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Issue No. 983 Wednesday, 7 December 2005

Jamaica Visa Office Under Pressure

Donovan Ebanks, Deputy Chief Secretary, told Cayman Net News that while he has not ruled out putting in a system to accommodate people in Montego Bay who want to apply for visas, it is not feasible right now. “We are still trying to get the office in Kingston settled before we start anything new,” Mr Ebanks said. Mr Ebanks said that while he recognised that the people from the western end of the island... read more...


Cadets hone survival skills in East End

THIRTEEN young Caymanian cadets have been equipped with survival skills after a weekend of eking out life in the outdoors with minimal supplies at the Quarry area in East End. The teenagers, who are mostly from the John Gray High School, spent 2 to 4 December learning how to survive in the open air and vast field of the eastern district. Captain Ricardo Henry, one of the training officers... read more...


Esso courts Cayman Airways

One month before the licence to supply jet fuel at the Owen Roberts International Airport comes up for review, the national carrier Cayman Airways is holding discussions with a new partner. Esso, Grand Cayman disclosed to Cayman Net News that it was in talks with CAL the National Flag Carrier as an alternate provider to Texaco Caribbean, the only fuel supplier at the airport... read more...


Former Segoes president meets with Cayman liquidators offshore

The former president of Segoes Services Ltd, James Fontanetta, has reportedly met with the liquidators outside of the country to work around the Attorney General’s denial for limited immunity. As the former director and prominent employee of the online securities broker, the information he provides may help the liquidators find out what happened to the missing $15 to $25 million in investors and company’s funds... read more...


Conrad Black denies fraud, freed on $20M bail

Deposed media tycoon Conrad Black pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he and other executives looted his newspaper empire, which reportedly owns a 40 percent interest in Cayman Free Press, of more than 80 million dollars... read more...


Person of The Day - Greg van Koughnett

From Ottawa in Canada, Greg van Koughnett loves the restaurants and snorkelling. He is the head of the Licensing and Compliance Department at the Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA). “I love the restaurants first and the water second. My wife, three kids and myself are certified in snorkelling. The kids came down in August and we went to Cayman Brac and snorkelled. It’s lovely here... read more...


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