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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationDay Care Graduation CeremonyThirteen little ones graduated from the Cayman Brac Day Care Centre on Monday, 12 June, at a ceremony at the Cayman Brac High School. The six girls and seven boys, all aged three and four, will be making the big jump to primary school in September.Back... Send us your comments! Send us your comments on this article for publication in our Readers' Forum. All fields are required and in the interest of openness and transparency we will no longer accept anonymous submissions. We therefore request that all submissions include a name for publication, regardless of content. We will in special circumstances protect a writers identity only after we have established good cause for anonymity, otherwise we will not be able to publish the submission.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.
JD Power study shows vehicle design plays critical roleThe way in which technology is integrated into new-vehicle design, particularly interior features and controls, is considered by consumers to be as important to quality as are defects and malfunctions, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Initial Quality Study released June 7. The study is in its 20th year.The Initial Quality Study, which serves as the industry benchmark for new-vehicle quality measured at 90 days of ownership, has been completely redesigned for 2006 to capture problems experienced by owners in two distinct categories - quality of design and quality of production (defects and malfunctions). "New vehicles today are often packed with new technologies that unfortunately can be complicated and frustrating for the average consumer when their integration is not well executed," said Joe Ivers, executive director of quality and customer satisfaction research for J.D.
Daniel (Danny) E Tibbetts passes onWell known local businessman and entrepreneur Daniel E Tibbetts passed away suddenly in Little Cayman on 23 June, 2006, at the age of fifty-two.Though he was born and raised in St Petersburg, Florida, Mr Tibbetts had strong ties to the Cayman Islands, the land of his father Linton Tibbetts, and continued the family tradition of developing business on these Islands, especially Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. A graduate of Lakewood High School and Stetson University in Deland Florida, Mr Tibbetts' entrepreneurial spirit materialized in various business ventures on all three Cayman Islands, as well as in Florida. The Little Cayman Beach Resort (LCBR), his first development on that Island in 1991, was followed by Conch Club Condominiums and The Club Condominiums, the only luxury resort on the Sister Islands. Happy days in the heaven of HawaiiCONFRONTED by a flabby two-legged hippo in shorts,my kumu (dance instructor) Jan Kitaguchi never once let a patient smile slip as she tried to teach me the Hukilau in Maui's idyllic Sheraton Hotel. Huki means pull, lau is leaf, and together they explain how Hawaiians celebrate special events with a party. Just yards away, the Pacific lapped invitingly against Ka'anapali beach - a long stretch of white sand which doubles as heaven on earth - while in the distance a massive humpback whale and calf gave lessons in aquatic grace. An ancient Chinese poet once spoke of "nature's jewels". He could have been describing this archipelago of 132 volcanic isles. It's one of the world's greatest natural history stories,a place of seemingly timeless beauty where one word - Aloha - means hello, welcome,goodbye,I love you, and even a state of mind.49er girls pose in InclineThere's gold in them thar hills. (Sorry, but had to "go there" for this story.)That's right... Incline residents and visitors strolling through the sands of the Hyatt Beach or Sand Harbor Tuesday were (depending on your demographic) "treated" to an inordinate number of scantily clad, nubile beauties surrounded by lights, cameras and - plenty of "handlers." Is this Cabo San Lucas? Maui? The Cayman Islands? Barbados? . Communications company keeps University in touchKtone, Grand Cayman's information service provider, of SMS messaging to cell phones, has acquired over 150 new users; all students form St. Matthew's University. Ktone worked with the University and Island Air to sign up new and existing students from the university, allowing them to receive information from Government Information Services, regarding Severe Weather/Disaster Information and Crime Watch alerts.With the new St Matthew's students arriving on Island on 1 May for the start of the new semester and the hurricane season underway, Ktone felt it was important for these students to be provided with as much information about the Island as possible. Helping them settle on Island and identify with what is happening around them, while they study here. Helping support Ktone sign up and welcome the new students to the Island, Inter-Island Air Service - Island Air - offered the students the chance to win a day trip to the Sister Island, Little Cayman. Caymanians and ex-pats can work togetherRemember, the weather is awesome on the Island but you cannot always control it, but both Caymanians and ex-pats can work together to keep the charm that has made the Island such a success.Patrick Kasper Back... Send us your comments! Send us your comments on this article for publication in our Readers' Forum. All fields are required and in the interest of openness and transparency we will no longer accept anonymous submissions. We therefore request that all submissions include a name for publication, regardless of content. We will in special circumstances protect a writers identity only after we have established good cause for anonymity, otherwise we will not be able to publish the submission. For your contribution to reach us, you must (a) provide a valid e-mail address and (b) click on the validation link that will be sent to the e-mail address you provide. If the address is not valid or you don't click on the validation link, it will be a waste of your time typing your submission because we will never see it! Your Name: . |
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