Clean-up Steaming Ahead

The clean-up of Cayman continues to progress with some 118,000 cubic yards of debris having been removed to processing sites to date.

"A full clean-up schedule for each district is being finalized and will be published shortly so people can prepare for the removal of remaining debris in their area," said Cayman Islands Recovery Operations (CIRO) Operations Manager Mark Scotland.

Each district is slated to get at least three rounds of debris removal to ensure that, as far as possible, storm-related material coming from houses and public areas is cleared. West Bay already has had two passes; Bodden Town had one full pass while George Town is still being cleaned on its first pass. North Side is also now being cleared and this will continue on to East End. Temporary collection sites, which are used for holding and processing the debris, are open in Bodden Town, East End and Stadium Drive in West Bay. The Spotts-Newlands site was closed as of Friday, 7 January. The site on Finch Drive in West Bay is also closed.

People are reminded that the Recovery Operation clean-up effort is reserved for non-strata residential property and public areas only. Owners of condominium and apartment complexes and commercial property are responsible for their own debris removal.