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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationTV-RADIO NOTEBOOK It's just the plane truth: Offense deserts ...A JOLLA, CALIF. - The plan was to make it here to the Left Coast, site of this weekend's U.S. Olympic Committee meetings, in plenty of time to catch Gary Thorne and Joe Morgan on the ESPN version of Thursday night's Astros-Twins game featuring Roger Clemens' debut.However, thanks to a three-hour weather delay we landed in San Diego at about the same time Clemens was leaving the mound on the short end of a 2-0 score we'll settle for filling you in on the Astros' weekend schedule. .Economic crime survey readyThe Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce will unveil its Economic Crime Survey 2006 today and some people may be taken aback at the survey’s contents.The survey shows the main threats to Cayman businesses come from money laundering, embezzlement, cheque and credit card fraud and cyber fraud. And businesses are paying for it too. "Projections based on the responses received indicate that Cayman Islands businesses may have lost an estimated $20 million in 2005 through acts such as fraud, asset misappropriation, cheque and credit card fraud, embezzlement and corruption and spent a further $40 million seeking to prevent and combat the problem," said Chamber President Morgan DaCosta in his introduction to the survey. "I hope that the publication of this report will raise awareness of the impact of economic crime and that our findings will help businesses to introduce systems, policies and procedures to prevent and detect economic crime in the future," he said.
Daily Doc: more to the Cayman Islands than diving?I've booked a diving holiday to the Cayman Islands, staying on Grand Cayman. Do you have any ideas of what to do there above water? Carl Greenway, DundeeDoc Holiday responds: The country has superb diving, with excellent reefs and wrecks, and the famous Stingray City, where you can feed rays as they glide by at close quarters. There are a good few distractions above water too, and if you aren't expecting too much, then you'll probably be pleasantly surprised. George Town and Seven Mile Beach is a mix of old-world charm and cosmopolitan shopping, eating and drinking opportunities - good for evening strolls. It's also home to the Cayman National Museum, and the bizarre Elmslie Memorial Church, with a roof that looks like a ship's hull. There are dozens of good sundowner spots, and Hemmingway's (00 345 9491234) serves top-notch seafood. Dallas samples Cayman cuisineFifty of Texas top travel agents were given a sampling of the culinary splendours of the Cayman Islands at an exciting sales blitz for the Southwest Region of the US.The Department of Tourism held two VIP culinary events from 24 to 28 April in Dallas and Houston in Texas. Caribbean cooking demonstrations were staged at Central Markets cooking school to give travel agents a first-hand taste of true Caymanian cuisine. Chefs focused on cooking tips and tricks for preparing the recipes so those in attendance could easily replicate the savoury meals in their own home. Gladys Howard from Pirates Point Resort shared some of her own recipes for the cooking demonstrations. At the events, Ms Howard sold over 50 copies of her cookbook Cooking in Little Cayman with all proceeds going to the National Trust of the Cayman Islands. Dentist's delightFor the last six years, Palasz has taken underwater photographs, which he uses to educate his patients about marine life.His patients don't know what kind of sea life they will encounter on each visit. Palasz already has shown them photos of coral reefs, a chainlink moray, an orangutan crab, a pygmy seahorse, a lettuce sea slug, a giant manta and a barracuda. "It's such an incredible environment that not many people get to visit. I want to document (marine life) so my patients get interested in oceans and how important (they are) for us," Palasz said. "My patients are learning (through viewing the photographs) about coral conservation -- that coral reefs are in danger of being wiped out -- that they might not have learned otherwise." Besides showing the photographs, Palasz has "guess-the-fish" contests that focus on marine life such as sharks, turtles and the "Nemo"-type fish. Bloomin' Pirates!Welcome aboard. The Black Pearl that is. Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" are back and so is Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, the lovable pirate who gets caught up in Captain Jack Sparrow's (Johnny Depp) scheming, but beguiling high sea adventures. The charismatic and charming Bloom sat down with ComingSoon.net to talk about "Dead Man's Chest," as well as the third film that was being shot at the same time and whether Haven is ever going to be released. ComingSoon.net: Was it easy to rediscover your inner pirate? Orlando Bloom: Yeah. He goes from being a straight-laced kind of upright stick in the mud-Will-to becoming more of a bit of a pirate in this one, thankfully. It was kind of like discovering my inner pirate for the first time in away. CS: What's the attraction of doing these films? Is it a fulfillment of your childhood fantasy? Bloom: My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies.Travels With CongressOh the toil, the drudgery. It's a difficult, demanding, grueling and thankless lot that falls on the shoulders of our poor overworked Senators, Congressmen and their diligent staffers. Travel here, junket there, cramped seats in corporate jets, expensive booze, four star hotels, an endless grinding cycle of golf and spas, dinner and massages, speeches and shopping and hookers, oh weariness, the hookers.. Finding talent no longer easyThe edict of David Ritch, Chairman of the Immigration Review Team, that there is "No alternative" to the rollover policy must have the business community focusing more on what services can reasonably be outsourced to different locations, rather than on "succession planning" as Mr. Ritch hopes.No argument, "succession planning" is good business practice, however, this assumes that there are sufficient numbers of native born Caymanians waiting in the wings ready to advance. The debate suggests otherwise. One fact everyone seems to agree on is that Cayman does not have the workforce needed to continue "business as usual" and that it will always be dependent on an expatriate workforce - commonsense seems to dictate that the best option is to select the best from the current, long-term expatriate workforce and allow them to become full partners in the future. Canada air ambulance responds to local needIn 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 with both the Health Services Authority (HSA) and Chrissie Tomlinson Hospital about bringing down two air ambulance planes with a trained support crew including pilots, mechanics, nurses and paramedics that would be available around the clock, which could happen as early as 17 July. "We can provide up to two air ambulance planes with teams of four that have training in full advanced cardiac life support, full paediatrics advance life support with each nurse specialising in Obstetrics," said Mr Wishnousky. |
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