
Issue No. 881 Monday, 18 July 2005
Cabinet to obtain emergency powers
In future, when the country experiences a natural disaster or
crisis, the chain of command will not operate as it did when the country faced
Hurricane Ivan. Legislation, in the form of a proposed Bill now in the course of
being ratified, will cement this change and do away with the wait-and-see
approach that prevailed after Ivan...
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University College graduation ceremony
The end of a further education course is always an important and significant occasion that marks a transition period in the lives of students. The graduating students of the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI)
held their Graduation Ceremony on Thursday evening 14 July at the University
College Hall, to mark their transition to the next stage in their lives as well
as to celebrate their achievements...
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Hurricane Emily’s threat to
the Cayman Islands seriously considered
According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, at 7:00 pm on Friday Hurricane Emily had regained major hurricane status with winds of 115 mph and was located about 305 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, moving west-northwest near 18mph.
With Hurricane Emily continuing its projected path, Cayman’s National Hurricane
Committee had earlier declared a Hurricane Warning at 4:00 pm Friday...
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Creditors appoint liquidation
committee
Segoes Services Ltd and its associated companies moved forward into liquidation as creditors have voted among themselves five representatives for the liquidation committee. Members of the committee will act as liaison between the joint official liquidators and up to 600 creditors of the online trading company, which has now suspended all business activities. The five representatives include former Segoes
employee...
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Confusion over new healthcare reform
The Cayman Islands is a small country with complex health problems such as diabetes and heart disease combined with escalating health care costs, and Government has taken a number of steps toward health care reform...
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Person Of The Day - Phyllis Moxan

Nine years ago she had the opportunity to meet her favourite country and gospel music star, Charlie Pride, and even to today Phyllis Moxan is still beaming about that. “I met him on my fiftieth birthday in Missouri, USA,” she said. “That was one highlight in my life but the persons that give me joy every day are my grandchildren Lexi, Brian and Brandon. They are a complete joy.” Mrs Moxan worked in the hotel industry for almost thirty years...
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