A search is now on for someone to take over the reins at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) as incumbent President, Sam Basdeo, is due to leave office at the end of the current academic year. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Angela Martins, said that Mr Basdeo
had resigned his post at the University and was due to leave the institution
at the end of the current school year ... read more...
Broadcasting of obscenities raises concerns
Television
and radio stations here are seemingly flouting the law, which makes the public
exhibition of obscene matters a criminal offence. Recently several persons wrote to
Cayman Net News complaining that some radio stations have been playing
music with offensive lyrics. Now the television stations are coming under fire
after a local station aired a show recently, in which the ‘F’ word was used... read more...
Another Affordable Housing Initiative dilemma
New Chairman of the National Housing Community Development Trust (NHCDT) Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI),
Leonard Ebanks, has said that his Board faces yet another “dilemma,” with
regard to the low-cost Government housing project. The Government, and
the Board, have now decided that the 20 most recently refurbished homes cannot
be sold ... read
more...
Stay-over bookings extremely good, says Tourism Minister
STAY-OVER
tourism is on the upswing in the Cayman Islands with major hotels reporting
“extremely good” bookings in the first quarter of 2006. After a steady
decline in numbers over the last few years, the latest projections indicate
that more visitors are coming to the Islands for longer than a one-day stay.
Hon Charles Clifford, Minister for Tourism, disclosed that many hotels have
begun doing a brisk business...
read more...
Elmslie Memorial Church not for sale
Rev Joseph Crawford, pastor of the Elmslie
Memorial Church told Cayman Net News that the building is not up for sale right
now. Net News received a letter from a concerned citizen who had
heard reports that the church, which is more than 100 years old, is up for sale.
In the letter to the editor the writer called on the authorities to protect
structures of national and historic significance...
read more...
Person of the Day - Nina Banks
The
best part of managing the Cayman Breakers Condominiums for Nina Banks is when
they have Scuba diving guests, because they often invite her to dive with
them. Ms Banks, who owns the resort on Cayman Brac with her husband Robert, says, “I love diving with guests, but I always encourage them to dive with one of the two dive operations on the Island because it enhances their diving experience and it is safer.”
...
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A search is now on for someone to take over the reins at the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) as incumbent President, Sam Basdeo, is due to leave office at the end of the current academic year. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Angela Martins, said that Mr Basdeo
had resigned his post at the University and was due to leave the institution
at the end of the current school year ...
Television
and radio stations here are seemingly flouting the law, which makes the public
exhibition of obscene matters a criminal offence. Recently several persons wrote to
Cayman Net News complaining that some radio stations have been playing
music with offensive lyrics. Now the television stations are coming under fire
after a local station aired a show recently, in which the ‘F’ word was used...
New Chairman of the National Housing Community Development Trust (NHCDT) Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI),
Leonard Ebanks, has said that his Board faces yet another “dilemma,” with
regard to the low-cost Government housing project. The Government, and
the Board, have now decided that the 20 most recently refurbished homes cannot
be sold ...
STAY-OVER
tourism is on the upswing in the Cayman Islands with major hotels reporting
“extremely good” bookings in the first quarter of 2006. After a steady
decline in numbers over the last few years, the latest projections indicate
that more visitors are coming to the Islands for longer than a one-day stay.
Hon Charles Clifford, Minister for Tourism, disclosed that many hotels have
begun doing a brisk business...
Rev Joseph Crawford, pastor of the Elmslie
Memorial Church told Cayman Net News that the building is not up for sale right
now. Net News received a letter from a concerned citizen who had
heard reports that the church, which is more than 100 years old, is up for sale.
In the letter to the editor the writer called on the authorities to protect
structures of national and historic significance...
The
best part of managing the Cayman Breakers Condominiums for Nina Banks is when
they have Scuba diving guests, because they often invite her to dive with
them. Ms Banks, who owns the resort on Cayman Brac with her husband Robert, says, “I love diving with guests, but I always encourage them to dive with one of the two dive operations on the Island because it enhances their diving experience and it is safer.”
...
