Issue No. 740 Friday, 24 September 2004
Rumours Reign
In the week following Hurricane Ivan’s crushing of Grand Cayman, rumours tore
up and down the marl road almost as rapidly as the category five winds tore
across the island on 11 and 12 September. From the alleged house arrest of
McKeeva Bush to outbreaks of cholera, the rumour-mongers have been hard at work...
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Cable & Wireless Donates Relief Food and Funds
 Cable
& Wireless have established a new relief fund to help victims of Hurricane
Ivan. An initial US$1 million contribution is being made by Cable and Wireless
plc to kick start this initiative. The company’s employees from all over the
world have asked how they can help and are being invited to make additional
private donations to the fund. Monies collected will be used to support
efforts to provide relief...
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Hospital reports low casualty rate in wake of Ivan
 The
Cayman Islands Hospital reports that it is operational and continuing to
provide health care to the people of the Cayman Islands. The Hospital’s
Accident and Emergency Unit continues to provide 24-hour medical care and
never ceased operations at anytime during the passing of Hurricane Ivan.
The hospital in Walkers Road suffered from a stoppage of power on Sunday
following the hurricane...
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Special Constables step into the storm to help the public
 Appointed
on 1 July as Commandant overseeing the Special Constables in the Royal Cayman
Islands Police (RCIP), Richard Harris has overseen this sector of the RCIP
with admirable aplomb in the aftermath of hurricane Ivan. Having just
retired from PriceWaterhouseCoopers as a partner, this past week has shown him
that retirement can be an unpredictable time of life...
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Retail banks offer loans relief
Local banks offered Cayman residents
some desperately needed breathing space when they announced Wednesday 22
September, that an agreement had been reached among the Island’s retail banks
to offer a moratorium on loan repayments for all loan payments in good
standing until January 2005...
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Caymanian of the Week -
Allan Moore
 Owner
of the Mango Tree Restaurant and Bar, Allan “Ha Ha” Moore has worked
tirelessly since Hurricane Ivan devastated the Cayman Islands to assist relief
workers. Although the newly renovated establishment suffered severe damage
during the storm, the management and staff of the Mango Tree have pulled
together and are providing food and refreshments to relief workers and other
essential services...
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EDITORIAL
LETTERS
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
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