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Cayman Islands News, Articles and InformationCharity cycle ride for Cancer SocietyOn Sunday 25 June, Butterfield Bank will present a charity cycle ride with the aim of raising funds for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society.The ride will start from Paradise Bar and Grill, with the route taking participants down South Sound Road to the turnaround point just before the Grand Harbour roundabout. From there, participants will make their way back to the finish at Paradise. There is no entry fee as such, but a minimum donation of $10 to the Cayman Islands Cancer Society is required. These donations will be collected at registration. Presenting sponsor Butterfield Bank had undertaken to match dollar for dollar the amount raised for the cancer society on the day, and in so doing the organisers hope to collect a tidy sum. All participants who ride the course will be eligible to win a Cayman Airways flight to Miami in the post-ride prize draw. Doubt about food security: Flexibile wheat procurement policyThe Government decision to pay market price for the domestic wheat bought by the state procurement agencies to support the public distribution system not only blunts the criticism about importing wheat but also introduces a welcome flexibility in food procurement policy. However, the move to import wheat, after a gap of five years has stirred a fresh controversy about India's tendering process and doubts about the claims that we have achieved food security. Even as the Government inked the deal to import 500,000 tonnes of wheat from Australia and announced it would import another 3 million tonnes, newspaper reports said the Australian Wheat Board (AWB) had paid some 2.5 million Australian dollars into a bank account in Cayman Islands in 1998, apparently as commission, for the import of 2 million tones wheat, during Prime Minister Gujral's tenure.
WORNWEARPre-worn clothes are all the rage among "the kids" these days; at least thats what hip suburban outfitters with multimillion-dollar advertising budgets tell us. From pre-ripped/frayed jeans to pre-rumpled/frayed ball caps, new clothes that look older than the teens who wear them have infiltrated store racks like retro vermin. The Flip Side, always planning for early retirement, isnt about to let this trend pass without cashing in. Here are our cant-miss ideas for pre-ruined items. Cayman Islands, here we come. nchordas@dispatch.comPRE-YELLOWED UNDERSHIRTS Store: American Falcon Marketing pitch: You havent done a day of hard labor in your life, but no one will be the wiser when your armpits and neck line look as soiled as a ditch diggers. To be worn after a hard day of surfing the Internet at your cushy office internship.
Mental health a complex problemRecent concerns about mentally ill people loitering in tourist areas and their incarceration in Northward prison have brought to the forefront how complex this problem is. Psychiatrist Dr Mark Lockhart stated that it might be a common misperception that people walking along Seven Mile Beach acting strange are mentally ill, but in reality these people may actually have substance abuse issues."There is also the issue of human rights," said Dr Lockhart. "People who are functioning and who pose no threat of violence to themselves or to others - they still have the right to refuse treatment. You can't just grab them off the street and put them into treatment against their will just because they seem unusual or strange. There is an issue with the law." Dr Lockhart noted there are numerous intrinsic problems in improving the system. Viteos Fund Services Expands Presence to Cayman Islands and ...SOMERSET, N.J., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Viteos Fund Services ("Viteos"), a global hedge fund operations service provider, today announced that it has opened a Cayman Islands office and reached 80 employees worldwide with further expansion of its operations in Bangalore, India to support rapid business growth. The launch of a dedicated Cayman operation enables Viteos to offer high quality offshore fund administration service to its existing and potential offshore fund clients. "Our new Cayman facility is in direct response to client demand as approx. eighty percent of the world's hedge funds are registered with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) and we identified the need to have our own local presence to complement our Bangalore, India-based processing center within our global delivery model," said Shankar Iyer, CEO of Viteos Fund Services.
Disney marks 50 yearsTen Disney theme parks around the world have joined together for a global celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in Southern California.Walt Disney World Orlando, Florida with its most sensational event ever, pays homage to 50 years of Disneyland and international Disney theme park magic, says a Cayman Airways’ press release. "Memories that last a lifetime are only one hour and 40 minutes away thanks to Cayman Airways’ non–stop service between Grand Cayman and Orlando," it says. Your ticket to a fun–filled affordable summer vacation getaway is available for less than $250 from Grand Cayman if you book now. "For travel from Cayman Brac or Little Cayman add only $50 to this great low fare," it says.
Demand for rock-throw footbridge to be shutRESIDENTS are calling for the closure of a footbridge used by youngsters who dropped rocks 30ft on to the city bypass.Two boys, aged eight and 13, were charged earlier this month after rocks were thrown 30ft from a railway line and footbridge at traffic on the A720 passing under the bridge near the Baberton Mains estate. .House Votes To Open US Waters To DrillingWASHINGTON - Moving to upend a quarter-century ban on offshore drilling, the House on Thursday voted to allow oil and gas exploration within 50 to 100 miles of most coastlines, and some 234 miles from Tampa Bay.Although offshore energy reserves are unlikely to make more than a temporary dent in the nation's spiraling demand and dependence on foreign oil, and the legislation's prospects are uncertain in the Senate - Florida's two senators have threatened a filibuster - Thursday's vote represented the biggest victory for proponents of expanded drilling. The 232-to-187 vote also signaled a once-unimaginable turnabout for Florida tourism, recreation and development interests, which no longer appear united or powerful enough to withstand calls for expansion in drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
A toast to triviaThe Tuesday-night throng - a beery, tattooed, smoke-stained cavalcade - muttered and milled about Nallen's on Market Street while the bosses laid down rules via loudspeaker. The bout was about to begin, but this would be no free-for-all. If the Marquess of Queensberry had been present, he would have approved - a competition, nay, a combat, of such nature demanded focus and respect.This wasn't just some tequila-fueled bar brawl or meatheaded underground fight club. This was important. This was a pub quiz. In a growing number of bars across the metro area, pub quizzes and trivia nights are popular diversions for bored local brainiacs and customer-hungry bar owners. Where once the midweek tavern crowd would consist of little more than service employees and hard cases with nicknames for their gin blossoms, now educated urbanites huddle, sip cocktails and try to remember the name of Gary Coleman's goldfish in Diff'rent Strokes.
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