Archive for November 9th, 2009
Christmas cards to help the environment
(CNS): This year’s National Trust Christmas cards, which depict the festive season Cayman style, are now available with all proceeds from the sale of the cards going towards Trust projects. Created by local artist Debbie Chase van der Bol, the cards show a catboat and an underwater scene in front of the “Eldemire House” in Cayman Brac. The old Caymanian home, which was donated to the National Trust in 2005, was damaged by Hurricane Paloma last year and is now in need of repair, according to a release from the Trust. The cards are available from the National Trust Visitor Centre at Dart Park, and Pure Art Gift Shop, both in South Sound; as well as at the Mission House in Bodden Town and local book shops.
An image of the card is available on the Shopping Page of the National Trust website. Custom printing, with personalized messages, is also available. The cards are only CI$16 per pack of 10 cards. Contact the Trust at 749-1121 or info@nationaltrust.org.ky to reserve your cards.
British prime minister snubbed over tax plans
(Telegraph): Gordon Brown is facing international embarrassment after leading nations slapped down his proposal for a tax on financial transactions to raise hundreds of billions of pounds. The Prime Minister used a speech at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in St Andrews to call for the new tax to fund future bank bailouts – despite previous government opposition to such a move. However, within hours of his speech, both the US and Canada rejected the plan. Timothy Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, said: "That’s not something that we’re prepared to support." Canada’s finance minister, Jim Flaherty, said: "It is not something we would be interested in in Canada."