Issue No. 744 Friday, 15 October 2004

Import duty cut

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of measures, including a reduction in import duties, aimed at addressing the needs of the people of the Cayman Islands in the post-Hurricane Ivan recovery process...  read more...

The Barefoot Man Ready for Tourism

As the people of Cayman struggle to rebuild, so does George Novak. Better known as ‘Barefoot Man’, George is as much a feature of Cayman’s tourist industry as Stingray City and Seven Mile Beach. Although he is also struggling to pull his life back together Barefoot Man is gearing up for the return of Cayman’s holiday makers.  He hopes an opportunity to perform his new song in front of a live audience will present itself... read more...

Hurricane Ivan and Earthquake?

With Hurricane Ivan now in the record books it may come as a surprise that according to the US Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, the Cayman Islands was also affected by an earthquake just a few days before the hurricane struck Grand Cayman.  The Earthquake Information Center based in Denver has issued a preliminary report... read more...

Leader of the Opposition Claims: “We are left out”

The Secretary General of the PPM opposition, Mr Alden McLaughlin MLA, has given his first official reaction to the measures announced by the government to soften the effects of Hurricane Ivan.  During an exclusive interview with Cayman Net News, Mr McLaughlin said, though he welcomes the measures taken, he is disappointed that the opposition has been left out of the input loop...  read more...

Cruise Ships may be here before the end of the month

Joseph Woods of the Port Authority told a Chamber of Commerce meeting last week that the south terminal could handle two cruise ships a day from 29 October.  The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce held two meetings with local business owners, on Thursday 7 October at their office in Macdonald Square. The meetings were intended to establish the impact of Hurricane Ivan... read more...

Person of the Day - Kurt Adams

When he arrived here to work for Safeguard Security from Guyana eight months ago, Kurt Adams never imagined he would have to face Ivan.  “I was really scared as I’ve never experienced such a thing before. I prayed a lot,” said Mr Adams. Who spent the entire time working a very long shift from 3pm Saturday afternoon when Ivan began its passage through to 10am on the following Tuesday morning...  read more...

• Airport operations nearing normal
• C&W team pull 24 hour shift after cabinet smashed
• Caring for people
• Death announcement: Budd Gordon
• Director praises dedicated prison staff
• Family find refuge in the Lighthouse School
• Governor gets right hand man
• Government says communications stood up to Ivan
• Helping hands from Canada to the rescue
• HSA: All clinics now back to full health
• More Hurricane Relief Assistance
• More money for Ivan relief
• More than 3500 CUC customers re-energized
• National Gallery blessed in Harbour Place
• New shirts for RCIP
• Online postings from caymannetnews.com
• Post Hurricane Health Care
• Questions From Our Readers
• Safety tips for generator use
• Special Unit to recapture escaped prisoners
• Tackling the issue of accommodation
• The winds of change blow in the wake of Ivan
• Tourist Sector on target to receive guests by Thanksgiving
• Water is flowing to 96 percent of customers
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• Two Sides Of The Coin

LETTERS

• Cayman Airways complimented for their dedication
• Please let the cruise ships return
• Pirates Week would not be appropriate at this time
• Disappointed by the lack of US media coverage
• Our prayers are with you
• Not accurate that there was no US media coverage at all
• Thanks to Cayman Net News for keeping abreast with the daily news

SPORTS NEWS

• On the cricket pitch: Regional one day bowls off this weekend in Guyana