Issue No. 852 Tuesday, 7 June 2005
Public records in deep freeze
A Cayman resident reported to Cayman Net News last week that she was
unable to get a copy of her marriage certificate because it was ‘frozen’. Having
approached the Government General Registry for the certificate she was told that
they were unable to find it because of difficulties with documents since the
onslaught of Hurricane Ivan...
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Preparing for Caribbean climate change
A special two-day workshop, called ‘Preparing for and adapting to climate change in the Caribbean’ took place at the Marriott Resort Hotel, West Bay Road, on Thursday and Friday 2 and 3 June.
The workshop was facilitated by a delegation of climate change experts from the
UK-based Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, who have been visiting the
Cayman Islands, and also gave a public presentation at the University College...
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DARE review to come
The international Drug Abuse Resistance Education programme (DARE) – a 10-week, drug-deterrent teaching syllabus, is to be reviewed. Although some have applauded the programme, here in the Cayman Islands in other territories the programme has been criticised based on research that suggests the programme is ineffective...
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A young professional role model and the future of Cayman tourism
Having spent a year at the executive helm of the Cayman Islands Tourism Association, (CITA), Cassandra Hibbert at only twenty-five years old is about to move to help manage a new multi-million dollar tourist operation. At the beginning of July Ms Hibbert
will take up the post of General Manager Marketing at the Turtle Farm, one of
Cayman’s premier tourist sites. She is also part owner of a new company...
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CCMI says thanks to its contributors
 H.E the Governor Bruce Dinwiddy and his wife Emma recently honoured the various donors that have contributed to the establishment of the Central Caribbean Marine Institute on Little Cayman, with contributions towards the Little Cayman Research Centre, with a thank you function at Government House. The Centre was dedicated during the Quincentennial Celebrations, by the Earl and Countess of Wessex with the pledge...
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Person of the day: Constable Frank Owens
After 20 years as a police officer, Constable Frank Owens still enjoys the excitement of meeting people and contributing to the community.
“You get a chance to do a variety of jobs under the same umbrella,” said Mr Owens. Originally from Longford, Ireland, he has lived in the Cayman Islands for 10 years. “I came to Cayman to become a pirate. I have been taking the courses and should qualify soon.”...
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