Issue No. 742 Friday, 8 October 2004
Mac seeks UK aid
 The
Leader of Government Business, Hon McKeeva Bush, on his way to the United
Kingdom to present the case for aid for the Cayman Islands as a British
Overseas Territory, confirmed the pressing need of housing in Grand Cayman as
his top priority. “Subject to further consultation, “Mr Bush said, “We
seek to permit short-term housing schemes into Grand Cayman for a period of up
to 18 months.”...
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Property owners can now return
The Immigration Department has announced that non-nationals owning property in
the Cayman Islands are now permitted to return as well as children named as
dependants on work permits and government contracts. The department has also
formalised earlier post-Ivan work permit arrangements...
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No Pirates Week celebration this year
 Before
leaving for the UK Mr Bush told Cayman Net News that Pirates Week would have
to be cancelled for this year. This will be the first time in twenty-seven
years that the Island’s most famous festival has not been celebrated and is
likely to come as a severe blow to many residents. Unfortunately however it
was pretty clear that the organization required for the festival would be hard
to meet...
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Licensed premises to close by 9 pm
As a result of the continuing 10 pm
curfew, the Liquor Licensing Board is informing all businesses with licenses
are now required to close by 9 pm...
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Cayman Net News back to twice weekly
After maintaining a weekly edition in
the wake of Hurricane Ivan, Cayman Net News is pleased to announce that it
will be keeping its readers and advertisers further updated with two issues
weekly starting next Wednesday...
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Caymanian of the Week -
Loxley Banks
 After
more than twenty eight years of service with Radio Cayman, Loxley Banks still
enjoys making his way to work. He started his career with Radio Cayman
as programme controller and is now Director of Broadcasting. “The
challenge of providing a quality broadcasting service to the Caymanian
community is what keeps me going each day,” he says. And the importance
of community radio has been amply demonstrated...
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