Issue No. 713 Friday, 6 August 2004
Mac Rebukes Tom
 The
Leader of Government Business, the Hon McKeeva Bush, responded in the
Legislative Assembly recently to public comments made by West Bay candidate
Thomas Jefferson concerning the Port Authority. A former Minister
responsible for the Port Authority of which Mr Bush is now Chairman, Mr
Jefferson made his comments in response to previous remarks Mr Bush had voiced
on the subject...
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Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing
American Airlines Flight 972 was forced to make an emergency landing at Owen
Roberts International Airport on Wednesday afternoon at around 4:35. The
Airbus 300 was carrying 140 passengers and crew and was en-route from Costa
Rica to Miami, Florida...
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Electors List Deadline Nears
 Voters
only have until next Wednesday, 11 August, to make claims or objections to the
revised list of electors, according to a notice issued by the Elections
Office. Once the deadline passes and the Revising Officer amends the
list, it will become the Official Register of Electors to be used at the
General Elections on 17 November. Persons whose name appears on the
register have an opportunity to file a claim...
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Playwright Workshops with Eugene Williams Begin
 As
a precursor to the 14th Annual National Playwriting Competition, Eugene
Williams, Director of The School of Theatre at the Edna Manley School of the
Arts in Jamaica, arrived in Grand Cayman this week to conduct the Cayman
National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) Playwriting Workshops. The
workshops come a month-and-a-half before the deadline for the playwriting
competition...
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Star Quest talent show treks to Cayman Brac
 At
5 am on a Saturday morning after the night before, no-one normally feels at
their best. Not so the Cable & Wireless Star Quest team, who along with some
lucky prize winners and supporters, were at the airport ready to fly over to
Cayman Brac. This was the Brac’s turn to shine, as the Star Quest team
jetted over to see what future stars they could find. There were four
great entrants in total...
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Person of the Day - Greta
Nicholas
 After
celebrating her 55th birthday, Greta Nicholas said: “I am glad to be alive,
stress-free and a BBW.” For those who don’t know – BBW means a big,
beautiful, woman. Since May, Greta has been running her new shop, La
Shaun’s Variety Store, in partnership with her sister, and loves to go out
shopping to look for new stock. When she’s not looking after La Shaun’s,
Greta also works at the Tropicool Store...
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