Issue No. 824 Tuesday, 26 April 2005
Net News’ report spurs Ryan to pay
In the wake of various Cayman Net News reports about local sub-contractors who were waiting to be paid for work they had done for the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman developer, Michael Ryan, a number of firms have now confirmed that they have finally been paid. The contractors had previously expressed concern about the amount of money outstanding from the hotel and condo developer...
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Former FBI Agent to deal with gangs
In the face of widespread speculation about the ability of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) to deal with the type of criminal activity seen here recently, there is one group that has gone ahead and called in outside help. Former Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) agent, Robert Walker, specially trained in handling security threat groups such as gangs, is scheduled to visit the Islands this month...
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Veteran travel writer says Cayman back in business
 The largest travel trade magazine in the United States has published a good-news piece on the Cayman Islands that spreads the word about
the recovery, new investments and the return of tourists to the Islands. “George Town is teeming with cruise passengers several days each week; traffic on the main West Bay Road is congested; Seven Mile Beach is lined with sunburned bodies...
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Planting trees for Earth Day on the Brac
 Spending the morning planting trees is a lot more fun than regular lessons, according to students at Creek Infant School on Cayman
Brac. Under the guidance of Environmental Educator Martin Keeley and Principal Tammy DaCosta, the children planted calabash, thatch palm, hibiscus, sea grape trees and ornamental shrubs around their school on Friday 22 April.
Clearly excited about the break to normal lessons....
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Blue Iguanas get helping hand to recovery
The Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) is found only on Grand Cayman and holds the unenviable position as the world’s most endangered iguana. Here we would like to tell you more about your iguana, what they are like and what they like, what challenges they face on the road to survival and how we are trying to help them on their way.
It all began in 1938, when the late Bernard C. Lewis from the Institute of
Jamaica....
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Person of the Day
- Dr Charles Reid
The only private medical practitioner on the Sister Islands, Dr Charles Reid, is based on Cayman Brac, where he and his wife Gillian have lived for the past six years. He travels to see his patients on Little Cayman on the first Tuesday of each month. “Practicing medicine here gives me the time to assess and treat patients thoroughly,” he said.
Dr Reid was the senior partner in a practice in Sussex, England...
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