Issue No. 735 Tuesday, 7 September 2004

Status Scam

A swindle in which a scam artist is collecting money from people and promising Caymanian Status in return was discovered by Cayman Net News last week.  Speaking anonymously, a female resident Jamaican national said that she and 16 others paid $1,300 each to a man who said he knew a Member of the Legislative Assembly that could get Caymanian Status for the payment... read more...

Murder Conspiracy Charges Brought

The Royal Cayman Islands Police (RCIP) escorted five Caymanian males into Grand Court last Friday to be charged with the offence of conspiracy to commit murder. Adolphus Myrie, 26; Jonathan Ramoon, 26; Allen Garfield Ebanks, 28; Orville Gallego, 24; and Deward Roger Bush, 29 were all charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of Kurt Karlando Rowe... read more...

Captains Propose Port in South Sound

Captain Paul Hurlston and Captain Harris McCoy have drafted a proposal to build a modern, secure cruise ship dock capable of holding up to a dozen cruise ships in South Sound.  Disappointed that seafarers have never been consulted by government for their input on maritime issues, Capt Hurlston and Capt McCoy took their own initiative... read more...

Government confirms six Cuban refugees stopped off in the Brac

Acting Chief Secretary Donovan Ebanks confirmed reports that six Cubans refugees – five men and one woman - purchased provisions and a 30-foot boat for $5,000 in Cayman Brac five days after they left Cuba on 25 June, spending a total of two months at sea before landing on the Texas coast... read more...

Caymanian Status Board releases names of 621 recipients

The Caymanian Status and Permanent Residency Board approved 621people for the grant of Caymanian Status based on ordinary residency or naturalisation under the new Immigration Law.  “I am confident that as far as possible we were able to deal with and approve the final outstanding numbers of long-term residents within our community,” said Board Chairman Billy Reid... read more...

Person of the Day - June Ordonez

Originally from Pearlagoon on the Nicaraguan coast, June Ordonez has lived in the Cayman Islands for four years.  In her spare time from her job at Wendy’s Restaurant on Walkers Road, June likes to relax: “Sometimes it is so hectic here at work, mostly I just spend my day off at home,” she says. “I like reading novels, and sometimes I read the Bible too. I believe that the Bible helps you deal with a lot of daily issues... read more...