Issue No. 960 Friday, 4 November 2005

Banks Accused of Bias for Builders

Officially, banks here do not recommend contractors for construction projects for which they loan funds. However, there are residents who are now sleeping on floors instead of in finished homes because of unprofessional contractors... read more...

Reminders of the past at Heritage Day

Tourists and residents alike turned up to see the traditional Cayman activities at West Bay Heritage Day, on Wednesday, 2 November and enjoy the local delicious food. It was held next to Scholars Park and apart from that tasty traditional food on sale, including conch, turtle, whelks and lobster dishes, and of course, the sweet stall with all the traditional heavy cakes, people braved the drizzling rain to see local craftspeople... read more...

Esso boss says company needs long-term licence to continue supplying fuel

Esso Standard Oil, one of two major fuel suppliers in Grand Cayman, says it won’t be able to operate under a short-term licence if that’s what the Government is considering in its suppliers licence renewal plan. The Government said recently that it had set the ball rolling on the issue, sensing that Esso and Texaco, the other main supplier, would try to hold it to ransom as was the case in previous negotiations... read more...

AIDS numbers low but complacency high

A health official says the true extent of HIV/AIDS cases in the Cayman Islands may never be known despite the relatively low figures being reported. Medical Officer of Health, Dr Kiran Kumar, said he is happy to state that Cayman has only 36 people living with the HIV virus which has claimed 25 lives since the first known case in 1985. “I feel the figures are low and I am happy they are. Yet still I agree with some people that we may never know... read more...

Budget addressed needs of the Brac, says MLA

Overall it was a good budget for the Brac and Little Cayman, believes newly elected representative for the district, Moses Kirkconnell. Mr Kirkconnell, who recently made his first contribution to the Budget Address in the Legislative Assembly... read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Mervyn Scott

For the past seventeen years, Mervyn Scott has worked in the family business on Cayman Brac, Scott Development, but like most Brackers, he loves fishing. His boat, the Lady Ann II, is named for his wife Margaret Ann. “I mostly catch barracudas and jacks,” he says, but claims he never got sick from the barracudas because he always tests the flesh on ants before eating it himself. “It’s the best tasting fish and easy to catch,”... read more...