Issue No. 869 Thursday, 30 June 2005
Toxic Ash Mess
An estimated $5million bill is now in dispute as the
Government hurries to remove toxic ash left behind by MC Restoration – the
post-Hurricane Ivan clean-up company contracted by the previous United
Democratic Party (UDP) Government of the Cayman Islands and paid almost $11
million to clear debris from the storm. Sources close to the current
ash-containment emergency project have identified $5 million...
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Ice
Model’s the ‘Faces of Summer 05’
The Cayman Islands fashion glitteratzi were out in force last weekend when
Model agency, Ice Models, staged their spectacular show, “Faces of Summer 05,”
in the University of the Cayman Islands College Hall on Saturday 25 June. The show included exclusive collections from designers Dexter Pottenger and
D’Marsh. Kingsley Cooper, of the prestigious model agency, Pulse Models...
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Little Cayman airport plans still controversial
Plans for the controversial new airport on Little Cayman are going ahead,
though amendments to the plan for the 4,000-foot runway have not been approved
by the Sister Islands Development Control Board (DCB). The grass strip runway,
located next to Guy Banks Road and slightly west of Blossom Village...
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Tourists and locals don’t mind not dancing on Sundays
 During the election campaign a number of candidates raised the issue of the
Music and Dancing Control and the Sunday Trading Laws in their campaigns. Some
promised more enforcement in a bid to raise support for what they described as
a complete return to law and order and a more traditional Caymanian way of
life. Now with a new Government in place, it seems that there was little need
for arm-twisting...
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Truck spills heavy load on Cayman Brac
A truck that tipped over on Ashton Reid Drive on the steep climb to the
Bluff Monday afternoon had a 47,000 lb load of cement. While investigations
are ongoing, police say they suspect that the load was too heavy for the
gradient of the hill, and that the driver should have used an alternative route,
via Polack Drive...
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Person Of The Day - Yvette Walker
Although she has only been a
receptionist for just two months, Yvette Walker is already proving to be an
asset to the Corporate Department of First Caribbean International Bank. “I
always take professional pride in my work,” said Yvette. “I enjoy the
opportunity to be able to help people.”
When she is not working, you may find Yvette playing with her two young children
Joshua Smith, five or Julissa Soto...
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