Representatives
from Cayman’s wide and diverse insurance industry vehemently defended their
input into the rebuilding and restructuring process at a press conference held
last week. Island Heritage’s CEO Bryan Murphy said: “It is the insurance industry that is contributing to the rebuilding of these Islands and it is time that people realise the importance and value of what we are doing.”...
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Vehicle insurance payout explained
The Cayman Islands Recovery Operation (CIRO) has sent out a
warning advising all people who are terminating vehicles that insurance
settlements have no connection with the duty reduction on new vehicles... read
more...
HEAVO contemplates legal action
The
ongoing controversy regarding the foreign-owned company, MC Restoration’s
contract with the Government of the Cayman Islands for the removal of debris
from Hurricane Ivan has taken a new twist. On Thursday 25 November
several heavy equipment operators turned out at the Port Authority in George
Town at around 1:30am to protest the arrival of equipment on the Island... read more...
Minister confirms dump trucks import
Minister
of Community Services, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs, Dr the Hon Frank
McField, has confirmed to Cayman Net News, as well as on local radio talk shows,
that he has personally imported a number of dump trucks in an effort to
participate in the ongoing work of debris clean-up and removal. According
to Dr McField, this represents a private business venture on behalf of himself
and his family...
read more...
Cuban national feared drowned
A
Cuban migrant has been missing at sea since early Thursday morning, but the
group he was traveling with, including a five-year-old girl, has continued on
their journey. According to sources, the man was part of a group from Cuba heading for Honduras. They had been at sea for five days, drifting since the boat’s engine had failed, when they sighted land, believed to be Cayman Brac...
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Person of the Day -
Roydell Connor
Having spent the last 11 years as a technician with Alphasoft, born and bred East Ender Roydell
Connor is generally known as ‘The Man’ when it comes to technical support on
trading and financial systems for Cayman’s financial services community.
Financial institutions have come to rely upon Mr Connor for his technical
know-how and reliable service, keeping Cayman’s vital industry up and running
after the hurricane hit... read
more...
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Representatives
from Cayman’s wide and diverse insurance industry vehemently defended their
input into the rebuilding and restructuring process at a press conference held
last week. Island Heritage’s CEO Bryan Murphy said: “It is the insurance industry that is contributing to the rebuilding of these Islands and it is time that people realise the importance and value of what we are doing.”...
The
ongoing controversy regarding the foreign-owned company, MC Restoration’s
contract with the Government of the Cayman Islands for the removal of debris
from Hurricane Ivan has taken a new twist. On Thursday 25 November
several heavy equipment operators turned out at the Port Authority in George
Town at around 1:30am to protest the arrival of equipment on the Island...
Minister
of Community Services, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs, Dr the Hon Frank
McField, has confirmed to Cayman Net News, as well as on local radio talk shows,
that he has personally imported a number of dump trucks in an effort to
participate in the ongoing work of debris clean-up and removal. According
to Dr McField, this represents a private business venture on behalf of himself
and his family...
A
Cuban migrant has been missing at sea since early Thursday morning, but the
group he was traveling with, including a five-year-old girl, has continued on
their journey. According to sources, the man was part of a group from Cuba heading for Honduras. They had been at sea for five days, drifting since the boat’s engine had failed, when they sighted land, believed to be Cayman Brac...
