Issue No. 842 Tuesday, 24 May 2005
West Bayers missed vote
 The Elections Office has stated that there was misleading information given
to some voters in West Bay on Election Day, 11 May 2005. Voters told by Party representatives at help desks located at the 300-foot
boundary outside polling stations in that district that they were not on the
voters list, should also have been told by these representatives to verify
this information with the Election Field Officer inside the polling station...
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Cuban family won’t give up on relative
After a nerve-wracking week of waiting, Teresa Riba Guerra and Jose Riba
the aunt and cousin of Juan Guerra have not received an answer to his request
for political asylum from Immigration. Mrs Riba Guerra and Mr Riba arrived in
Grand Cayman last week from the United States to help Mr Guerra apply for
political asylum and provide him moral support. On Wednesday, 18 May they were
allowed a two-hour visit ...
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“Link to McKeeva hurt me”, says independent candidate Bernie Bush
 At the close of the polls on 11 May 2005 Moses Kirkconnell was the only
independent candidate to have secured a seat in the Legislative Assembly. It
has been suggested that the electorate had clearly voted for their chosen
candidates along party lines. While most other independents fell to the bottom of the list once the votes
were counted in most districts, Bernie Bush who ran as an Independent
candidate in West Bay...
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Little Cayman gets reprieve from drought
Little Cayman finally got some rain Friday morning – but not enough, say
residents. For the first four months of this year, the Islands had less than 2
inches of rain, according to MRCU representative on the Island, Mark Scott. A
few short bursts brought 0.7 inches on the 7 to 8 May, and 0.6 on 19 to 20
May, which was small reprieve from the relentless drought experienced by
residents, both human and animal....
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Cayman Net News 2005 Special
Wedding Supplement
 As
a bride and groom, you want your wedding to be perfect. From the ceremony
to the reception, you'll need to consider all the details. Whether a
garden reception, an ultra-formal ceremony, or a wedding/honeymoon combination,
each wedding shares common characteristics upon which a couple must agree.
Once you've agreed to tie the knot, the days up until your wedding will be a
whirlwind of activity... read
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Person of the Day - Susan Hundt
Art Teacher and Swim Coach at the
combined Creek and Spot Bay Primary school on Cayman Brac Susan Hundt says:
“What I like about teaching art is that there are no mistakes in art - you can’t
be wrong. I tell the kids that, if they don’t like what they’ve done, they can
always change it.” Ms Hundt does not discourage talking in her art classes.
“Talk and discussion in art is an important part of the learning process...
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