
Issue No. 1018 Monday, 30 January 2006
Protest over gay cruisers
The scheduled arrival here on Tuesday, 31 January of 3,200
gay cruise passengers on an Atlantis Events Gay Cruise has Caymanians
frantically divided over the type of welcome they deserve in a traditionally
Christian society. With the approval of Government, the Navigator of the
Seas will be berthed in the George Town Harbour for seven hours as part of its
seven-day cruise, which began in Miami on Saturday
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The launch of Aliceann and marine technology
With
the commissioning of its survey vessel, the Cayman Islands is now capable of
offering nautical charts for boaters and a hazard-loss mode for hurricanes,
according to the Lands and Survey Department. Leader of Government
Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts, highlighted the importance of the vessel to the
department’s staff, government officials and interested parties at its
official launch at the South Sound Dock...
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Judge reverses his ban on media reports
A media ban on reports of the trial of Sheldon Brown has
been lifted. The Honourable Justice Sanderson – trial judge in the case
– imposed the ban. However, his ruling brought into question an issue of
whether the courts had the power to postpone the publication of ongoing
proceedings ...
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"I’m worried" - says landowner over road row with Government
The expansion to the Esterley
Tibbetts Highway was meant to ease the delay and frustration of motorists
accessing George Town from the West Bay area but one resident says she is
experiencing both. Businesswoman, Mitzi Callan, is concerned that a land
matter involving Government and her is dragging on in a frustrating way.
“I’m worried and I don’t want to get into trouble,” she said ...
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Missiles on the West Bay Road
The RCIPS said there have been several
incidents recently where missiles have been deliberately thrown at pedestrians
and vehicles on the West Bay Road. The occupant of a white Nissan
Pathfinder was responsible for seriously injuring a man near the Ritz-Carlton
resort late on Saturday evening, 21 January by striking the man in the eye
with an egg ...
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Person of the Day - Griscela Ebanks
Griscela
Ebanks is a supervisor at the Financial Integrated Services in George Town and
she enjoys every second on her job. “I love to give the best to my
customers. I make them feel appreciated so that they will return,” she says.
She also spends time serving her community and she actively participates in
national festivals. Griscela is a Caymanian citizen who owns the Elegante
Beauty Salon in George Town
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