Issue No. 727 Thursday, 26 August 2004
Island Air fights on
 Island
Air Operations Manager Marcus Cumber vows that the family-owned airline will
continue on despite what he believes are anti-competitive practices from the
Government that threaten company’s profitability. Since early this year,
Island Air has been competing with Cayman Airways’ Cayman Express with
regularly scheduled flights to the Sister Islands, routes it had serviced
alone since 1991...
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New drink processing factory for West Bay
 A
new drink processing factory, called Triple Hill Trading, has begun producing
a new range of drinks on Stadium Drive in West Bay. The plant produces
pasteurised and unpasturised fruit and milk-based drinks.
The facility had its beginnings after its owner Lyle Hill realized that his
line in soy-based food drinks, called Slenderalla, had become popular. He saw
the opportunity for using pasteurisation equipment...
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Man Charged With Attempted Murder
The Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIP) announced that Caymanian Sheldon
Marquiss Brown was formally charged in connection with the shooting at the
Cayman Islander on West Bay Road on 17 August. The 35-year-old Brown is
now being held in a cell at Grand Court...
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Chief Ministers’ Conference Brings Spirit of Cooperation
Chief Ministers attending the Caribbean and Bermuda Overseas Territories Chief
Ministers Conference concluded the meeting promising increased cooperation.
Attending the conference, which was hosted by Leader of Government Business,
the Hon McKeeva Bush, were Chief Minister for Turks and Caicos Islands, the
Hon Michael Misick, Chief Minister for Montserrat, Dr the Hon John Osborne,
Chief Minister for British Virgin Islands, Dr the Hon D Orlando Smith and
Chief Minister for Anguilla Hon Osbourne Fleming...
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General Election 2004: Sandra Catron
states her position on addressing crime in the community
 Most
of what Sandra Catron says will not come as a surprise to anyone who has
considered crime here on the Cayman Islands. She admits that her
position is probably not original, nor is she an expert, but like everyone
else, she has had life experiences that have helped shape her position.
“I am from a broken home and realise how close I myself have came to being
another unfortunate statistic,” said Ms Catron...
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Person of the Day -
Melissa Brown
 As
a dedicated Christian, Melissa Brown really wants to put Christ first in her
life. “I enjoy church very much; my favorite book is the Bible. I hope that
Christ uses me to impact someone’s life,” she says. Working part time
for an employee counseling organization, Melissa feels that this may possibly
become her career: “I’m seeing about pursuing a degree in Christian
Counseling,” she says...
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