Issue No. 867 Tuesday, 28 June 2005
McLean faces down McField
The National Housing Community Development Trust (NHCDT) is once again the source of controversy. The current and former Community Services Ministers, Hon Arden McLean and Dr. Frank McField, now rigidly oppose each other over the fact that the recently completed forensic audit on the Affordable Housing Initiative was made public within days of its completion...
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Addressing crime through prevention and detection
Despite the recent allegations of low morale and shortage of officers the Royal Cayman Islands Police has been working round the clock. According to the Police Media Liaison Officer, Maria McLean, during the past month the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service has conducted a number of pro-active policing initiatives which have led to a number of people being charged with offences ranging from attempted murder...
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Tax law to affect personal accounts
As an offshore banking tax haven, the Cayman Islands has provided a certain level of privacy for its clients. However, much of this will disappear in the advent of the EU Savings Tax Directive for 25 countries of the EU and their territories – a list that includes the Cayman Islands...
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Discount retailer set to open despite local objections
 Local businessmen Bobby and Naul
Bodden received approval to bring a discount retailer, Cost-U-Less, to the
Island over objections from local supermarkets: Foster’s Food Fair, Hurley’s and
Kirk’s Supermarket. Cost-U-Less is a club warehouse store that sells a limited
assortment of groceries as well as, home goods, office supplies, clothing,
luggage and toys at deep discounts, by taking advantage of enormous buying power...
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Education Minister goes to University
Continuing his extensive visits to the country’s education institutions, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin, Minister for Education, Human Resources and Culture, recently went to the University. MLA Lucille Seymour joined Mr. McLaughlin when he toured the University College of the Cayman Islands escorted by UCCI President, Samuel
Basdeo...
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Person Of The Day - Antonette Brown
A Cashier at David’s Esso on Shedden Road, Antonette Brown describes her job as “having to do some of everything; besides being the cashier I work at the deli; I’m a pump attendant too,” she said. Ms Brown enjoys nightclubbing when she is not working at David’s Esso. “I go to Club Inferno,” she said. “I used to work there, so sometimes I just go and visit.”
“One day I would love to have my own business...
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