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Issue No. 1170 Thursday, 24 August 2006
Regulation reviews hurting One of the most senior financial and legal professionals in the Cayman Islands has spoken out against the impact of the many reviews of Cayman's financial regulatory regime imposed on the country from external sources. Speaking to an audience of 150 legal, banking and related professionals from 16 countries, Senior Legal Counsel of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA... read more..
Local author remembers the days of Hurricane Ivan In the days that followed the devastating impact of Hurricane Ivan on the Cayman Islands, in September 2004, Donna Scott said she could not help but feel shock at the devastation around her. And when she visited friends and neighbours across the Island, dozens of people shared their stories about how they survived the hurricane. "I remember walking around and being amazed... read more..
'Nonsense calls' are hindering 911 Emergency personnel want to sensitize the public on the use of 911 after receiving many trivial calls, which they say are tying up emergency lines, possibly putting other lives in danger. Speaking on the eve of the 911 Emergency Communications Centre's tenth anniversary, Manager Juliette Gooding said that residents need to play their part to make the system work well.... read more..
UCCI aims to close gap between education and employers The business community has made it clear that there are educational gaps among young people coming out of school and entering the work force. Providing education and training locally is vital to develop young professionals so that they in turn can support the growth of the private sector here and fill the ever growing employment opportunities.... read more..
Cape Verdes gives birth to depressionAccording to the National Hurricane Prediction Centre, a Tropical depression has formed just off the southern most area of the Cape Verde Islands. Known as something of a marine nursery when it comes to Hurricanes, the islands gave birth to Hurricane Ivan which devastated the Cayman Islands in September 2004. Although the minimum central pressure was 1007 mb on Tuesday evening, Tropical depression four had maximum sustained wind speeds of 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt.... read more..
Person of the Day - Theresa Hydes As the secretary to the Dean of St Matthew's University School of Veterinary Medicine, Theresa Hydes gets to indulge her love of animals. "I really like the people I work with and I love animals, so I get a lot of opportunities to see different animals on the Island," said Ms Hydes.About two years ago, she happened to walk into a pet shop just to look around and came out with her guinea pig... read more..
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