Issue No. 800 Tuesday, 22 March 2005
Concerns raised over 30ft seabed crack
Right off the coast of Rum Point a
30-foot long crack has opened in the ocean floor and surrounding it are hot, red
corals all of which are being viewed as puzzling and potentially dangerous by
local and overseas experts...
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Marvelous Mangroves taught in schools
Mangrove swamps in the Cayman Islands provide fresh water and rain. They act as a storm buffer and a sponge to soak up flood waters during a storm. Without them, agriculture would not be possible and the diving industry would collapse. “It’s important that people understand the role that mangroves play in the ecosystem of the Cayman Islands, so we have to start with the children,” believes Teacher Martin Keeley...
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Rain stops study in George Town
With more than two months to go before the rains really start in the Cayman Islands, children from George Hicks High School Years 7, 8 and 9, along with John Gray High School students — Years 11 and 12, were sent home on Friday, (18 March) at ten o’clock in the morning.
Classes were cancelled due to flooding at both the Walker’s Road school sites.
The problem with George Hicks appears to be have been addressed...
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Trailer ‘cities’ still growing as more tenants move in
 An
official handover of keys to residents of trailer homes took place on Wednesday,
16 March at the Fairbanks Trailer Home Village. The arrival of trailers or
mobile homes on the Cayman Islands as a temporary solution to the issues of
homelessness caused by Ivan has come in for both praise and criticism.
From the start people have said that trailer homes were inappropriate for the
Cayman Islands...
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Cayman Net News Special
Easter Supplement
 Easter
is a special time in the Cayman Islands with lots of events taking place for
residents to enjoy. The many churches of the Cayman Islands organise a
number of special services to celebrate this Christian holiday. The
sunrise services at various locations in both Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac on
Easter Sunday draw large congregations. Many Caymanians take advantage of
the long weekend...
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Person of the Day -
Leonida Solomon
A cashier at Foster’s Food Fair
for over a year now Leonida Solomon said: “Meeting people is a good bonus I get
every day from my job.” “I don’t treat my customers like just customers.
It is easy to treat them special because everyone, workers and customers, greet
each other when they meet here.” Hailing from the Philippines, and having
her husband, parents and two brothers here with her...
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