 2004

Cruise ships dock proposed for port

Proposals from three different overseas companies, including one cruise line, have been received by Government to create a cruise ship berthing dock in George Town, according to the Leader of Government Business and Minister of Tourism Hon McKeeva Bush.  Mr Bush, who is also the Chairman of the Port Authority, said that the dock would facilitate four cruise ships... read more...


Show Me Helps Flood Victims

In response to the recent severe flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, Cayman Net News and MCM Consultants held a fundraiser to benefit the Cayman Islands Red Cross relief efforts last week.  Held at the Corner Pocket, the Cuban band Show Me performed, while those in attendance were asked to contribute five dollars at the door. Approximately CI$1,000 was raised for the cause... read more...


Cayman Net News Website Hits Milestone

The Cayman Net News website, together with its sister site, Caribbean Net news, reached another milestone in June, with pages on the two sites being accessed a combined 200,000 times... read more...


Local man wins $10,000 in C&W promotion

James Ebanks topped up his mobile phone and won big recently as he was the first $10,000 winner in the Cable & Wireless Scratch N Win promotion.  “I didn’t believe it at first,” said James, “I’m only really believing it now because I have the check in my hands.” The winning card was purchased from the Walkers Road Starmart.  James said, “I’m going to buy a house in Honduras with my winnings."... read more...


Investors urged to sue over Cayman hedge fund losses

According to the Standard, arriving in Hong Kong this week is the man galvanising disgruntled investors worldwide to take action against Towry Law International (TLI), the financial advice firm that investors say wrongly sold them high-risk Cayman-registered investment funds... read more...


Person of the Day - Edson Marins

Working at La Belle International Hair Design in Alissta Towers gives Edson Marins the opportunity to do one of the things he likes to do best: cutting and colouring hair.  “I’ve been doing hair for 10 years,” says Edson, who came to the Cayman Islands from Salvador da Bahia in Brazil only two months ago. “I like to cut and blow dry the best.”  Edson likes to spend his spare time clubbing with friends... read more...


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