Issue No. 787 Wednesday, 23 February 2005
Is the UDP dying?
The political fortunes of the United Democratic Party, (UDP)
in West Bay seem to have taken a turn for the worse according to the results of
the weekly Cayman Net News opinion poll. Participants were asked who they
thought were most likely to win the West Bay seats in the up-coming General
Election in May....
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Scout week begins with big clean-up
 Scout
Week began in earnest on Saturday 19 February with a National Community Service
Project. The scouts were hard at work very early on Saturday cleaning up the
land in and around the Thomas Russell Way roundabout in George Town. On Sunday 20 February, the H.E. the Governor, Bruce Dinwiddy, who is The Cayman Islands Chief Scout, and Emma Dinwiddy,
attended the National Founder’s Day Service...
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Blood supplies at critically low level
Last week the Blood Bank launched an appeal for blood donors called “Save a life...make a Difference” and is urgently appealing to local residents to bolster the critically low blood supply on Grand Cayman, which is in dire need of restocking.
Most urgently needed is O’ positive blood and donors with that blood type are
asked to donate as soon as possible. Laboratory Services Manager Joan
Terry has noted a decline of donors...
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Water meters become weapon in landlord and tenant wars
Over the past few weeks a number of disputes between landlords and tenants residing in a variety of different properties from the high-end to lower cost housing units, have been reported to Cayman Net News, over water meters.
It appears that some landlords are removing tenants’ water meters as a way of
settling disputes over a number of issues with tenants, including when they want
to evict existing tenants...
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Drivers need auto mechanic to sign off cars
All vehicles that were on Island before Hurricane Ivan will now need to be inspected by an authorized car mechanic to make sure they are road worthy, before drivers can buy or renew car insurance, according to Nigel Twohey, Marketing Manager of Island Heritage. “In addition to the usual car inspection the Government requires, insurance companies also need a certificate of road worthiness"...
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Person of the Day - Gary Dominguez
There is no doubt in Gary Dominguez’s mind that he will build his future career in the hospitality industry.
“From when I was 15 years old, when I had to choose a sector for the two-week work experience portion of my grade 11 Programme at John Gray High School, I opted to work at the Cayman Islands Tourism Association.” (CITA).
Now, because of outstanding performance, Gary works there whenever he can...
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