Friday 17th December, 2004

CAL Reaches New Heights: The national flag carrier, Cayman Airways, reaches new heights this week, when it takes off on its inaugural flight to Boston, Massachusetts, on Friday (17 December).
CIRO From Recovery to Restoration: The response to, and recovery from, a major disaster transitions through several thresholds of activity: preparation, immediate response, recovery and finally restoration. The Cayman Islands will in January begin the final phase in the process: restoration. This will signal the beginning of the end of Ivan’s impact on the Cayman Islands.
Cable and Wireless Reconnects: Cable and Wireless is now predicting faster restoration for those without service. And don't worry if, in the meantime, you don't have a land line or a fax machine - you can still access the Internet and email and fax - the company offers alternate solutions.
Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund trustees: Cayman Islands National Recovery Fund trustees with a CI$1 million donation from government
Chief Secretary Urges: Be Ethical and Sensitive: Addressing the current rental shortage for residents at a Cayman Islands Recovery Operation (CIRO) leadership meeting, Chief Secretary the Hon. George McCarthy called on landlords to be ethical in dealing with tenants and to be sensitive when instituting rent increases.
Debriefing: Your Path to Unloading Tensions: The Community-based Peer Support Project to be launched early in January will employ a technique called “debriefing” which really boils down to unloading emotions and tensions triggered by a traumatic event. It’s helpful to most persons who are experiencing the normal tensions, fears or anxieties experienced in the recovery process.
Editorial: The year 2004 will be memorable for us all – it is not just the year when we finally experienced “The Big One”--but it has also been a time that has seen us dip into our souls and find the resilience and faith to show what makes us Caymanians and residents of these beloved islands so successful and integrated a community.
Foster’s Supports Education Recovery: Foster’s Food Fair has donated $100,000 towards the purchase of temporary classrooms for government schools.
Health Ministry Sharpens Outlook: The Ministry of Health this week laid out its current recovery and future mitigation arrangements in the event of another disaster of the magnitude of Hurricane Ivan. The presentation took place on Monday (13 December), at a top-level meeting of the Cayman Islands Recovery Operation (CIRO).
Home Again: Housing Grants Rebuild Lives: In the months following Ivan our definition of what makes a home has surely changed. We have learned to accept, if not be satisfied with, what evolved as “home” over the last three months.
How to Install Shingles: Apart from the big screen TVs, lawn furniture, toys and other household goods that littered the island after Hurricane Ivan, scattered roof shingles added considerably to the collage.
Ivan Ribbons Raise Money: The sale of Hurricane Ivan Ribbons started with a bang this week with a S$10,000 donation.
MC Restoration Progresses: Grand Cayman’s big cleanup is rapidly moving forward with 60,696 cubic yards of debris cleared to date.
Ministers’ Association Helps Rebuild: Government agencies, private sector businesses and volunteer groups have taken on the job of rebuilding Grand Cayman. The Cayman Ministers’ Association has joined the effort by helping many that are in need throughout the community begin the necessary steps towards making their homes livable once more.
Museum: Ivan is History: A conservator has arrived on island to help the National Museum assess their damaged collection and set new priorities for the restoration process.
NRF Homes in on Priority One: Garth Clarke of Northward didn’t know what to expect when he returned home after weathering hurricane Ivan at his family’s house.
New Buses for Lighthouse School: The Lighthouse School received two new buses on Tuesday, 14 December.
Officials Tour Cleanup Sites: One month after the debris clean-up contract was signed, Leader of Government Business the Hon. McKeeva Bush made time for an inspection of the island-wide clean-up effort, as well as the debris processing centres.
Saving Lives, Now Moulding Minds: The Tuesday, 14 December, official opening was delayed but appropriately festive and celebratory—a vivid contrast to recent weeks when the spanking new model Prospect Primary School sheltered people who lost homes during Hurricane Ivan.
Shelter Update: The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is continuing efforts to relocate the 29 residents still accommodated at the East End Civic Centre.
Temporary Housing Moves Ahead: A plan to import ten trailers as a prelude to larger numbers moves ahead next week when two government officials travel overseas to take a closer look at the trailers and to expedite transport to the Cayman Islands.

Friday 17th December, 2004

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