Issue No. 950 Friday, 21 October 2005

Town Closed Down

The Cayman Islands were spared the wrath of category five Hurricane Wilma on Wednesday 19 October, but the weather conditions from the storm ensured that George Town was more like a ghost town as residents heeded warnings about heavy rain... read more...

Top cop and deputies ready for action

Stuart Kernohan, the Cayman Islands new Chief of Police is here. He arrived on the Island from the UK, as planned, on 15 October. At the same time Cayman’s own former Acting Commissioner of Police, Rudolph Dixon, and Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ennis, have been moved into place beside him – newly-assigned as Deputy Commissioners – to complete the highest ranks... read more...

We may still dance on New Year’s Eve 

The Cayman Islands Tourism Association  (CITA) is confident the Government will be flexible in allowing Caymanians and visitors to usher in 2006 with live music and dancing. The CITA’s comments follow concerns from business executives that New Year’s Day would be celebrated quietly, given the Island’s no music and dance policy on Sundays. President of the CITA, Karie Bergstrom, said there were no obstacles... read more...

Cuban asylum seeker remains in jail awaiting his appeal

The relative of a Cuban national who has requested asylum in the Cayman Islands said that his cousin’s case appears to have stalled. Juan Guerra arrived with a group of ten men in April of this year. His initial request for asylum was turned down by the Immigration Department, but he has since appealed the decision. Mr Guerra is being represented by James Austin-Smith, an attorney at Walkers... read more...

DEH alerts residents to lunchbox lead levels

One week after Cayman Net News reported concerns over the possible dangers to local students who may be carrying lunchboxes laced with worrying levels of lead, the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) this week advised retailers... read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Emmie Mae Walton

Though born and raised in North Side, Emmie Mae Walton now calls Cayman Brac her home, having lived there for the past 41 years. Ms Walton says she went there when she married Leroy Walton, whom she met in Grand Cayman. At first she said she, “got homesick,” because her husband was away at sea with the National Bulk Carrier. She used to go home quite often and still likes to visit her old friends and her large family ... read more...