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Issue No. 1122 Friday, 23 June 2006

More Rollover Concerns

The Cayman Islands Society for Human Resource Professionals will be deciding this week on whether it will support the Council of Association's bold proposal to the Immigration Review Team. The proposal requests that businesses be allowed to identify 25 percent of its employees as core staff and those who are not Caymanians to be exempted... read more..


Couple forced to say farewell to their home

After making the Cayman Islands his home for 11 years, Dan Morisseau has left his job at Phoenix Construction, sold his property and car, packed his bags and left the country this week, after being turned down for permanent residency.  Going with him is his girlfriend, Nicki Grekos, with whom he is planning to start a family. The couple are moving to Costa Rica to start a new ... read more..


Canada air ambulance responds to local need

In the wake of reports by Cayman Net News about the need for an air ambulance service, a Canadian air ambulance service wants to send two planes to this country for a trial run, having been alerted to the country's need after a Canadian Government official saw the Net News article on-line. The Director of Skymedical Emergency Services, Chris Wishnousky, said he has been in discussions... read more..


Cost of living a key factor in News Director's departure

There's no telling how long he would have stayed in the Cayman Islands for sure, but with his high level of job satisfaction and, the excellent camaraderie he enjoyed with residents from all walks of life here over the past two years, a departure date of "early July 2006" is far sooner than he would have preferred. The story of how Mike Hennessy came here... read more..


Man seriously injured in scooter collision

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, RCIPS said it is seeking witnesses after a 32-year-old man was found with very serious injuries in the early hours of Wednesday morning 21 June.  The 911 Emergency Communications Centre received a call from a member of the public ... read more..


Caymanian of the Week - Ivanna Powery

"She has her own mind and is not easily influenced," is how Collie Powery describes his daughter Ivanna Powery who turns 16 on Sunday, 25 June.  Ivanna is a Year 11 student at John Gray High School in George Town where she has a passion for arts, biology and technical drawing. Her dream is to become an architect and she has been practising interior designing in her room... read more..


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