Chief Immigration Officer Franz Manderson has announced a
two-week extension on the amnesty concerning certain immigration offences
moving the deadline by which illegal aliens had to leave the Islands from 23
December to 6 January 2006. “I would hope that persons who were unable to
leave the Island for whatever reasons would take the opportunity provided by
the extension to leave,” ... read
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DNA Forensic Lab may outsource services
When the DNA Forensic Laboratory at the Health Services
Authority (HSA) becomes operational in February or March, next year, it will
have a greater capacity than what is needed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police
Service. (RCIPS). Since there are other Caribbean jurisdictions that do not
have a DNA Forensic lab this will give the HSA an opportunity to sell its
services and at the same time, defray the costs... read more...
BCCI creditors recover 81 percent
With the recent six percent interim payment to creditors
by the liquidators of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) on 15
December, recovery has reached a phenomenal 81 cents on the dollar. Described by many in the industry as the biggest and most
complicated bank fraud in history, BCCI was accused of money laundering,
dubious lending practices, fraudulent recordkeeping, rogue trading... read more...
Local developer gets approval for new homes
Low cost housing developer Frank Hall has a lot to
celebrate this Christmas, as his building plan that was held up for about 18
months due to appeals from residents in the Newlands area has received final
approval. Mr Hall got the final approval on Tuesday 20 December.
Moments after receiving word that the plan was approved, Mr Hall began
preliminary work at the site. “I’ve just got the approval today (Tuesday)
..
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St Matthew’s hosts medical educational conference
Leading physicians from Harvard Medical School and
Dalhousie Medical School spoke at a medical educational conference at St
Matthew’s University School of Medicine between 10 and 15 December...
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Caymanian of the Week - Al Bartice
When Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida, Al Bartice
volunteered at a rehabilitation centre, which is where he became interested in
occupational therapy. He then gave up his job in financial planning to become an
occupational therapist and has worked at Chrissie Tomlinson for five years. “I treat a lot of different conditions and there are always
new things to learn and that keeps things interesting,” said Mr Bartice...
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more...
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Chief Immigration Officer Franz Manderson has announced a
two-week extension on the amnesty concerning certain immigration offences
moving the deadline by which illegal aliens had to leave the Islands from 23
December to 6 January 2006. “I would hope that persons who were unable to
leave the Island for whatever reasons would take the opportunity provided by
the extension to leave,” ...
When the DNA Forensic Laboratory at the Health Services
Authority (HSA) becomes operational in February or March, next year, it will
have a greater capacity than what is needed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police
Service. (RCIPS). Since there are other Caribbean jurisdictions that do not
have a DNA Forensic lab this will give the HSA an opportunity to sell its
services and at the same time, defray the costs...
With the recent six percent interim payment to creditors
by the liquidators of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) on 15
December, recovery has reached a phenomenal 81 cents on the dollar. Described by many in the industry as the biggest and most
complicated bank fraud in history, BCCI was accused of money laundering,
dubious lending practices, fraudulent recordkeeping, rogue trading...
Low cost housing developer Frank Hall has a lot to
celebrate this Christmas, as his building plan that was held up for about 18
months due to appeals from residents in the Newlands area has received final
approval. Mr Hall got the final approval on Tuesday 20 December.
Moments after receiving word that the plan was approved, Mr Hall began
preliminary work at the site. “I’ve just got the approval today (Tuesday)
..
When Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida, Al Bartice
volunteered at a rehabilitation centre, which is where he became interested in
occupational therapy. He then gave up his job in financial planning to become an
occupational therapist and has worked at Chrissie Tomlinson for five years. “I treat a lot of different conditions and there are always
new things to learn and that keeps things interesting,” said Mr Bartice...
