The Cayman Islands’ Government has approved the concept of a business resilience park on the Bluff on Cayman Brac. In this type of park, all the utilities required to operate an office, such as power, water, phone and network connectivity, are highly available and designed to withstand natural disasters, such as a category 5 hurricane.
The park is being developed by UpTown Development Group (UDG)... read
more...
Candidates help re-build Bodden Town
While
Ivan took its toll all across Grand Cayman, there are some places that seemed to
have suffered more than others, and where the road to recovery seems to be
making slow progress. One of those places is Bodden Town. As a result the
town’s opposition members have got together and made it their business to help
with the recovery process. PPM Bodden Town candidates have partnered with
contractors... read
more...
Truancy watch now in effect
With the introduction of the shift system into Cayman’s schools, along with a large number of children attending schools overseas, in the wake of Ivan, concerns have been raised over the potential problem of truancy.
There have been no indications that students have been deliberately missing
classes, however the Education Department has said that it will regard
students who have not reported to school as being truant... read more...
Legal wrangling over unofficial dumpsite
The unofficial dumpsite at Spotts,
which was recently closed down, continues to raise controversy with new
allegations that the proprietor of the land where the garbage was being
processed did not sign any document giving permission for the land to be used
as a dumpsite. Head of the Cayman Islands Recovery Operations, Orrett
Connor however told Cayman Net News on Friday 7 January a different
story... read more...
The Port Authority continues to fight backlog battles
The
Port Authority team is continuing to do battle on a daily basis with the
backlog, which has built up since imports soared to the Cayman Islands in the
wake of Ivan. From Wednesday 19 January staff will be working on a shift
basis to ensure that operations at the dock and the distribution warehouse will
be round the clock. Additional employees have been hired to ensure that
cargo is cleared as quickly as possible...
read more...
Person of the Day - Diane Whitworth
Things are just getting back to normal at Industrial Services and Equipment where Diane Whitworth works in the office. Regarding Hurricane Ivan, Ms Whitworth said, “It changed my outlook on life and made me a stronger person, although, I don’t want to experience it again.”
Ms Whitworth moved here from England with her husband and two children, William
and Holly, two years ago... read
more...
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The Cayman Islands’ Government has approved the concept of a business resilience park on the Bluff on Cayman Brac. In this type of park, all the utilities required to operate an office, such as power, water, phone and network connectivity, are highly available and designed to withstand natural disasters, such as a category 5 hurricane.
The park is being developed by UpTown Development Group (UDG)...
While
Ivan took its toll all across Grand Cayman, there are some places that seemed to
have suffered more than others, and where the road to recovery seems to be
making slow progress. One of those places is Bodden Town. As a result the
town’s opposition members have got together and made it their business to help
with the recovery process. PPM Bodden Town candidates have partnered with
contractors...
With the introduction of the shift system into Cayman’s schools, along with a large number of children attending schools overseas, in the wake of Ivan, concerns have been raised over the potential problem of truancy.
There have been no indications that students have been deliberately missing
classes, however the Education Department has said that it will regard
students who have not reported to school as being truant...
The unofficial dumpsite at Spotts,
which was recently closed down, continues to raise controversy with new
allegations that the proprietor of the land where the garbage was being
processed did not sign any document giving permission for the land to be used
as a dumpsite. Head of the Cayman Islands Recovery Operations, Orrett
Connor however told Cayman Net News on Friday 7 January a different
story...
The
Port Authority team is continuing to do battle on a daily basis with the
backlog, which has built up since imports soared to the Cayman Islands in the
wake of Ivan. From Wednesday 19 January staff will be working on a shift
basis to ensure that operations at the dock and the distribution warehouse will
be round the clock. Additional employees have been hired to ensure that
cargo is cleared as quickly as possible...
