Issue No. 793 Wednesday, 9 March 2005
CAL stops Net News on board
On Monday, 7 March CEO of Cayman Airways, Mike Adam informed the publisher of Cayman Net News, Desmond Seales,
that he would be removing the complimentary copies of Cayman Net News and Cayman
Tourist Today from the airline ...
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Remit of Ombudsman needs change
 The
Minister for Education, Culture and Human Resources believes that one of the
principal responsibilities of the Complaints Commissioner should be
investigating issues involving the hiring and the firing of civil servants. The Hon Roy Bodden told
Cayman Net News, “I am surprised and disappointed that it is not part of
his remit to investigate allegations of discrimination and unfair dismissal
within the civil service.”...
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Four road deaths in nine weeks
Since the beginning of 2005, four people have been killed as a result of injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents. This includes two people who died in two separate accidents that occurred only one day apart - in the early morning and late night hours on 5 and 6 March, respectively. Over a 24-week period, July to December last year, four road fatalities occurred in the Cayman Islands....
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String of violent robberies gives cause for concern
On Friday 4 March three robberies were reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS)
adding to the recent fears of a serious increase in criminal activity in the
Islands over the last few months. The robberies occurred in the early
morning around 1:15, 3:30 and 7:00 am respectively. In the first attack a male
victim said two unknown males, one of whom appeared to have a firearm took a
quantity of cash...
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Information flow limited on debris removal
Although the media was invited to a Cayman Islands Recovery Operations (CIRO)
briefing last Friday 5 March, the impression was given that as these gatherings
are informal modes of transferring information to those attending, no direct
quotes should be made. Members of the media are finding it increasingly
difficult to report exactly what is happening over debris to the public at large...
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Person of the Day - Burke Connolly
Credited with playing a vital role in getting the systems of the Civil Service Association Co-operative Credit Union office up and running immediately after the passage of Hurricane Ivan is Burke Connolly from North-Side.
As Systems Administrator he literally worked around the clock salvaging
computers and saving vital data. Mr Connolly was among the persons who
received special pass from the police to travel late at night...
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