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Friday 21st January 2005
- "Where Is It?"
- Contact information for Government agencies continues to be frequently requested. Here are some location and phone number changes made during the past week.
- $2.6Million for Housing
- Government has approved 225 Housing Recovery Grants.
- CIRO Explores Bulk Purchasing
- This is aimed at alleviating the current shortage of building materials that is hampering repairs of homes funded by the Government’s Housing Recovery Grant.
- Clean up Brings Added Value
- Journalists took advantage of a guided tour of Grand Cayman’s dump sites, noting the clean-up operation creates jobs and transforms garbage into useful byproducts, like mulch.
- Editorial
- As the Cayman Islands moves into its "restoration" phase of post-Ivan recuperation, it is heartening to see initiatives unfolding and beginning to bear fruit.
- Environmental Threat Remedied
- A multi-agency team is finalizing containment
- Expansion Helps Port
- The 0.8-acre space is now in use, allowing increased storage and mobility as shipments are offloaded and taken to the Cargo Distribution Centre.
- First Travel-Trailer Homes Arrive
- First priority in the allocation of the trailers was to single-parent families with children under 17 years, the elderly and the sick.
- Hurricane-Proof Your Home: Exterior Doors Critical
- When installing exterior doors, make sure they swing outwards. Building engineers in Florida found that almost all doors that opened inward blew in during Hurricane Andrew. Local contractors agree that outward swinging doors hold up better against flooding and high winds.
- London Office Organises Fundraiser
- A number of institutions and individuals have sponsored £2,000 tables to support the dinner and auction, which is now fully booked.
- Love in Action
- The Cayman Ministers’ Association provides materials and labour to those in need throughout the community, helping them undertake essential roof repairs or sheet-rock work.
- Temporary Classrooms Arrive
- Ordered as a short-term solution to accommodate students while the school rebuilding process continues - they’re now on island.
- UNDP on Disaster Mitigation
- A draft report, which has been reviewed by Government’s chief officers, is aimed at increasing the capacity of Government to reduce vulnerability to hurricanes or other natural disasters.
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