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Issue No. 1137 Friday, 14 July 2006

Telecoms Giant Hits Back

Cable & Wireless this week issued a "buyer beware" alert to the Cayman public in a response to an "outage concern" raised by competing telecommunications company TeleCayman.  In a front page story in Cayman Net News, President and Chief Operating Officer of TeleCayman, Raul Nicholson-Coe, expressed disappointment in the service provide by Cable & Wireless... read more..


Law chief receives honorary doctorate from UK university

The Hon Chief Justice Anthony Smellie QC - a Jamaican Judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands since February 1993 and, Chief Justice of Cayman since June 1998 - was conferred with the Degree of Doctor of Laws - the LL.D - from the University of Liverpool, on Tuesday 11 July 2006.  The first ceremonial conferment of the degree in the Cayman Islands... read more..


Pension cases heat up in court

As the case against the companies Cayman Flooring and Kitchen Specialists, Office Pavilion as well as the owner of the firms, Scott Henderson, returns to the courts after months of delay, the National Pension Office has brought more charges against another employer.  Caristef Construction and Heavy Equipment will reportedly be appearing in court next week... read more..


Businesses must protect their staff from hurricanes

Leader of Government Business, Hon. Kurt Tibbetts, told business leaders and their representatives they should consider the welfare of staff and their families as part of their hurricane plan.  Speaking at a hurricane forum for the private sector at the Grand Cayman Marriott Resort this week, Mr Tibbetts said the safety and wellbeing of employees are critical to the economy... read more..


Earthquake shakes Cayman

Government sources have confirmed that an earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale occurred near Grand Cayman at around 8:30 on Tuesday morning 11 July.  The quake was reportedly located only 30 miles east of George Town at 19.3 degrees north and 80.9 degrees west, at a depth of 6.2 miles... read more..


Caymanian of the Week - Billy Banker

Renown throughout the Island as 'Dancing Billy' or 'Billy from Hell', you can find Mr. Banker on the dance floor at one of Grand Cayman's hottest night spots almost every day of the week.  After more than 25 years with the water company, Mr Banker said he retired last November and finally has the time to spend leisurely days with his family... read more..


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