Issue No. 745 Wednesday, 20 October 2004

Storm Over Debris

Clearing up after hurricane Ivan is turning into something of a storm in itself, as local heavy equipment operators begin to cry foul over the potential award of the clear up work to overseas contractors rather than local firms...  read more...

Dr Neely Returns To Help

A Caymanian-born surgeon who came back home in the aftermath of Ivan is of the view that there is a reluctance to approach the private sector here to invest in the health sector.  Speaking to Cayman Net News last Sunday, Dr Panton emphasized, "This is one of the largest financial centres in the world, there are lawyers in this country who are making horrendous sums of money."... read more...

Curfew stretched by another hour

On Friday (15 October) the curfew on Grand Cayman was changed so that it now starts at 11pm until 5am.   RCIP Deputy Police Commissioner Rudi Dixon said that patrons at bars and restaurants would have to leave premises no later than 10pm... read more...

Governor and Leader of Government Business speak to the people

Well over one month after Hurricane Ivan left Grand Cayman completely devastated, H.E. the Governor Mr Bruce Dinwiddy and the Honourable Leader of Government business Mr McKeeva Bush, finally made a joint statement to the people of the Cayman Islands about the hurricane’s devastating impact, acknowledging the heroic contributions to the recovery made by the ordinary people of Grand Cayman...  read more...

Opposition calls for revisit of lending policy

The Leader of the Opposition has called on financial institutions in the country to revisit their policies as it relates to interest rates and term of loans to help those needing financial assistance as a result of losses sustained from Hurricane Ivan. The Hon. Kurt Tibbetts says the role of the local financial institutions, clearing banks and other lending institutions must be looked at closely... read more...

Person of the Day - Marlon Hodgson

“He thinks about everybody,” is the kind of remark you hear when asking about Marlon Hodgson, an officer at HM Prison, Northward.  Marlon’s dedication, above and beyond the call of duty, became apparent during Hurricane Ivan when Marlon went out at the end of the hurricane to check up on the families of fellow officers, who were still on duty. “The wind was blowing pretty hard,” said Marlon...  read more...

• Boys and girls homes students keep capital clean
• Burning garbage is an offence
• Cable & Wireless re-organise top brass
• Champion House: Their success story
• CIIB lends small businesses a helping hand
• Classes begin again at First Baptist School
• Cruise ship to act as home for residents
• Document recovery company needs client
• Fly population grows in wake of Hurricane Ivan
• Governor visits Mosquito Control Unit
• Humane Society finds homes for animals
• Lands and Survey opens new office
• Larvicide campaign to zap mosquitoes
• Local notices and information
• Meridian Manor passes the Ivan test
• New attorney not deterred
• New Permanent Secretaries
• Online postings from caymannetnews.com
• Police Blotter
• Tackling dampness, mould and mildew
• Tidying Smith Cove
• Tiny Overseas Territory takes on Britain
• United States food company donates cookies and drinks
• News about the Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press

EDITORIAL

• Clean Up Begins at Home

LETTERS

• Lack of communication is going to kill the tourist trade
• Cayman Islands Law School registration
• Correspondent is not alone in feelings of helplessness
• Let us know what we can do to help
• A big thank you to First Baptist Church
• Time to send serial escapee to England?
• Need to ship from Ottawa to Cayman
• Grand Cayman is in a severe state of distress
• Everyone has to learn to live and be good to one another
• Love thy neighbour, not thy generators
• Cayman Net News website is a real lifeline
• Women prisoners raise safety concerns
• Award winning coverage of Cayman post Ivan

SPORTS NEWS

• CIAA gets up and running again
• ‘Sports Alive’ day planned for December