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==October 2006==
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==May 2008==
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A third of the breeding stock of the Blue Iguana Recovery Program have been killed. See http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews01.cgi?ID=1030451 for a press report.
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There is an official press release at http://www.gotocayman.com/PressRelease.doc
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==January 2008==
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In the 2008 New Year's Honours conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, two prominent members of the Caymanian community have been recognised. list.
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The Postal Service has issues a new set of definitive stamps based on some of Cayman's birds. These stamps will replace the last definitive set - Transportation to the Millenniuam - that have been in circulations since September 2001. The new issue shows eleven endemic and one indigenous species and is based on some of the work by by Patricia E. Bradley and Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet in their book "Birds of the Cayman Islands". Two of the land birds illustrated in this series of stamps are listed internationally as threatened - the Cayman Parrot and the Vitelline Warbler.
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John Bryan Bothwell and Rex Herbert Crighton are made Members of the Order of the British Empire. Mr. Bothwell is honoured for his services to the community and the financial industry in the Cayman Islands. M r. Crighton is honoured for his services to the development of the Cayman Islands and charitable interests.
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The stamp denominations are Bananaquit .25¢, Vitelline Warbler .50¢, Grand Cayman Parrot .75¢, Caribbean Dove .80¢, Caribbean Elaenia $1, West Indian Woodpecker $1.50, Thick-billed Vireo $1.60, Northern Flicker $2, Cuban Bullfinch $4, Western Spindalis $5, Loggerhead Kingbird $10 and Red-legged Thrush $20. Self-adhesive stamps will be available in three denominations .25¢, .75¢ and .80¢.
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In addition, Governor Stuart Jack has named two Caymanians to be awarded the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour. Dr. Alfred Benjamin is honoured for his service to agriculture for his nearly 20 years as Chief Agricultural and Veterinary Officer; Sarah Alice Mae Coe is honoured for her service to the community. Mrs. Coe, who is the community liaison officer for Walkers, volunteers on numerous committees regarding the environment, youth development, heritage, education and justice.
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Patricia Bradley said she was pleased about the issue. "This is a celebration of Cayman's land birds. It will focus attention on the most visible of the nation's fauna."
 
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Postmaster General Sheena Glasgow said "Cayman Islands stamps have always been known for their beauty. This issue is no different. A lot of work has gone into the design of the issue which adds to it beauty." "I would like to thank Mrs. Bradley for all her help and Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet for letting us show his beautiful photographs," she said.
 
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The National Trust is starting work on their latest acquisition; a 3.5 acre site in West Bay that includes a small fresh water feature known as Uncle Sammy’s Pond in West Bay.
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Government will soon grant 'exceptional leave to stay' to the three Afghanistan nationals who have been here for six years, making it possible for them to depart the Cayman Islands.  
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The 1.3 acre pond is surrounded by a seasonally–flooded fresh water wetland, and is named in honour of Sam Parsons of Mount Pleasant, whose descendants still live in West Bay.
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Currently the men are classified as 'unlanded immigrants.' Chief Immigration Officer Franz Manderson explained that changing their classification clears the way for them to travel off the Cayman Islands. "No country is going to take them once they remain in the 'unlanded status'," he said, and added that countries would reject them even as 'in-transit' passengers.  
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The men, Ali Shah Yusufy, Mohamed Raza Hussani and Nek Nazary,
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Uncle Sammy's Pond is in the middle of a residential community and the Trust's intention is to keep the pond as an oasis for wildlife but also a sanctuary for neighborhood residents and visitors. In 2008 the Trust will begin improvements to the site and plan to include a small parking area and a boardwalk leading to a bird watching blind. Much of the site will also be replanted with native vegetation. The site will also be fenced to exclude pets that could interfere with the safety of the wildlife and visitors.
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surfaced in Grand Cayman in 2000 and there was uncertainty about their origin. Mr Manderson told the Committee that a court established that they were Afghans, and had arrived here from Cuba on Pakistani passports.
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The men had applied to the Immigration Department for refugee status but this was rejected. They appealed and the Immigration Appeals Tribunal (IAT) upheld their petition in 2003 allowing them 'limited leave' to remain on the island. Further the IAT ruled that the Afghanis cannot be sent back to their homeland. Government has since appealed the IAT rulings.
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Mr Manderson explained that although the Afghanistan situation had changed from what it was when the country was ruled by the Taliban, conditions in the area from which the men originate, Ghanzi, continued to be oppressive. He said the three men here in Grand Cayman and other Afghanis who are from Ghanzi but currently reside elsewhere report that their relatives are still being persecuted there. He also reported that the UK government is not returning Afghanis from that area.
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"They cannot be returned even if we wanted to return them," he said.
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Mr Manderson said this dilemma led him to the question: "Do we grant these persons 'exceptional leave to remain', which is allowed in law, or do we leave them as 'unlanded immigrants' and they remain in this position for another six years?"
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It has cost government just over $200,000 for their upkeep over the years.
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Mr Manderson said that at least two of the men wanted to leave the Cayman Islands. One of these two is studying medicine and hopes to attend university overseas. The men have been issued travel documents through the Afghan embassy in New York.
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Should they decide to stay here after receiving the grant of 'exceptional leave to remain', the Afghanis would be allowed to apply for work permits.
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Mr Manderson explained that although they were here since 2000, measurement of the time spent on Grand Cayman for the purposes of the immigration seven-year term limit begins when the work permit is granted. This, he said, is so because throughout their time here the men have not been legally and ordinarily resident as stipulated by the Immigration Law 2003.
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 6 May 2008

GoToCayman.com - News from Cayman (ISSN: 1744-7690)

May 2008

A third of the breeding stock of the Blue Iguana Recovery Program have been killed. See http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews01.cgi?ID=1030451 for a press report. TryingToSaveJessica.jpg YellowSaraEldemireandDiggerRIP.jpg There is an official press release at http://www.gotocayman.com/PressRelease.doc

January 2008

In the 2008 New Year's Honours conferred by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, two prominent members of the Caymanian community have been recognised. list.

John Bryan Bothwell and Rex Herbert Crighton are made Members of the Order of the British Empire. Mr. Bothwell is honoured for his services to the community and the financial industry in the Cayman Islands. M r. Crighton is honoured for his services to the development of the Cayman Islands and charitable interests.

In addition, Governor Stuart Jack has named two Caymanians to be awarded the Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour. Dr. Alfred Benjamin is honoured for his service to agriculture for his nearly 20 years as Chief Agricultural and Veterinary Officer; Sarah Alice Mae Coe is honoured for her service to the community. Mrs. Coe, who is the community liaison officer for Walkers, volunteers on numerous committees regarding the environment, youth development, heritage, education and justice.


The National Trust is starting work on their latest acquisition; a 3.5 acre site in West Bay that includes a small fresh water feature known as Uncle Sammy’s Pond in West Bay.

The 1.3 acre pond is surrounded by a seasonally–flooded fresh water wetland, and is named in honour of Sam Parsons of Mount Pleasant, whose descendants still live in West Bay.

Uncle Sammy's Pond is in the middle of a residential community and the Trust's intention is to keep the pond as an oasis for wildlife but also a sanctuary for neighborhood residents and visitors. In 2008 the Trust will begin improvements to the site and plan to include a small parking area and a boardwalk leading to a bird watching blind. Much of the site will also be replanted with native vegetation. The site will also be fenced to exclude pets that could interfere with the safety of the wildlife and visitors.

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