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Issue No. 726 Wednesday, 25 August 2004

All shook up

Residents and business owners along Mary Mollie Hydes Road in West Bay have had their lives disrupted for the past week by the installation of sheet piling for a retaining wall along the shore that will eventually be capped with a sidewalk.  The retaining wall starts on the northern end of Boggy Sand Road and will run 792 feet to the Silver Sands Café when it is finished later this week... read more...


Status Recipients Informed By Mail

The Immigration Department began mailing out confirmation to the 600 residents who have been granted Caymanian Status last Friday.  These grants were awarded from among the 1,116 applications the Caymanian Status and Residency Board received up to 30 December 2003, the final day for making applications... read more...


Environmentalist Seeks To Make Cayman Hotels Green

The Project Coordinator for the Environmental Audits for the Sustainable Tourism (EAST) Project based in Kingston, Hugh Cresser, spoke at the Courtyard Marriott on Monday, at an event sponsored by the Department of Tourism (DoT).  The DoT is seeking three small hotels, one on each of the Cayman Islands, to come forward to be volunteers for a green assessment ... read more...


Accommodation shortage for St Matthew’s University

With a new semester beginning next Monday, St Matthew’s University School of Medicine is facing an accommodation shortage for incoming students.  The University expects a shortfall of between 40 and 50 rooms, which comes despite their purchase of the Sleep Inn for US$4.5 million in 2003... read more...


General Election 2004: Elections Office warning to those doing business with Government

The Election office has announced an advisory to all prospective candidates contesting seats in the 2004 General Elections of the provisions contained in Section 19 of the Cayman Islands Constitution, relating to disqualifications for elected membership and in particular to Section (1) (G) ... read more...


Person of the Day - Jessica Rankin

Happily married to Sam Rankin and making her home in East End, Jessica Rankin is delighted to now call Grand Cayman home.  Born in Honduras, she beams when talking of Grand Cayman, most noticeably for its cuisine. “One of the things I most love about Grand Cayman is the food. I love conch, turtle and all the fish here,” she said.  Jessica loves her community in East End... read more...


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