Issue No. 948 Wednesday, 19 October 2005

Civil servants now called to perform

Less than a month ago, Minister of Education, Training, Employment, Youth, Sports & Culture, Hon Alden McLaughlin criticised the performance of Government sector workers and the civil service. “The problem with the Civil Service is a lack of accountability,” said Mr McLaughlin. “When people don’t perform, and they don’t have to be accountable, there is a problem.” Now, a new law is on the horizon... read more...

George Town Celebrates Day of Older Persons

The district of George Town celebrated the UN-designated International Day of Older Persons (1 October) in Elmslie United Memorial Church Hall, George Town. The Elmslie Church celebrations were the last in the district celebrations that began on 29 September at Cayman Brac. The highlight of the celebrations was high tea at the Govenor’s residence, on Friday 7 October. There have also been celebrations in West Bay... read more...

Segoes immunity request stalls 

The request for immmunity for the former president of Segoes Services Ltd continues to be in limbo, but according to his lawyers there maybe a way around the problem of getting the help from James Fontanetta to help track down the approximate $15 to $25 million investors funds that have reportedly gone missing. According to sources close to the case, the collapse of the online broker services firm began... read more...

Anti-terrorist financing is the hot topic in financial sector

Combating terrorist financing has outpaced the fight against money laundering for compliance officers according to the President of the Cayman Islands Compliance Association (CICA), Martin Livingston. “The difficulty with identifying terrorist financing is that it is essentially the opposite of money laundering,” said Mr Livingston. “Money laundering is a process where dirty money is recycled into clean money... read more...

'Need everything' couple get furniture voucher

A family who suffered heavy losses at the hands of Hurricane Ivan last year is in the process of bouncing back thanks to a US$7,500 voucher for furniture and accessories from FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) last Friday, 15 October... read more...

Person Of The Day - Derrick Wayne Williams

As an environmental heath officer with the Department of Environmental Health, Derrick Wayne Williams knows that he makes a difference. He has also been a CIFA football referee since 1998, which is to a certain extent an extension of his day job. After all, he has to see to it that the game stays clean as well. Mr Williams was born in Jamaica, and has been living in Cayman since June 1997. He is single, with two children... read more...