Issue No. 728 Friday, 27 August 2004

Five applied for DoT Director job

Cayman Net News has ascertained that five applicants have applied for the vacant Director of Tourism position, including at least one Caymanian.
However, sources close to Acting Director of Tourism Pilar Bush have said that she is not among those who have applied.  One Caymanian that has applied for the post is known to be William Conolly, whose departure to Hong Kong has been delayed... read more...

Cayman Olympic athletes on new stamps

A special stamp issue celebrating the Cayman Island’s journey to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games was released on Monday. The four-stamp issue depicts swimmers Heather Roffey, Shaune Fraser and Andrew Mackay, together with track and field competitors Cydonie Mothersill and Kareem Streete-Thompson... read more...

Agricultural Trade With Jamaica To Expand

The Minister of Agriculture, the Hon Gilbert McLean, recently announced that the Cayman Islands would expand agricultural trade with Jamaica by the end of 2004, according to a statement issued through Government Information Services (GIS) by the Department of Agriculture.  Mr McLean made the announcement during a speech delivered at the 52nd Annual Denbeigh Show in Jamaica on 31 July... read more...

Doctor to present regional diabetes study findings

A local doctor is to present findings from a study on the prevalence of diabetes in the Caribbean region during the next Cayman Islands Diabetes Association (CIDA) meeting.  The meeting will take place on Wednesday, 1 September, 6 pm, at the Women’s Resource Centre in Elizabethan Square... read more...

General Election 2004: Elector ID Card schedule and venues

The Elector ID Card Schedule for 2004 has now been released and the public are invited Monday through to Friday 10 am to 4 pm to a number of different venues to get their cards  On Tuesdays and Fridays potential voters can go to have cards done at the Elections Office, on the 5th floor of the Tower Building... read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Michelle Hunter

Having spent eight months in England to give her children a new window into the world, Michelle Hunter missed her home in Grand Cayman more than ever.  While her two sons Rasheed and Rashaun, aged nine and seven, still speak of their English friends, Mommy Michelle is more than happy to be back near the gorgeous waters of her homeland... read more...