Issue No. 743 Wednesday, 13 October 2004

Prisoners at Large

Two convicted criminals are still on the run after escaping from Northward prison facility in the wake of Hurricane Ivan last month. Steve Manderson of West Bay Road was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison and Jeffrey Barnes of George Town who was convicted of rape, both made a dash for freedom just after 7:00 pm on the evening of 14 September... read more...

Customs Deny Seizures of Goods

Almost from the moment that Ivan left the shores of Grand Cayman, the news desk at Cayman Net News began receiving numerous compelling complaints from residents of Grand Cayman concerning the alleged seizure by the Customs Department of goods intended for hurricane relief.  International banks, large corporations, even churches and individuals have complained... read more...

Amnesty Announced by Immigration for Illegal Aliens

Illegal aliens have been given a window of opportunity to avoid prosecution by the Department of Immigration. Anybody residing and working illegally in the Cayman Islands will be allowed to leave the territory between 18 October and 1 November without fear of prosecution.  Mr Franz Manderson, Chief Immigration Officer said: “We normally offer an amnesty every five years or so.” ... read more...

Governor Visits Net News

Last week, Cayman Net News was honoured to receive a visit from HE the Governor Mr Bruce Dinwiddy and his wife Emma, who took time out of their very busy schedule to call in at the newspaper’s temporary operations in the Cable and Wireless building, One Technology Square, where staff have been working long and hard to keep readers informed in the wake of Ivan, both on line and in print... read more...

Complaints Commissioner

John Epp, the Cayman Islands’ recently appointed Complaints Commissioner has moved into the office’s first ever home on the Second Floor of Piccadilly Square, above Hobbies and Books.  One of his first tasks is to educate civil servants about this new position and a seminar will take place to explain the duties, responsibilities, and function of the Complaints Commissioner’s Office... read more...

Person of the Day - Melanie Cumber-Roddam

MC2 offices may be washed out but Melanie Cumber-Roddam the owner is certainly not down or out. She is still operating her design company with her partner and web designer Neil Martin.  “I have been very lucky after the hurricane, although the office is damaged I can still work and my home is hardly damaged at all.”  Melanie who was born in Cayman is however concerned for her family... read more...

• An unsung hero: Consolidated Water’s Luis Wood
• Cable & Wireless rocks the block
• Cayman participates in CTO Press Conference
• First Baptist Church makes a great contribution
• Generator theft on rise
• Hurricane Ivan Personal Message Board
• National Housing programme shaken but not broken
• Online postings from caymannetnews.com
• Public can help clean up by sorting waste
• Questions From Our Readers
• Staff work hard to keep Owen Roberts operating
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• A Question of Duty

LETTERS

• There is a true human crisis here
• The tourist board should publish the extent of the damage
• In answer to reader’s question
• Cayman needs friends and foreign workers
• Thank goodness for Cayman Net News
• No one is telling us the facts
• Jealousy is a crime
• Listening with rapt attention and love

COMMENTARY

• ACCESS: Moving Forward to a Better Cayman Islands
• Ivan the very bad hurricane
• The Last Word: Mixed Blessings

SPORTS NEWS

• Lara and Browne visit sponsor C&W
• On The Cricket Pitch: Building on the success of the ICC Champions Trophy