Issue No. 843 Wednesday, 25 May 2005
Treasure Island now in liquidation
 The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands placed Treasure Island Resort
(Cayman) Limited into compulsory liquidation on behalf of approximately 40
non-secured creditors totaling $2 million, primarily Caymanian businesses on
20 May. Chris Johnson of Chris Johnson Associates Ltd was appointed the
official liquidator authorizing him to investigate and take control of any
assets that are not part of the property mortgage...
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Caymanian joins the ranks of inventors
Many years ago, during one of the Caribbean’s worst hurricanes, Julian Lee
watched the ocean rip the docks round South Sound to shreds. It was at that time his builder’s eye began to see the possibilities of
creating a dock that would resist the pressure of surging waters and could
still be in place and useful long after waves had subsided. Now, many years
later, Mr Lee is the proud owner of a United States of America Patent...
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Net News returns to CAL
 Passengers flying with the National Flag Carrier can once again enjoy
reading the daily edition of Cayman Net News onboard on every flight. Chief Executive and Publisher of the
Cayman Net News Group Desmond Seales was delighted to announce on Monday
23 May that the Minister who now has responsibility for the National Airline,
Cayman Airways, Hon Charles Clifford and Mike Adam, CEO of the airline,
confirmed...
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Anxiety and stress levels high as hurricane season approaches
Speculation about the number of people who died during Hurricane Ivan has
resurfaced once again during a time when anxiety levels, which professionals
say are perfectly normal, are heightening about the upcoming hurricane season.
In light of this, professionals in the field have said the hurricane-related
death toll for 2004 has been substantiated in many ways and that the death toll
as a direct result of the storm...
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John Gray High School students are a big success on the job shadow scheme
 Between 15 March and 4 May 303 students from John Gray High School Year 10
took part in a job shadow scheme. Over one hundred local companies, 24 Government departments and two
non-government departments took part in the project to give the students an
opportunity to develop work experience skills and earn an ASDAN (Award Scheme
Development Accreditation Network) Bronze Award...
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Person of the Day - Dennis Anthony Smith
After a full day on the road, working in the field of
commercial cleaning, Dennis Smith can be found on the pitch for football
practice every night at the Truman Bodden complex.
Now 33 years old and a footballer since he was in Preparatory School in Jamaica,
Mr Smith says: “I am just as serious about football, or soccer as some people
call it, as I am about my work. I have been a member of the Latino Football Club
for over a year ...
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