CB & LC Update: 6 a.m. Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Published 18th November, 11:26am
Hazard Management Cayman Islands’ Joint Communications Services
CB & LC Update: 6 a.m. Tuesday, 18 November 2008
- Radio Cayman: The station is having a problem with its antenna, so the signal to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman is being broadcast on 91.9. Put up a reminder to change the tuner! If you can’t get Radio Cayman on 93.9, try 91.9.
- Youth Programme: Eight Days of Light was launched on Monday, 17 November, at the Brac Youth Development Centre on Student Drive in Creek. The programme runs until Monday, 24 November, offers organised activities to youth aged 8-19, and will accommodate more than 100 participants. Transport is provided, with pickup at roadside starting at 8am. The programme ends at 5pm daily and the youngsters are dropped off afterwards. Call Annie Rose Scott at 916-7310 for more information. Parents should also note that the Daycare Centre is open for toddlers.
- District Administration Building: Currently the building is being assessed with the health and safety of occupants and visitors in mind.
- Schools: At Cayman Brac High School most of the debris has been removed, and local contractors have been engaged to secure the buildings. A contract has been signed to ensure that the facility is dry and clean. The school is on target to open towards the end of the week. The Department of Education has also been working on Creek, Spot Bay and West End primary schools and anticipates that some provision, possibly initially operating from one site, should come online in the week beginning 24 November.
- Civil servants on Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are to return to work on Wednesday, 19 November, according to the Chief Secretary.
- Little Cayman needs supplies. The current bad weather has delayed delivery of a container. Little Cayman is expecting a delivery, midweek, of food, generators, and small propane stoves.
- From Brac Power & Light: Of the 264 poles damaged on Cayman Brac, 90 have been replaced. On Little Cayman, 138 were damaged and 30 have been replaced. CUC is helping with power restoration on the Brac, and CUC has brought in MasTec to help on Little Cayman.
- The Department of Environmental Health (DEH) now has its food inspection and rodent control programmes back up and operating.
- The Red Cross is beginning to wrap up its relief efforts, and is moving into assisting with recovery by helping to clean houses and pick up debris.
- Debris cleanup: Cayman Brac’s tub grinder has been repaired and is back in service, chewing up vegetative debris deposited in the lot across from Scott’s quarry. The equipment at Little Cayman’s landfill is being repaired.
For further information contact: Susan Watler