Issue No. 706 Wednesday, 28 July 2004
House Disputes Elections Law
 Disagreements
over some of the provisions of the proposed amendments to the Elections Law
led to the early adjournment of the Legislative Assembly on Monday and the
prospects of changes being introduced as early as Wednesday. Mainly at
issue were changes to the section of the Law covering election expenses,
however the abandonment of provisions for mobile polling stations created
controversy...
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Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested
Drug Task Force Detectives (DTF) of the Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIP)
reported that the apprehended a man of interest in connection with the recent
attempted murder in West Bay. The attempted murder, which occurred at
9:15 pm on 30 June on Duxie Lane, remains under investigation and the police
hope that this arrest will aid their investigation...
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E Technologies Granted Telecom Licence By ICTA
 E
Technologies Ltd, which will trade as CaymanOne, was granted a telecom licence
by the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) last week.
The company, which listed a Singapore address on its licence application,
received approval to offer a wide range of services including cellular,
Internet and fixed wireless. “We’re to compete in every single field
that Cable & Wireless does,”...
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Sponsored clean-up of beach is a success
 A
sponsored clean-up which was organised by local company Segoes Securities Ltd
at the weekend attracted dozens of environmentally friendly locals. The
event was the company’s fourth collective clean-up since 2003 and organisers
estimated that 50 to 75 volunteers took part, including the local Cayman Scout
group. Winston Hayles, Executive of Cayman Scouts, praised Segoes
Securities Ltd...
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Agricultural Society enjoys a fruitful year
 The
annual Agricultural Society Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday, 22
July at the Agricultural Pavilion, Lower Valley. At the meeting, which
was attended by over 100 Agricultural Society members and guests, was guest
speaker, Hon Gilbert A. McLean, JP, Minister for Health Services, Aviation,
Agriculture and Works. Minister McLean praised the work of the
Department of Agriculture...
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Person of the Day - Erick
Irving
 You
may have had the pleasure of a smooth and comfortable journey with George Town
based, self-employed taxi driver, Erick Irving. “My job is non-stop fun,
and I get to see all the events that naturally take place on the Island,” he
said. When he is not assisting people with transportation, he is likely
to be watching the Nigerian national football team. “They always shock the
world with their skills,” he said...
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