On Wednesday 14 September, National Housing Community
Development Trust (NHCDT) Manager, Roger Bodden, was fired from his post with
immediate effect. Based on the contents of his dismissal letter, the
primary reason Mr Bodden appeared to be removed from his post was because he
had a temporary housing trailer on his property. The letter, signed by new NHCDT
Chairman, Leonard Ebanks... read
more...
Parrot T-shirts help birds find a home
Two local participants in National Trust Parrot
Monitoring Programme, Jenny Nickolov, and Marnie Laing, had the bright idea of
helping the national bird population, the Grand Cayman parrot, recover after
Hurricane Ivan, by selling T-shirts. Money from the T-shirts will be used to provide bird
houses and bird feeders. The houses and feeders will be placed around Grand
Cayman, and are intended to help the parrots... read more...
Immigration Law to be reviewed
The Cabinet has appointed an Immigration Review Team to
look at shortcomings in the Immigration Law, which will then be used as a
blueprint for amendments. “We will be taking a look at a number of provisions in
the Immigration law that have anomalies, omissions or other problems that may
need to be amended in the Legislature,” said David Ritch, Chairman of the Work
Permit Board... read more...
Bermuda Police loosen grip on the Dimitri Pappas suicide verdict
Bermuda Police are now in the United States talking with
the parents of deceased Dimitri Pappas about their son’s death. And this time the police are no longer talking suicide
but are, as they described it, discussing other theories. Well-known accountant and businessman, Dimitri
Pappas, was discovered dead in Bermuda on 20 July 2005. He was found hanging
in a clothes closet in a hotel room...
read more...
Airline competition heats up with ‘Spirit’
With Spirit Airlines’ entry into the Cayman Islands
flight market in the middle of the high tourist season, the Islands can
hopefully look forward to a welcome increase in the numbers of stay-over
tourists. It also means even more competition for the National Flag Carrier... read more...
Caymanian of the Week - Sharna Fergueson
A housekeeper at Cayman Islands Hospital for only six
months Sharna Fergueson says she has finally found the right career. “I worked in the hotel industry for many years before this
and I liked that a lot. But, working at the hospital, I feel I have now found a
sector in which I want to build a career. “I like everything about my job.
However, I don’t want to stay in this post even though I enjoy all my tasks...read
more...
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On Wednesday 14 September, National Housing Community
Development Trust (NHCDT) Manager, Roger Bodden, was fired from his post with
immediate effect. Based on the contents of his dismissal letter, the
primary reason Mr Bodden appeared to be removed from his post was because he
had a temporary housing trailer on his property. The letter, signed by new NHCDT
Chairman, Leonard Ebanks...
Two local participants in National Trust Parrot
Monitoring Programme, Jenny Nickolov, and Marnie Laing, had the bright idea of
helping the national bird population, the Grand Cayman parrot, recover after
Hurricane Ivan, by selling T-shirts. Money from the T-shirts will be used to provide bird
houses and bird feeders. The houses and feeders will be placed around Grand
Cayman, and are intended to help the parrots...
The Cabinet has appointed an Immigration Review Team to
look at shortcomings in the Immigration Law, which will then be used as a
blueprint for amendments. “We will be taking a look at a number of provisions in
the Immigration law that have anomalies, omissions or other problems that may
need to be amended in the Legislature,” said David Ritch, Chairman of the Work
Permit Board...
Bermuda Police are now in the United States talking with
the parents of deceased Dimitri Pappas about their son’s death. And this time the police are no longer talking suicide
but are, as they described it, discussing other theories. Well-known accountant and businessman, Dimitri
Pappas, was discovered dead in Bermuda on 20 July 2005. He was found hanging
in a clothes closet in a hotel room...
