Issue No. 972 Tuesday, 22 November 2005

Indies Suites order reversed by Court

The Court of Appeals overturned the liquidation for Indies Suites, which effectively took it out of receivership and put it back in the hands of principal Ronnie Foster and Brac Construction on Friday, 18 November... read more...

Local poet reads her poetry at UCCI

Local poet, and Bachelor’s degree student at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) Laura Butz, read a selection of her poems in front of the Associate Degree Programme’s English Composition class, on Friday 18 November. Ms Butz has been writing poetry seriously for the past four years, since she was 17. Some of Ms Butz’s poems describe her personal experiences, while others describe world events... read more...

Cash 4 Titles appeal dismissed

Local businessman Patrick Tibbetts was taken into custody to begin serving a three-year sentence for money laundering after the Court of Appeals dismissed his appeal and confirmed his conviction on Friday, 18 November... read more...

Government reports that 112 visas approved in eight days

Leader of Government Business, the Hon Kurt Tibbetts recently underscored that systems in Cayman were in place and functioning well for the swift approvals of visas for Jamaicans needing to visit Cayman.
Following on his statement at a Media Briefing from Cabinet Members on 17 November, Government Information Officer, Pat Ebanks, reported that 112 visas had been approved since the start of the visa... read more...

Conrad Black indicted for defrauding Free Press shareholder

A US grand jury indicted media tycoon Conrad Black last week on charges that he siphoned off millions of dollars from his newspaper empire, which reportedly owns a 40 percent interest in Cayman Free Press, publishers of the Caymanian Compass. According to earlier media reports, the committee investigating alleged financial wrongdoing by Black has been unable to account for dividend payments from Cayman Free... read more...

Person of the Day - Joseph Barton

“As far back as I can remember I have always been interested in mechanics. As such it is the only profession I have had.” Mr Barton, a Jamaican who has been travelling back and forth to Cayman for some time and now works at Native Rental Bike Store in Trinity Square said, “I was born in Clarendon in Jamaica and lived there most of my life. “At the store here we sell and rent Baccio, Hopper 50... read more...