Issue No. 880 Friday, 15 July 2005
Auditor General to Investigate Mac’s Port Deals
 Cayman Net News has learnt that the Auditor General will be
undertaking an investigation into alleged irregularities that took place at
the Port Authority during the term of the previous UDP political
administration, which was led by the now Leader of the Opposition, McKeeva
Bush, who was also Chairman of the Port Authority during this period. Net News
understands that the alleged irregularities relate to...
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Cubans come ashore at Prospect Point
Three men and one woman, thought to have been at sea for over 11 days in a
small open fishing boat, came ashore at around midday on Tuesday 12 July. If
true, this means that the group were at sea while Hurricane Dennis swept through
the area...
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Prison chief eyes maximum-security unit and longer jail terms
 One hundred and sixty-five people are currently in prison in the Cayman
Islands and the number is set to grow in the immediate, short and long term,
as law and anti-crime chiefs roll out a course of new criminal-catching
measures. Aggressively seeking guarantees for success in the local war on crime,
Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) chiefs, Acting Commissioner
Rudolph Dixon...
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Charles Long opens new art exhibition:
Local artist Charles long, who has been recording everyday life in the
Cayman Islands for more than 35 years in his paintings, held an exhibition of
some of his most recent work at the Westin Casuarina Resort and Spa Hotel on
Monday 11 July...
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Government finds cash to face crime head on
On Wednesday 13 July Cayman Net News learned the special press
briefing which was due to take place on Thursday morning to address the issue
of rising crime, had been convened by Government to announce the spending
plans to do it. ...
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Caymanian of the Week
- Gregory Miller
A Psychology major in his final year of college in Nicaragua, Gregory Miller
already has a philosophy for life.
“I believe that everything we do in life is a lesson,” he said. “That is why now
that I am home for the summer holidays and working for the second time at the
National Drug Council, I am making the most of the lessons I come across working
with youth.”
Greogory says he always tried to learn from his parents...
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