Issue No. 988 Wednesday, 14 December 2005

Prison runs out of space

Prison officials are “struggling” to find space to put inmates at the Cayman Islands HMP Northward prison. According to Prison Director, Dwight Scott, “We are now at the point where we are struggling to find space to put persons taken into custody. The situation is now at a critical point.” This is not unexpected news however for Mr Scott as a result of the newly drafted bills relating to bail, evidence, the penal code... read more...

Native Brackers on the ‘Big Sister Island’ get together

Joel Walton’s house in Bodden Town became party central last Saturday 11 December for his fellow Islanders, when his Garden filled with native Brackers living on Grand Cayman along with a few who made the trip from the Sister Islands to join their absent countrymen and women on the ‘Big Sister Islands’. The Brac bash is an annual event to allow Brackers to get together but also to raise money for the Island’s Day Care... read more...

Outsourcing threat to Caymanian jobs

It has been widely speculated the greatest threat to jobs for Caymanians are work permit holders, however, many finance experts are stating that a much bigger threat is the growing trend of outsourcing jobs... read more...

Most churchgoers may not be sincere, says religious leader

A RELIGIOUS leader here believes that most people who attend church services here in the Cayman Islands are not sincere and this affects the country’s development. President of the Cayman Outreach Association (COA) – Grand Cayman), Raphael Bodden, said that most churchgoers do not seem genuine in their actions. “A lot of people go through the motion but they are not that sincere... read more...

National plan for mental illness

The needs of all mental health patients in the Cayman Islands are not being met and there are gaps to be filled in the range of mental health services provided here, according to the Minister of Health and Human Services, Hon Anthony Eden. He revealed this prior to announcing that his Ministry has put forward a proposal for the development of a comprehensive National Mental Health Plan for the country... read more...

Person Of The Day - Michael Brown

As the site supervisor for Roy Campbell & Sons Construction, Michael Brown works on the chiller plant for Camana Bay. “I like the challenge of seeing the development of things in a specified timeframe in harmony between management and workers,” he said. “I have an architectural background and some of the buildings here remind me of Florida.” With a busy schedule... read more...