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Issue No. 1163 Wednesday, 16 August 2006

10 road deaths in 8 months

One more person is dead in Cayman because of a motor vehicle accident and the police are eyeing the possibility that an early-morning road race between two vehicles is the cause of the disaster. The Sunday-morning car crash claimed the life of eighteen-year-old Jonathan Michael Jones - a passenger in the car that reportedly collided with a stationary truck.... read more..


Minister encourages fair play and proper teamwork

This week saw the start of a programme of summer football camps being held throughout the Cayman Islands. The camps are run by FC International as part of a youth development programme with the support of the Ministry of Sport and sponsorship from Digicel. The first camp runs all week at the Annex in George Town. On 19 August, Savannah Primary School will host the first ever camp... read more..


Government plans to manage growth

According to Leader of Government Business, Hon Kurt Tibbetts, the Central Planning Authority (CPA) is now in the process of reviewing the Islands' long-time, Development Plan document as the Government begins to consider how Cayman's growth is to be managed. Speaking at a Media Briefing by Cabinet Members on Friday 11 August... read more..


Cayman leading Caribbean in Lands and Survey Technology

Aiming for a 28-day turnaround time for the issuing of new land registry parcel numbers, high-tech changes have been made at Cayman's Lands and Survey Department. Among the most significant of these changes is that Cayman's Land Surveyors can receive Internet-to-cell phone communication on work they have done, instead of having to get it through a radio receiver.... read more..


Technology helps to speed up surveys

New Government facilities are now in place that will speed up work in a key area of the building and construction industry and help surveys save time and money. Through the Government Lands & Survey Department, Cayman's six Licensed Land Surveyors now have computerised access to historical documents that relate to a particular survey... read more..


Child of the Day - Jathan Bodden

Six-year-old honour roll student at the Red Bay Primary School, Jathan Bodden, says he wants to be a flight captain when he grows up. "I would love to fly a plane because they go fast, they tilt and go up," he says with a smiling face. On graduation day at the Achievement Center in 2004, Jathan wore a flight captain's uniform. His mother describes Jathan as very helpful at home... read more..


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