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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationToday’s Editorial June 15: The landfill dilemmaThat there needs to be a solution to the landfill dilemma is without a doubt. Not only is the landfill growing taller by the day, no one seems to want to talk about what kind of toxic mess is seeping through it into the ground – and water table – below.In other places in the world, retired landfills are covered with dirt, vented so that the gases created by decomposing matter can escape, and then planted with grass and other flora. Eventually, these landfills become parks. Certainly the future residents of Camana Bay would rather have a view of pretty green hill with a park on it than a ragged brown trash heap. Regardless of the motives of the Dart Group, however, we should recognise how much the offer could help the government and this country. Minister of Infrastructure Arden McLean has talked publicly about the enormous cost of dealing with the landfill.
From cabin to condoPlaying pioneer in the push for affordable housing was not something EB Developers envisioned for a pricey subdivision planned west of Boynton Beach.New Palm Beach County rules that require limiting some home prices for low- and middle-income buyers did not fit in with plans showing two-story, five-bedroom houses at Osprey Oaks, proposed on the east side of Jog Road about one-quarter mile south of Hypoluxo Road. . Two sentenced for cocaineThe young woman who admitted carrying a kilo of cocaine from Cayman Brac to Grand Cayman in December 2003 was sentenced last week to five years imprisonment.Topaz General was 19 at the time of the offence. She pleaded guilty and gave evidence at the trial of three other defendants accused of being involved. On 26 May, Magistrate Nova Hall found Christopher O’Connor guilty and sentenced him to 12 years imprisonment. The Crown’s case was that O’Connor, 27, recruited General to go to the Brac and bring the cocaine back to him. On O’Connor’s behalf, Defence Attorney John Furniss gave immediate notice of appeal. The third defendant, Fernando Thompson, was found not guilty. The Crown alleged that Thompson, 25, was the person on the Brac from whom General received the cocaine.
Digicel Sights Mobile Content Growth in Caribbean MarketKINGSTON, JAMAICA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- June 30, 2006 -- Digicel, the fastest growing mobile provider in the Caribbean, predicts a growing market for mobile content in the region as penetration of cutting-edge handsets continues to increase among its customers. The company notes that sports content is a key area that taps a cultural common ground throughout a diverse group of countries in the pan-Caribbean region. As Caribbean nations continue to advance technologically, fans across the region are swiftly beginning to interact with sports content on their mobile phones. A key factor in the adoption is Digicel's ability to roll out state of the art GSM infrastructure from partners such as Ericsson and handset manufacturer KONKA that can support customers growing demand for mobile content.
Appalling behaviour to elderliesI read recently an article that appeared in your newspaper concerning a senior citizen who was quite unhappy that her appointment with the doctors at George Town Hospital had been cancelled and no one had thought it fit to inform her as to the reasons for the cancellation. I find this kind of behaviour very appalling but even more so what I find appalling is the lack of facilities for the elderly and/or handicapped in our society.Some of the people who have vacation and/or retirement homes here in the Cayman Islands are the elderly. We also have persons who for one reason or another are handicapped. I am absolutely amazed that the banks and other service providers on the Island do not have a dedicated line for persons with this type of disability. It does not have to be that one has to employ an individual to man the counter for the elderly and/or handicapped, but just a sign that says elderly, pregnant and handicapped persons only. It really breaks my heart when I go into the banks at lunch time and 9 times out of 10 there are only 2 tellers working the counter (during peak hours) and you have elderly persons some with walking sticks standing there patiently awaiting their turn in line. (AFX UK Focus) 2006-06-08 22:10 GMT: Package of Caribbean business news briefsSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The Dominican Republic will not be ready to join the Central American Free Trade Agreement in July as previously hoped, a U.S. State Department official has said.The Dominican Republic is one of six Latin American signatories to CAFTA-DR, the U.S. free trade agreement approved in 2005. The pact was supposed to take effect Jan. 1, but many countries have had trouble passing the legislation needed to implement various parts of the deal. U.S. officials hope the Dominican Republic can sign on in August, Charles Shapiro, a senior Western Hemisphere specialist at the State Department, said June 7. President Leonel Fernandez told the nation's Congress in February that joining the treaty was "a question of survival" to stay competitive against emerging manufacturers like China.
Cayman Islands: Some Current Structuring Trends In Asian Hedge ...These are exciting times for Asian hedge funds. A recent report put together by Hedgeweek on Asian Hedge Funds was full of upbeat statistics compiled by regional based consultants and industry directories. To give a flavour of the progress made by the alternative investment industry in the region, it is estimated that worldwide there are now more than 650 Asia-focused hedge funds with assets under management of close to USD100 billion as at the end of 2005. This represents a five-fold increase in assets under management since 2000 and is to be seen in the context of the alternative investment industry as a whole where assets under management are estimated to be around the USD1.2 trillion mark.... .Sister Islands Notices and InformationA representative from the Office of the Complaints Commissioner (OCC) will be at Brac House, Cotton Tree Bay, in Cayman Brac for their monthly visit on Friday, 16 June. Any persons wishing to meet with the Analyst are asked to make appointments by calling their office in Grand Cayman 943-2220. The OCC is an independent office which was established in 2004 to investigate in a fair and independent manner written complaints against government departments to ascertain whether injustice has been caused by improper, unreasonable or inadequate administrative conduct. Heritage House Happenings Canada: Looking For Offshore Investors? - Consider Listing Your Hedge Fund on The Irish Stock ExchangeThe Canadian hedge fund industry has grown dramatically over the past decade. Where previously there were only a few participants in the Canadian hedge fund space, today there are several highly skilled Canadian hedge fund managers - many of which are ready to export their expertise globally. To access foreign investment, a Canadian hedge fund manager will often establish an investment fund in an offshore jurisdiction, such as the Cayman Islands or British Virgin Islands.... .
Arrested youth in their parental relationshipsThe Department of Rehabilitation/Welfare Services is today better equipped for their challenging work because of a comprehensive social study which had been carefully documented and was last week presented to representatives of the Department and the Government of The Bahamas.The 184-page study, "The Phenomenological Essences of the Arrested Male Youths in their Relationships with their Parents " was a March 2006 dissertation by Dr Earl Anthony White, as partial fulfilment for the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As part of the research Dr White, son of Bahamian journalist P. Anthony White, with the cooperation of the Department of Rehabilitation/Welfare Services, last year conducted studies of eight youths, ages raging from 13 to 21 years, most of them residents of the Simpson C.
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