A
raft made from planks of wood and fifty-gallon drums for flotation reached
Little Cayman with seven Cubans on board Wednesday evening, 8 March. The primitive vessel, described by residents as one of the worst that has landed on Little Cayman, broke apart when it was taken out of the water.
According to Little Cayman Police Constable Simon Bennett, the men landed on
the eastern tip of the Island ... read more...
CUC and Government back in negotiations
License negotiations are back on the table between the Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC)
and the current Government administration according to CEO Richard Hew.
“We are pleased that discussions are ongoing and look forward to a long-term
conclusion that will benefit all stakeholders,” said Mr Hew. In June 2004, CUC
signed a preliminary agreement with Government... read more...
Still no Labour Appeals Tribunal
There
are 18 cases waiting for a Labour Appeals Tribunal, which has not convened
since December 2004. There are also 30 cases also pending for the Cayman
Brac Labour Tribunal. According to the Minister with responsibility
for Employment Relations, Hon Alden McLaughlin, the problem in holding a
tribunal is the difficulty in trying to find qualified people who will agree
to take on the responsibility... read
more...
MRCU spraying begins in George Town
The Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) will commenced with the pre-season residual insecticide campaign in the George Town area this week. The spraying campaign will take the MRCU
crews into other districts in the coming weeks... read
more...
Cayman Net News 2006
Automobile Supplement
With
30,000 cars in the Cayman Islands, there is no doubt that Caymanians and
residents alike love their cars. This extremely high ratio of car ownership
is because of the high standard of living enjoyed and the less than
satisfactory public transport system.. Hurricane Ivan was rumored to
have destroyed up to 8,000 cars in 2004, but within months escalating
traffic seemed to contradict those figures... read more...
Person of the Day - Lerline
Dinnall
Most people who know Lerline Dinnall
simply know her as Nanny because of her motherly love. The Children’s
Ministry Director and Caretaker of the Church of God of Prophecy on Eastern
Avenue speaks of her inspirational source. “Studying the Bible
inspires me because I love God and the things of the Lord,” she says.
Nanny’s love can be felt at the prisons, the hospitals and among the sick
and shut-ins...
read more...
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A
raft made from planks of wood and fifty-gallon drums for flotation reached
Little Cayman with seven Cubans on board Wednesday evening, 8 March. The primitive vessel, described by residents as one of the worst that has landed on Little Cayman, broke apart when it was taken out of the water.
License negotiations are back on the table between the Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC)
and the current Government administration according to CEO Richard Hew.
“We are pleased that discussions are ongoing and look forward to a long-term
conclusion that will benefit all stakeholders,” said Mr Hew. In June 2004, CUC
signed a preliminary agreement with Government...
There
are 18 cases waiting for a Labour Appeals Tribunal, which has not convened
since December 2004. There are also 30 cases also pending for the Cayman
Brac Labour Tribunal. According to the Minister with responsibility
for Employment Relations, Hon Alden McLaughlin, the problem in holding a
tribunal is the difficulty in trying to find qualified people who will agree
to take on the responsibility...
With
30,000 cars in the Cayman Islands, there is no doubt that Caymanians and
residents alike love their cars. This extremely high ratio of car ownership
is because of the high standard of living enjoyed and the less than
satisfactory public transport system.. Hurricane Ivan was rumored to
have destroyed up to 8,000 cars in 2004, but within months escalating
traffic seemed to contradict those figures...
Most people who know Lerline Dinnall
simply know her as Nanny because of her motherly love. The Children’s
Ministry Director and Caretaker of the Church of God of Prophecy on Eastern
Avenue speaks of her inspirational source. “Studying the Bible
inspires me because I love God and the things of the Lord,” she says.
Nanny’s love can be felt at the prisons, the hospitals and among the sick
and shut-ins...
