THE Cayman Islands will cash-in over US$200 million in 2005 as its cruise tourism product continues to be in high demand in the international market. The country will be hosts to an estimated 1.89 million cruise visitors this year and will record a 10 percent increase on annual arrivals. Cruise tourism officials said the estimated 1.89 million cruise visitors would better the yearly average of 1.7 million.. read
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Santa comes to Cayman National Bank
Ms Santa came to Cayman National Bank on 9 December. Although not many children were inside the bank, Ms Santa brought out the child in all the customers as she gave out candies to everyone standing in line. “It looks as if she could do with eating a few herself,” one customer commented upon noticing a lack of jolly Santa-belly. Customer,
Jackie Morgan insisted on sitting on Ms Santa’s lap... read more...
Affordable housing rates stay
Mortgage costs for prospective tenants of the newly available Affordable Housing Units in the Cayman Islands will not increase at this stage according to Government. This is unexpected news against the background of the financial shambles currently surrounding the project, which was described in one Special Forensic Audit as being “financially unsustainable.. read more...
NCVO Christmas appeal for 2005
This year’s National Council of Voluntary Organizations (NCVO) Radio/Telethon
raised CI $51,000 to help fund the charitable organisation. However, this
figure fell short of the $75,000 that they hoped to raise to meet the needs..
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Don’t let your guard down - Police warn
Despite the relatively low levels of violent crime in the Cayman Islands, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) are issuing safety guidelines for the Christmas season. Media Officer at the RICPS, Maria McLean, said people should still remain vigilant. “Violent crimes by strangers in public places are still rare and account for a very small part of recorded crime,” she said...
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Person Of The Day - Michalakis ‘Debbie’ McIntosh
LIFE
is about fashion and making people look good from top to bottom for Michalakis
‘Debbie’ McIntosh. The owner of Cayman Jam fashion store, and Braid Buggy
which is a mobile hair dressing parlour, among other stores, she offers the
complete package, hair and clothes. Ms McIntosh who loves a good party said
that she would not let the recent events regarding New Year’s Eve, stop her
from enjoying herself...
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THE Cayman Islands will cash-in over US$200 million in 2005 as its cruise tourism product continues to be in high demand in the international market. The country will be hosts to an estimated 1.89 million cruise visitors this year and will record a 10 percent increase on annual arrivals. Cruise tourism officials said the estimated 1.89 million cruise visitors would better the yearly average of 1.7 million..
Ms Santa came to Cayman National Bank on 9 December. Although not many children were inside the bank, Ms Santa brought out the child in all the customers as she gave out candies to everyone standing in line. “It looks as if she could do with eating a few herself,” one customer commented upon noticing a lack of jolly Santa-belly. Customer,
Jackie Morgan insisted on sitting on Ms Santa’s lap...
Mortgage costs for prospective tenants of the newly available Affordable Housing Units in the Cayman Islands will not increase at this stage according to Government. This is unexpected news against the background of the financial shambles currently surrounding the project, which was described in one Special Forensic Audit as being “financially unsustainable..
Despite the relatively low levels of violent crime in the Cayman Islands, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) are issuing safety guidelines for the Christmas season. Media Officer at the RICPS, Maria McLean, said people should still remain vigilant. “Violent crimes by strangers in public places are still rare and account for a very small part of recorded crime,” she said...
LIFE
is about fashion and making people look good from top to bottom for Michalakis
‘Debbie’ McIntosh. The owner of Cayman Jam fashion store, and Braid Buggy
which is a mobile hair dressing parlour, among other stores, she offers the
complete package, hair and clothes. Ms McIntosh who loves a good party said
that she would not let the recent events regarding New Year’s Eve, stop her
from enjoying herself...
