Issue No. 990 Friday, 16 December 2005

Cement Shortage Concerns

Even two days without cement in the construction industry is cause for concern here and recently, industry players have been without supplies for longer than that. With paid-by-the-hour construction workers on sites where no cement work had been done for three days and counting, contractors had become frantic.  Even block maker, Frank Flowers, voiced his concern about the matter because the almost-a-week-absence... read more...

CICS to purchase digital mammography machine

The Cayman Islands Cancer Society kicked off a fundraising campaign to purchase a state of the art digital mammography machine, which is a huge step forward in the early detection and survival for breast cancer patients at the Brasserie Restaurant on Tuesday 13 December. The Medical Director of the Cancer Society, Dr Sook Yin said they have an aggressive six-month timeline to raise $300,000 to purchase the machine... read more...

HSA offers parenting classes for parents

The Health Services Authority is assisting parents and prospective parents with important information and guidance in an eight-week training, beginning next year. Some of the topics to be covered are Nutrition for Pregnancy, Dental Care, Labour, Delivery and Pain Relief, Posture & Body Mechanics, Maternal Positions for Labour and Birth. Also  the HSA would offer sessions on Comfort Measures for Labour... read more...

Traffic laws are fine, but roads an issue says NRA

MANAGING Director of the National Roads Authority (NRA), Colford Scott, said that the current laws are adequate to deal with the country’s traffic situation but the road capacity is insufficient. Mr Scott was responding to complaints from the public about daily traffic congestion along the West Bay Road, heading in and out of George Town in the morning and the evening. Cayman Net News has learnt that some motorists... read more...

Cayman Net News Special Christmas Supplement

After the difficulties island residents faced last Christmas, Cayman seems eager to get back to its festive self this holiday season. The lights went up early in some areas around town, including the roundabouts, and as time progresses closer to the holiday, more and more homes are being decorated; some quite lavishly!  All around the island, the outdoor light décor in many yards are spectacular in their display... read more...

Caymanian of the Week - Deanira Brown

“AS a young Bracker, Deanira Brown wants to stay on the Island and has applied for several jobs. She went to Costa Rica for two years to be a Spanish teacher but ran out of money before she completed the course.
“Now I want to stay here. I miss my home. I’d like to see more jobs on the Brac because a lot of young people want to come back,” she says.
Ms Brown’s mother is from Nicaragua... read more...