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Issue No. 796 Wednesday, 16 March 2005

LoGB held bank hostage over Cayman General Insurance

A number of questions have been raised concerning the settlement between Government and Cayman General Insurance (CGI), in particular over a letter that endorses the Hon McKeeva Bush, Leader of Government Business, which was signed by the directors of both CGI and its parent company, Cayman National Corporation (CNC), and published on 7 March as a full page advertisement in the Caymanian Compass...  read more...


‘Love in Action’ helps rebuild community

Over the last few months members of the Cayman Ministers Association (CMA), and their churches have been working hard helping hundreds of people rebuild their homes. The programme called, ‘Love in Action.’ involves both the supply of free building materials, such as lumber, shingles, and sheetrock and sometimes where necessary, labour too... read more...


Housing initiative condemned by Auditor General

A special report by the Auditor General on the ‘Affordable Housing Initiative’ has severely criticised the procedures surrounding the development of the low cost homes. While the report finds that there was and still is a need to build affordable homes in the Cayman Islands, the Auditor General’s reports condemns almost every aspect of this particular initiative... read more...


Poll says election contenders neck and neck

According to the latest Cayman Net News People’s Poll, a special feature of the Net News website: caymannetnews.com, the leading political contenders in this year’s 11 May Election are neck and neck. This week, the poll asked readers who they think would make the best Leader of Government Business...  read more...


Former British MP calls for post-election corruption enquiry

Following his recent private visit to Grand Cayman, former British MP and founder of the Cayman Islands Parliamentary Group in the United Kingdom, Matthew Banks, has called for a “full, thorough and independent enquiry into all significant government contracts in the last few years” It has also been suggested that  Intelligence Officers have arrived from the UK to undertake investigations... read more... 


Person of the Day - Yina Situ

Working at the Canton Chinese Restaurant, Yina Situ said she didn’t have any trouble adjusting to Western culture when she moved here from China a year ago.  “At first I was homesick but it got better. I love meeting so many different people and everything is so relaxed and casual here. One day I want my parents to visit and see where their daughter lives.”... read more...


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