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Issue No. 1142 Friday, 21 July 2006

Police Winning Over Crime

Serious crime in the Cayman Islands fell by 16 percent in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period last year, senior officers of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) said.  There were no murders in the first six months of 2006, while there were three for the same period last year... read more..


Future doctors prescribe Hyperbaric treatment

Local medical students are using the Island's existing health resources to study innovative diabetic treatments. Josh Beers, Chris Gordon, Sean Haugh, Mitchell Tippetts, and Steven Wintch are part of a small group of exceptional medical students who are pursuing a Medical Degree and Master's Degree simultaneously. They developed the hyperbaric study while enrolled in research... read more..


Businessman calls for new status for expats

There must be active consideration for some alternative to permanent residency and status in the Cayman Islands, according to businessman and former politician Mario Ebanks.  Speaking on Radio Cayman's Talk Today call-in programme on Tuesday, Mr Ebanks said a new status should be created to alleviate shortcomings in the rollover policy... read more..


Human Resource Professionals waiting on draft law

The Board of the Cayman Islands Society for Human Resource Professionals has decided that it will not vote on whether to support the 25 percent proposal for exempted staff by the Council of Association, until they have seen the draft Immigration Law.  President of the Society for Human Resource Professionals, Samantha Bennett, said that the association board met... read more..


'Numbers' game arrests

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, (RCIPS) reported this week that they had arrested ten people in connection with the so-called numbers game last Sunday,16 July. The offence for which the ten were arrested was unlawful gaming and possession of lottery tickets... read more..


Caymanian of the Week - Sylvia Wilks

A former employee of the Children and Youth Services Foundation, Sylvia Wilks recently decided to form her own youth agency, the Cayman Islands Youth Development Consortium.  "I work for different youth organizations, helping them to recruit staff and volunteers," she said.  Ms Wilks has recently been helping the National Youth Commission with their career workshop... read more..


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