Issue No. 933 Wednesday, 28 September 2005

Cabinet Backs Crime Protest

A public protest against crime is scheduled to hit the streets of Grand Cayman this evening, Wednesday 28 September. Organised by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce, (CICC) this is a public outcry over crime. However, although it is the people taking to the streets the rally is receiving the full backing of the country’s leadership... read more...

Launch of new book: Ivan, The Full Story

Hurricane Ivan has inspired a number of publications since it visited these shores last September. Many have been pictorial reflections of the event and others have been personal accounts. In the latest contribution to the historical record of the hurricane, ‘Ivan: The Full Story’ by Dominic Tonner the author covers the experience from many angles. The book received its official launch on Thursday 22 September at Hobbies and Books... read more...

Help seriously wanted at HSA

The recent news of HSA’s financial mess has reinforced the urgent need to fill the top management posts, which proved something of a revolving door with many senior positions remaining vacant for months. Specifically, the HSA is recruiting for a Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Human Resources. Although Shirline Henriques has been the Acting CEO since Eloise Reid resigned in April... read more...

Cayman Angel investors group to support local entrepreneurs

Local startup companies and new businesses will soon have another avenue to get a leg up into the business world through the Cayman Angel Investment Network, which is composed of experienced investors and business leaders that provide guidance and capital for entrepreneurs. Although the Cayman Islands Investment Bureau is organizing the group and helping prepare entrepreneurs with their business plans... read more...

Cayman Craft Market opens – again

Cayman Craft Market, situated across the road from the Harbour waterfront, finally opened for business ‘properly,’ four months after it was opened ‘officially’ as the last public act of the former Leader of Government Business, McKeeva Bush before the May elections earlier this year. The Minister for Tourism, the Hon Charles Clifford, did not appear for the opening, and ceremonial ribbon cutting, the second the site had seen... read more...

Person Of The Day - Janette Hill

Learning about love and having patience are among the important lessons in life for Janette Hill. Mrs Hill works at Le Classique where she has been an employee for six and a half years. “I learned all that from my mother, who passed away some time ago, but I value those lessons even to today,” she said. “I was born in Clarendon, Jamaica. I travelled to Venezuela, Aruba, England and the United States... read more...