Issue No. 814 Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Drugs in prison
Attempts to smuggle drugs into Northward Prison remains a
pressing issue for the prison service with yet more recent arrests of smugglers.
The recent drug related shootings and subsequent arrest of some of those
involved in the Islands’ drug trade is likely to make a difficult job even worse
for the prison staff when the latest alleged drug offenders find themselves
behind bars....
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Red Cross trains students in first aid
A group of 11 students completed the Standard First Aid
with AED (Automated External Defibrillator) course that takes place over two
evenings each week, upstairs at Red Cross building in George Town. The
courses take place between two and three times a month, and are put on by
Training Manager at Cayman Islands Red Cross, Peter Hughes. The course
covers topics such as Basic First Aid, CPR and use of AED...
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Police to get to the heart of community
n the wake of some serious criminal incidents in the last
few weeks the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has been seeking resources to
help officers get on top of the rising crime situation. Senior members of the
force have spoken out recently about the resources that the RCIPS needs to help
it fight crime now and in the future. The service received a boost on
Friday, however, with the launch of the Mobile Command Outpost...
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Eel attacks young tourist at Stingray City’s sandbar
 A
young visitor to the Cayman Islands last weekend had his holiday drastically
cut short after a horrific attack from a moray eel at the sandbar at Stingray
City. The eel tore at the young boy’s arm puncturing one of his main arteries
and the child was rushed into emergency surgery here and then again overseas
after an airlift to the United States. The
child’s injuries were extremely serious...
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Agape celebrates 50 years of worship
 The
Agape Family Worship Centre is celebrating fifty years of history in the Cayman
Islands this Friday with a special celebratory banquet. Although the actual
anniversary was first scheduled in October of last year, the celebrations were
delayed by Hurricane Ivan. The church has developed greatly from its
humble beginnings as a bible study group in the home of Tommy and Olga Adam in
1954...
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Person of the Day - Clifton Gayle
Awards such as Big Brother of
the Year, 2003/4, Red Cross Leader of the Year 1999-2000 and ICCI Year 2000
Community Service Award demonstrate Clifton’s dedication to working with young
people in the community. “I am Chairman of Pay It Forward – a youth group
I helped to form three years ago. It now has about twenty active members,” said
Clifton...
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