Archive for April 26th, 2010

No more names on charges

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Although police have confirmed that two men have now been charged in relation to the drugs and firearms operation in the Eastern Districts last week they have not named the suspects. According to a police spokesperson a new policy has been introduced and the RCIPS will no longer name those they have charged for specific crimes but no reasons have been given for the policy decision. An unidentified 27 year old Caymanian man has been charged with the importation of firearms and being concerned with the importation of ganja and a 41-year-old Jamaican has been charged with the importation of ganja and being concerned with the importation of ganja

The charges come following a drug and firearms bust which took place in East End on , Tuesday 20 April when an unspecified quantity of ganja, cocaine and hash oil was recovered. Three firearms and a quantity of ammunition were also seized. Police said It is anticipated that both men will appear at court tomorrow, Tuesday 27 April at this point the names of the men will become public.

New auditor general named

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 25 Comments

(CNS): An auditor working for the Scottish government has been named as the next Auditor General of the Cayman Islands by the Governor’s Office. A release says that Alastair Swarbrick, who will take up his position in July, has 19 years experience in public auditing and is currently Assistant Director of Audit at Audit Scotland, which is responsible for the management and delivery of public sector audit in Scotland covering the Scottish Government and its agencies, the National Health Service, Further Education Colleges and Local Government. It employs over 300 staff.

Swarbrick is currently responsible for leading several teams consisting of 13 auditors working on a portfolio of audits, including Transport Scotland, the Scottish Courts Service and the Scottish Public Pensions Agency. In addition to his audit management role he also leads the Business Improvement Unit which is responsible for developing and managing projects to improve the way that Audit Scotland delivers its work.

According to the Governor’s Office, Swarbrick has led “a successful innovative project” to procure and implement an Electronic Audit Documentation System for 170 staff. “He is also a particular advocate for continuous training and development of staff and has developed a range of training programmes including governance, accountability and audit in Scottish Central Government and electronic audit documentation.”

The release says Swarbrick has experience in working on small islands as he audited the National Health Service on the Western Isles and the Shetland Isles which are situated off the north coast of Scotland.

Prior to his current role, Swarbrick was a Senior Audit Manager at Audit Scotland and led the audit of the Scottish Government, as well as a number of its agencies and health service bodies. Before joining Audit Scotland Swarbrick was Principal and Senior Auditor for the National Audit Office in London. In these roles he worked mainly in the health financial area where he was responsible for managing audits at the Department of Health and a number of its agencies. In addition he led on quality and performance improvement for the health financial area and spent some time as part of the Pan American Health Organisation audit team working at their headquarters in Washington DC.

Swarbrick obtained his Master of Arts, Honours Degree in Economics at the University of Dundee and was awarded the Bowie Memorial Prize for the Most Distinguished Student in Economics. He is a qualified accountant and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

DHL Storm crowned Waterford champs

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 0 Comments

(CNS): With the PSM AA CUP League trophy already in the Don Fosters Dive Iguanas Trophy Cabinet for 2010 spirits were high that the Iguanas would reach their first ever season double with a win over the DHL Storm, a team that the Iguanas had already defeated twice in the regular season, a release from the CRFU reports. However it was the DHL Cayman Storm who rounded out their 2010 season campaign with an impressive 40-10 win over the Don Fosters Dive Iguanas. The Waterford Vase, the DHL Storms’ 3rd trophy of the 09/10 club season after the A.R. Scott 10’s trophy and the Heineken Charity Shield was by far the biggest prize of the three.

The Storm were determined to make it 3rd time lucky and the Iguanas were focused on the ‘clean sweep’ and it was the Iguanas who drew first blood, with a fine Andre Ormond try set up by an excellent De Vere dummy run to score under the posts mid way through the first half. This score seemed to lift the Storm from their slumber and three tries in 10 minutes created from Iguana handling errors had the Iguanas suddenly reeling. Tries from Center Michael Sumares, Scrum Half Scott Forrest and Flanker Raqtoi all converted by the excellent Josh Brown meant the Storm led 21-5 at half time.

The Iguanas started the second half with real intent to turn things around and brought the scores closer with a Bryan Little try but, the Iguanas were held from scoring any more thanks in part to great play by the Storm forwards especially stand in Hooker MacDonald Machingura and determined work in defense by Josh’s Brown and Clarke. With the Iguanas pre-occupied with the darting forward runs of the Storm’ s Michael Sumares, Fijian try machine Raqtoi was able to find space and run in three further tries, 2 of which were converted by Josh Brown.

Following a season in which the Storm fought against the adversity of being disrupted by numerous injuries to key players, the final whistle was met with flamboyant celebrations. DHL Cayman Storm manager Mark Woollard said “I’m so proud of what my team has achieved this season. I tip my hat to the Iguanas for proving to be really tough opponents all season long, but so proud that my team could pull out such a big win in the final today.”

Iguanas captain Peter de Vere could only add “this is a real heartbreaker for us, we were certainly outplayed today but as a team we’re look forward to playing for 3 trophies next year.”… “And whilst we couldn’t get the double we’re glad our hard work this season has meant we’re the league champions”.

Scorers:
Don Fosters Dive Iguanas:
Trys: Andre Ormond, Bryan Little

DHL Storm:
Tries: Raqtoi (x4), Michael Sumares, Scott Forrest
Conversions: Josh Brown (x5)

Below: The 2010 Waterford Trophy Winners, the DHL Storm.

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Young people with global views to attend seminar

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 1 Comment

(CNS): Rotary Central is once again sponsoring up to 3 students to attend the 2010 World Affairs Seminar. This year’s seminar has the theme “The global fresh water challenge” and is being held at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin 26 June to 2 July. Rotary Central will select students to attend based on established criteria: those between 16 and 18 who are in good academic standing and are interested in global issues. As in previous years, students will also have to explain why they want to attend the seminar as part of the evaluation. All expenses for the students will be paid by Rotary.

“This is another great opportunity for Cayman Islands students to gain exposure to a world classevent for youth, explains Martin Ruben, chairman of Rotary Central’s World Affairs Seminar Committee.

“Rotary Central has been sponsoring students to the World Affairs Seminar for more than a decade and we always look forward to hearing from our local students on their return on how the seminar has been a learning experience to them,” said Paul Byles, President of Rotary Central.

Established over 32 years ago, WAS offers students the chance to interact with people who have worked in government, international organizations, the media, and business. The World Affairs Seminar is a unique educational program for high school students, which provides a forum for future leaders to be introduced to some of the most perplexing global issues and problems. It enables hundreds of the best and brightest students from all over the world to come together to study and discuss these issues in a safe and non-threatening environment. In the process, participants will also learn about each others’ customs, traditions, opinions and aspirations. Up to one-fifth of the Seminar participants may be exchange students representing some 50 countries. This year over 1100 students are expected to attend the Seminar.

Information has been provided to schools throughout the Cayman Islands and more information about the seminar and application forms can be obtained from the World Affairs Seminar website www.worldaffairseminar.org. Students interested in attending this year World Affairs Seminar are invited to submit their applications directly to Mr. Martin Ruben at Martin.Ruben@gov.ky Or by mail to PO Box 30245 SMB, Grand Cayman. The application deadline is 15 May.

Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

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(Times Online): The aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist — but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact. The suggestions come in a new documentary series in which Hawking, one of the world’s leading scientists, sets out his latest thinking on some of the universe’s greatest mysteries. Alien life, he suggests, is almost certain to exist in many other parts of the universe: not just in planets, but perhaps in the centre of stars or even floating in interplanetary space. The universe, he points out, has 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of millions of stars. In such a big place, Earth is unlikely to be the only planet where life has evolved.

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Surgeons complete first full face transplant

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(BBC): A team of 30 Spanish doctors say they have successfully performed the world’s first full face transplant. A man injured in a shooting accident received the entire facial skin and muscles – including cheekbones, nose, lips and teeth – of a donor.The man is recovering well after the 22-hour operation, said a spokesperson from Vall d’Hebron University Hospital. Another 10 face transplants have been carried out around the world, but this is believed to be the most complex. Hospital spokesperson Bianca Bont told the BBC: "This is the first total face transplant. "There have been 10 operations of this kind in the world – this is the first to transplant all of the face and some bones of the face."

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Putting things in perspective for Cayman

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 14 Comments

Groucho Marx famously said, “The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” He also asked a rhetorical question, “Is this a game of chance?” To which he answered, “Not the way I play it.” Had Groucho been alive to read the recent SEC Complaint against Goldman Sachs and Mr Tourre, he would doubtless have smiled and lit a cigar.

The SEC civil suit against Goldman Sachs regarding the Abacus 2007 transaction (one of many thousands of similar vehicles domiciled in Cayman) has again caused certain commentators to raise the issue of reputation and the risk-reward for Cayman and to ask, “Where were the [Cayman] regulators?”

It is not necessary to delve into the complexities of the CDO, CDS etc market, the nature of the instruments themselves or the underlying assets. As others have pointed out, the Cayman vehicle, Abacus, that issued the US$150,000, 000 bonds to the unfortunate German bank was a perfectly legal and very common structure. So were the various derivative agreements that existed within and outside the Abacus vehicle. If and to the extent there was questionable legal or ethical behaviour or abuse, it occurred outside Cayman and outside the Abacus structure not within it. Abacus (and thus Cayman) may have been an unwitting cog in a “Sting” operation where the outcome of the horse race was pretty well determined or known beforehand by those who (like Robert Redford) controlled the crucial pieces of (undisclosed) information. If so, Abacus itself may have legal causes of action against Goldman Sachs and others (and commensurately it may also be dragged into civil litigation as a defendant). That litigation may be in Cayman and/or elsewhere. All well and good. That is part of the resolution process.

In the Parmalat, Enron and Worldcom cases, the offending actions were also committed by key players outside Cayman. And in those three famous criminal cases appropriate punishment was delivered in the appropriate jurisdictions. In the case of the SEC action against Goldman Sachs (and possibly others still to come), we will have to wait and see how it plays out. But we should not lose sight of the fact that the current action, albeit by a regulator, is a civil one not a criminal one, and the enforcement action is being brought in the most appropriate place. It may well be that the authorities in Germany and the UK will also take regulatory action as two of the institutions that lost out are located there. Again these are appropriate jurisdictions.

I seriously question whether any amount of advance and cost effective due diligence by a Cayman regulator or Cayman service provider (such as local directors and professional advisors) could have uncovered and deterred in advance the behaviour the SEC is now claiming occurred. After all, no regulator or relevant party in the USA, UK, the Netherlands or Germany (all these jurisdictions were involved) picked up on any flaws in advance. So when there are calls here for regulation of these types of activity or local enforcement in order to protect Cayman’s reputation, I do not see any way of doing so cost effectively, other than Cayman deciding that there should be no structured finance/debt transactions domiciled here at all. And perhaps no hedge funds writing or buying derivatives either. No risk, no problems and also no rewards. As Tony Travers has so succinctly put it, this would adversely impact everyone – Government, the businesssector and the wider community as a whole – given the very significant aggregate direct and indirect revenue to the Islands from this business.

It is trite to say that we are all in favour of deterring and punishing crooks. And there are many things Cayman should worry about and address, such as getting its own domestic financial house and immigration regime in order and improving its regulatory, enforcement and business models for future success. But shooting ourselves in the foot by shutting down a large percentage of our legitimate and valuable financial industry at a stroke because the SEC files a civil fraud claim against Goldman Sachs is not one of them.

Cautious support for Shetty

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 64 Comments

(CNS): The opposition has said that in principle it supports the general goal to develop medical tourism in the Cayman Islands and to encourage Dr Devi Shetty to take the first step with his proposed project. However, the PPM says it believes there must be careful and considerable long term planning for the initiative as it will have a significant impact on the country’s infrastructure in many ways. Speaking to CNS last week, Alden McLaughlin said he and his opposition colleagues wanted to see the project go ahead but there had to be discussions in the community about how it would cope with the changes the hospital would bring.

Aside from the staff that would be eventually required to run the hospital, the former Cabinet minister suggested the assisted living element of the project would increase the population by a significant amount, and while that was not necessarily a problem in itself there would be a need to plan carefully. Even given the proposed phasing of the health city, Grand Cayman would have to consider the demands the hospital would make on utilities, roads and other public services.

McLaughlin said Shetty had made a presentation directly to members of the PPM and he said the proposal was certainly exciting. “I believe that we do have to examine other avenues and look at creating pillars in the economic aside from tourism and finance,” he stated. “This particular proposal is extremely exciting as it has the prospect of creating that new industry.”

He said Dr Shetty was a physician of international renown with a proven track record, and on the face of it he should be encouraged. However, McLaughlin warned that the country had to discuss and properly plan how it would accommodate the project. He said there were some concerns to consider but they were not criticisms.

“We are not seeking to pour cold water on this idea at all but it is essential, given the scale of the proposal, that the ability of the Cayman Islands from an infrastructural perspective is examined,” he added. McLaughlin said that within the planned 15 to 20 years the staff, patients and assisted living residents could boost the population of Grand Cayman by some 20,000, and that time period was not a long time in the business of government and therefore planning had to be discussed now.

“Given how much criticism was made against the PPM administration for attempting to address the country’s needs, which had been neglected for so long, and considering the funding challenges, the country must to start planning now,” he added.

The PPM George Town representative said he wanted to see the project go ahead but he wanted to see government addressing the issues and to encourage wide debate and discussion in the community to prepare the country and ensure that the infrastructure was not overwhelmed.

The Cayman Islands Government signed an agreement with world famous cardiac surgeon, Dr Devi Shetty, to facilitate a major medical complex on Grand Cayman on Wednesday, 7 April, when the celebrated doctor was visiting the country. Dr Shetty has said he will be investing billions of dollars over the next decade to create a state-of-the-art health city and medical university set to revolutionize the provisions of tertiary health care.

Given the major changes predicted in the US as a result of health care reform, Dr Shetty believes that waiting lists will drive up an already growing demand in the medical tourism market for lower cost health care services and Cayman was well placed to deliver those services. He also suggested that, as medical science advances, people will live longer and longer but will require more and more health care.

The health city is expected to be developed on some 500 acres somewhere in the eastern districts but a location has not yet been selected. The project is set to be rolled out over several years, and while the goal is eventually to have a 2000 plus bed health complex and assisted living facility the first phase will be the development of a 200 bed university hospital.

Wine shop licence refused

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 42 Comments

(CNS): Following the meeting of the Liquor Licensing Board on Thursday, plans by wine merchant Jacques Scott to open a new flagship store in West Bay have been derailed since the board did not grant a license. Peter Dutton had made an application for a change of location for an existing licence at Jacques Scotts’ small store at the harbour front in George Town to a proposed new location by Foster’s Republix. Dutton and his lawyer presented the plans for the new West Bay store to the board on Thursday afternoon. However, a number of objections were raised from local residents and existing liquor stores in the district and the board refused the application.

Before the application and objections were made Mitchell Welds, Chairman of the Licensing Board, recused himself as he said he was related to one of the objectors, leaving the deliberations in the hands of his deputy.

Gary Haylock, representing the West Bay Resident’s Committee, objected on moral grounds and also suggested there were already too many liquor stores in West Bay. He said that the recent escalation of crime in the district would be further aggravated by adding another store selling alcohol. “There are already too many alcohol outlets in our community,” he told the board, adding that he had never heard anyone in the district complain it needed more because alcohol was readily available.

Haylock believed that availability was already a contributing factor in the problems of crime for the district. “Alcohol is only good for one thing and that is to get drunk, and where people are drunk there is always trouble,” he said, claiming that the existing stores were a problem without adding anotherone. “There is no need for any additional liquor outlets.” Haylock also handed in a petition of signatures against the store, though the numbers were not revealed.

An objection on behalf of Joe-Enas Liquor Store on Church Street West Bay was also presented by lawyer by Patrick Schmidt, who said that the arrival of Jacques Scott would be damaging for his client’s business, which was Caymanian owned and run and had served the people of West Bay for many years.

He pointed out that Jacques Scott was a large, successful and powerful business that had recently been able to afford to pay for ads in the newspapers to campaign for their store. His clients, he said, were not and their livelihood was now under threat. Schmidt also pointed to the recent increase in crime, which would not be helped with another alcohol licence. With four stores already in the district, it was well served and very competitive. He said another store would put Joe-Enas out of business, which, with its long-standing local experience, gave a personal service to its customers.

Schmidt said that while competition could be good, the introduction of Jacques Scott would create an unfair playing field in an already small market and something would have to give, especially with a new store at what could be described as the mouth of the district. Schmidt noted that Jacques Scott wwould have an overwhelming marketing advantage due to its size and resources and it would be the end of his client’s Caymanian family business, and probably the other local liquor stores, putting a number of West Bayers out of work. Schmidt said there was no public interest in the granting of a licence to Jacques Scott.

On behalf of Jacques Scott, Dutton and his lawyer Mac Imrie said the wine merchant was not in competition with the ‘low stock – quick turnover’ model of the other local liquor stores like Joe-Enas, which did not sell as wide a selection of fine wines.

It was stated that the new store would be part of a major redevelopment, bringing jobs to the area as well as other commercial activity. Imrie said the planned $3 million investment would drive new traffic to the district, would be a great looking store and offer more than just alcohol as it would be similar to Jacques Scott’s store in Savannah, with kitchen and dinning-ware as well.

It was pointed out that unlike the current liquor stores it would not sell single units of alcohol and that it would have security guards on the premises during opening hours. Moreover, Imrie said that none of Jacque Scott’s other stores have ever attracted crime or trouble of any kind.

“We are very sensitive to the issue of crime and have been at pains to point out we will have security at the store and will not be selling single alcohol units,” Imrie said. “Far from being a problem we are hoping the store will improve the district.”

The wine merchants argued that West Bay, far from having too many liquor stores, was for its size of population under served and had the lowest population to liquor stores ratio of any district on Grand Cayman. The attorney also pointed out to the board that the law did not allow them to consider competition or moral objections to alcohol as grounds to reject the application.

However, despite the presentation, the fact that Jacque Scott has already made a deposit to purchase the land and the recent publicity campaign to promote the intended project, notice was issued on Friday of the board’s deliberations and the application was not granted. CNS has contacted the wine merchants for their reaction and is waiting on a response.

During the afternoon’s session the board also heard an application by the licensee of Archie’s Place on Shedden Road, Trevor McIntosh, who asked to have the ban on playing music overturned and permission to use the patio area because his business was suffering severely as a result. He said he did not think he would be able to keep the bar open without music. However, the board decided to continue the suspension of the Music & Dancing Licence and the decision on whether or not to grant permission for the use of an outdoor patio at the bar was deferred until June.

There was good news for Heather Lockington, the owner of the Cotton Tree Company Limited, on Conch Point Road, West Bay, who was granted a Hotel category Liquor Licence in order to serve alcohol to her guests staying at the holiday cottages, and for Garth Ebanks, the new Tiki Bar licensee as the chairman’s decision to allow him to operate from 11:00 am on Sundays was ratified.

On the other hand, there was bad news for John Swanson of Jungle Nightclub, who was not granted permission to operate on Tuesday nights until 2:00 am Wednesday mornings, or for Antonio Crescente at the Nectar Lounge in Seven Mile Shops, who did not get a variation on his existing licence to nightclub hours. Lester Timothy was also refused permission to use the patio area as part of the licensed premises outside his Power Supply Bar & Lounge at the bar in Marquee Plaza. Leonard Hew of the Office Lounge in George Town will have to wait until the June meeting to find out if he can extend his operating hours on Tuesdays until 2:00 am Wednesday mornings.

Board refuses wine shop license

Cayman News | 26/04/2010 | 0 Comments

(CNS): Following the meeting of the Liquor Licensing Board on Thursday plans by wine merchant Jacques Scott to open a new store flagship store in West Bay have been derailed after the board did not grant a license. Peter Dutton had made an application for a change of location for an existing licence at Jacques Scotts’ small store at the harbour front in George Town to a proposed new location by Foster’s Republix. Dutton and his lawyer presented the plans for the new West Bay store to the board on Thursday afternoon. However, a number of objections were raised from local residents and existing liquor stores in the district and the board refused the application.

Before the application and objections were made Mitchell Welds Chairman of the Licensing Board recused himself and as he said he was related to one of the objectors leaving the deliberations in the hands of his deputy.

Gary Haylock representing the West Bay resident’s committee objected on moral grounds and also suggested there were already too many liquor stores in West Bay. He said that the recent escalation of crime in the district would be further aggravated by adding another store selling alcohol. “There are already too many alcohol outlets in our community,” he told the board adding that he had never heard anyone in the district complain it needed more because alcohol was readily available.

Haylock believed that availability was already a contributing factor in the problems of crime for the district. “Alcohol is only good for one thing and that is to get drunk and where people are drunk there is always trouble,” he said adding that the existing stores were a problem without adding another one. “There is no need for any additional liquor outlets.” Haylock also handed in a petition of signatures against the store though the numbers were not revealed.

An objection on behalf of Joe-Enas Liquor Store on Church Street West Bay was also presented by lawyer by Patrick Schmidt who said that the arrival of Jacques Scott would be damaging for his client’s business which was Caymanian owned and run and had served the people of West Bay for many years.

He pointed out that Jacques Scott was a large, successful and powerful business that had recently been able to afford to pay for ads in the newspapers to campaign for their store, his clients he said however were not and their livelihood was now under threat. Schmidt also pointed to the recent increase in crime which would not be helped with another alcohol license. He said with four stores already in the district it was well served and very competitive. He said another store would put Joe-Enas out of business which, with its long standing local experience, gave a personal service to its customers.

Schmidt said while competition can be good the introduction of Jacque Scott would create an unfair playing field in an already small market and something would have to give especially with a new store at what could be described as the mouth of the district. “Jacques Scott will have an overwhelming marketing advantage,” Schmidt noted due to its size and resources and it would be the end of his client’s Caymanian family business, and probably the other local liquor stores, putting a number of West Bayers out of work. Schmidt said there was no public interest in the granting of a license to Jacques Scott.

On behalf of Jacques Scott Dutton and his lawyer Mac Imrie’s said the wine merchant was not in competition with the low stock-quick turnover model of the other local liquor stores like Joe-Enas which did not sell as wide a selection of fine wines.

It was stated that the new store would be part of a major redevelopment bringing jobs to the area as well as other commercial activity. Imrie said the planned $3million investment would drive new traffic to the district, would be a great looking store and offer more than just alcohol as it would be similar to Jacques Scott’s store in Savannah with kitchen and dinning-ware as well.

It was pointed out that unlike the current liquor stores it would not sell single units of alcohol and that it would have security guards on the premises during opening hours. Moreover Imrie said that none of Jacque Scott’s other stores have ever attracted crime or trouble of any kind.

The wine merchants argued that West Bay far from having too many liquor stores was, for its size of population, under served and had the lowest population ratio to liquor stores of any district on Grand Cayman. The attorney also pointed out to the board that the law did not allow them to consider competition or moral objections to alcohol as grounds to reject the application.

However, despite the presentation, the fact that Jacque Scott has already made a deposit to purchase the land and the recent publicity campaign to promote the intended project notice was issued on Friday of the board’s deliberations and the application was not granted. CNS has contacted the wine merchants for their reaction and is waiting on a response.

During the afternoon’s session the board also heard an application by the licensee of Archie’s Place on Shedden Road, Trevor McIntosh who asked to have the ban on playing music overturned and permission to use the patio area as his business was suffering severely as a result. He said he did not think without music he would be able to keep the bar open. However, the board decided to continue the suspension of the Music & Dancing License and the decision on whether or not to grant permission for the use of an outdoor patio at the bar was deferred until June.

There was good news for Heather Lockington the owner of the Cotton Tree Company Limited, on Conch Point Road, West Bay who was granted a Hotel category Liquor License in order to serve alcohol to her guests staying at the holiday cottages and for Garth Ebanks the new Tiki Bar licensee as the chairman’s decision to allow him to operate from 11:00 am on Sundays was ratified.

There was however bad news for John Swanson of Jungle Nightclub who was not granted permission to operate on Tuesdays until 2:00 am Wednesday mornings of for Antonio Crescente at the Nectar Lounge in Seven Mile Shops who did not get a variation on his existing license to nightclub hours. Lester Timothy was also refused permission to use the patio area as part of the licensed premises outside his Power Supply Bar & Lounge at the bar in Marquee Plaza. Leonard Hew of the Office Lounge in George Town will have to wait until the June meeting to find out if he can extend his operating hours on Tuesdays until 2:00 am Wednesday mornings.

Archive for April 26th, 2010

No more names on charges

New auditor general named

DHL Storm crowned Waterford champs

Young people with global views to attend seminar

Don’t talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking

Surgeons complete first full face transplant

Putting things in perspective for Cayman

Cautious support for Shetty

Wine shop licence refused

Board refuses wine shop license

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