Business is booming,” is the general consensus among a
number of the country’s retailers. As 2005 draws to a close business and the economy is
recovery well, a year or so after the impact of Hurricane Ivan, according to a
number of those in the business community. Moreover, many retailers are also saying this Christmas
season will only improve the recovery process. “Business has picked up... read
more...
New direction for Chamber of Commerce
The new man at the helm of the 40-year-old Cayman Islands
Chamber of Commerce, (CICC) says he intends to change the way the Cayman
Islands does business. Newly elected President of the CICC Morgan DaCosta said
the current environment is laden with obstacles and the time has come to
tackle them head-on... read more...
More Cuban nationals in Custody
There are now a total of forty-three Cuban migrants
detained in Grand Cayman, including twelve men who arrived by boat at East End
Wednesday 7 December morning. A government release indicated that the most
recent group to arrive are now in custody and are presently being processed... read more...
Room stock back to ‘glory days’
The international media is reporting that the Cayman
Islands’ room stock is back to the pre-Hurricane Ivan days. The storm which devastated Grand Cayman in September 2004
took its toll on the country’s hotels, apartments and condos as well as much
of the residential housing stock in ruin. The Travel Weekly of the United
Kingdom quoted the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism Regional Manager Don
McDougall...
read more...
Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman hires more Caymanians
SEVENTY more Caymanians have been enlisted in the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayman’s
staff, the resort said this week. Communications Director Melissa Perkins told Cayman
Net News that the resort was “thrilled” at the huge turnout at the 1
December job fair...
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more...
Caymanian of the Week - Tracey Hunter
As the owner of the only commercial trucking business on
Cayman Brac, Tracey Hunter is kept very busy and likes it that way. “I consider myself to be a workaholic,” he said. “And
that’s better than an alcoholic!” he joked ‘Working a good twelve hours a day, six days a week, he
says he gets bored if he doesn’t have something to do. “If I have to work
Sundays, I do that too, though I don’t like to...
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more...
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Business is booming,” is the general consensus among a
number of the country’s retailers. As 2005 draws to a close business and the economy is
recovery well, a year or so after the impact of Hurricane Ivan, according to a
number of those in the business community. Moreover, many retailers are also saying this Christmas
season will only improve the recovery process. “Business has picked up...
The international media is reporting that the Cayman
Islands’ room stock is back to the pre-Hurricane Ivan days. The storm which devastated Grand Cayman in September 2004
took its toll on the country’s hotels, apartments and condos as well as much
of the residential housing stock in ruin. The Travel Weekly of the United
Kingdom quoted the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism Regional Manager Don
McDougall...
As the owner of the only commercial trucking business on
Cayman Brac, Tracey Hunter is kept very busy and likes it that way. “I consider myself to be a workaholic,” he said. “And
that’s better than an alcoholic!” he joked ‘Working a good twelve hours a day, six days a week, he
says he gets bored if he doesn’t have something to do. “If I have to work
Sundays, I do that too, though I don’t like to...
