A story on the front page of the 19 April 1973 issue of the Cayman Compass was about Governor K. R. Crook receiving more than US$200,000 in royalties from the sale of the Cayman Islands Silver Wedding Issue consisting of CI$25 gold and silver pieces, and proof sets of local currency. The cheques were the first royalties paid by Paramount International Coin Corporation, which designed and produced the coins, “with substantial additional payments” expected.
The article, ‘ ‘The Harder They Come’ Star Vacations Here’, was about Jamaican reggae star Jimmy Cliff on his first visit to Cayman since 1965. He was described as “Slim, dark, broad-shouldered and of something less than medium height, he has angular features and a restrained ‘afro’”, adding that the singer/actor was “quietly spoken and relaxed in manner”.
A story on page 4, ‘Who ever heard of a home-made car?’, highlighted Joseph Welds and the vehicle he had built two years previous. Welds created the “ultra-modern car” using “plywood, fibreglass and lots of yellow paint”. Special features of the 18-foot-long car included a waterproof green canopy, a tape deck with speakers on the floor and an extra big trunk, with “doorless entrances”. Welds recounted how when he first drove his creation into town, people stared. “One man watched me so much that he almost caused an accident,” he said. Welds was already working on building a truck, with plans to repaint his car bright red.
Dr. Marco Giglioli, founder of the Mosquito Research and Control Unit, spoke at a meeting of the Cayman Islands Conservation Association. His slide show included aerial shots of shore areas which had been dredged and where effluent had washed into the sea. The story also noted the photos “demonstrated the damage being done to our shoreline by indiscriminate and often illegal removal of sand for construction”.
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