The Finance Committee has announced that almost $5
million will be allocated for the country’s on going clean up operation.
Getting the Cayman Islands cleaned up again is considered an important
environmental issue so the committee approved the cash from the special
Environmental Protection Fund. As well as still dealing with the aftermath of Ivan the
Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts... read
more...
A witness to decades of change in Cayman
Eva Winniefred Whittaker, known to everyone as ‘Winnie’
was born on 15 September 1912 and she celebrates her 93rd birthday today,
Thursday 15 September. She has seen many changes in the Cayman Islands during
her lifetime of teaching, housekeeping, parenting and many other things. When
Ms Whittaker, then Eva Evans, was only four years old, she moved with her
parents from George Town, where she was born, to West Bay... read more...
Drugs destroyed in public burning
Thousands of pounds of ganja was burned at the George
Town, Grand Cayman Landfill on 13 September. This public burning of the
contraband substance is part of a required procedure that signals that the
material is no longer needed by the Courts as evidence. The Drugs Task Force (DTF) and Royal Cayman Islands
Police Service (RCIPS) had confiscated the drugs on varying occasions over a
long period of time... read more...
Former President of CITA suffers injuries in motorcycle accident
Mark Bastis, the former General Manager of the Hyatt
Regency Grand Cayman, and President of the Cayman Islands Tourist Association
has been in a serious motorcycle accident in Monterey, California and is
currently in hospital in Intensive Care Unit. Samantha Bennett, the Human Resources Manager at the
Hyatt, spoke with Mr Bastis on the phone on Wednesday (13 September) and said
he was doing well...
read more...
Accused denied bail at extradition hearing
The defence for Michael Charles Lindsay did not fight the
extradition charges for him to be returned to the United Kingdom to face
charges of forging 32 cheques, at court on 12 September. The defence attorney, John Furniss,
however did request bail for the few days that it would take the British
marshals to arrive in the Cayman Islands... read more...
Person of the Day - David Condron
Presently a volunteer at the Humane Society Shelter, David
Condron was also a waiter at the Lighthouse Restaurant, until the restaurant was
closed by Hurricane Ivan. Mr Condron spent the time back in England, where he
comes from, before coming back to Cayman at the end of June to work at the
shelter. “I like helping people, I like giving something back to the community,”
Mr Condron said. “I’ve been a waiter for 12 years,” he added...read
more...
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The Finance Committee has announced that almost $5
million will be allocated for the country’s on going clean up operation.
Getting the Cayman Islands cleaned up again is considered an important
environmental issue so the committee approved the cash from the special
Environmental Protection Fund. As well as still dealing with the aftermath of Ivan the
Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts...
Eva Winniefred Whittaker, known to everyone as ‘Winnie’
was born on 15 September 1912 and she celebrates her 93rd birthday today,
Thursday 15 September. She has seen many changes in the Cayman Islands during
her lifetime of teaching, housekeeping, parenting and many other things. When
Ms Whittaker, then Eva Evans, was only four years old, she moved with her
parents from George Town, where she was born, to West Bay...
Mark Bastis, the former General Manager of the Hyatt
Regency Grand Cayman, and President of the Cayman Islands Tourist Association
has been in a serious motorcycle accident in Monterey, California and is
currently in hospital in Intensive Care Unit. Samantha Bennett, the Human Resources Manager at the
Hyatt, spoke with Mr Bastis on the phone on Wednesday (13 September) and said
he was doing well...
