Tag: Bodden Town
HSA moves towards small BT hospital
(CNS): Plans for a small satellite public hospital in Bodden Town, first announced by the minister in April, appear to be moving forward after the Health Services Authority issued a statement about a request for proposals (RFP) for architectural drawings. In a press release Friday HSA CEO Lizzette Yearwood said the new facility is part […]
Bodden Town church and school to become shelters
(CNS): Work on the Bodden Town Church of God multi-purpose hall to convert it into a hurricane shelter as well as progress on adapting the primary school will see the hurricane shelter provision in the district improve considerably, though neither facility will be ready for this season. Deputy Opposition Leader Alva Suckoo thanked government this week […]
Bodden Town low-cost home project finished
(CNS): Sixteen new affordable homes have been officially opened in Bodden Town, the fastest growing district in the Cayman Islands. Government officials marked the launch ceremony of phase 2 of the Affordable Housing Initiative, which is run by the National Housing Development Trust. Ten of the homes have already been purchased, while the other six, which cost […]
NRA redirecting road for developer
(CNS): Residents in Beach Bay are worried that government is making changes to roads around their homes to facilitate a developer, who has yet to make any serious commitment to a proposed hotel project, that will block their beach access, and that the public purse is footing the bill. Residents in the coastal neighbourhood in […]
Bodden Town Affordable Homes
MM writes: More than two hundred applications were received by the National Housing & Development Trust when the Bodden Town Affordable Housing scheme began accepting applications for the anticipated completion of the two- and three-bedroom homes. That is, more than two hundred Caymanian families with the dream of homeownership that they could afford.
Water Authority resumes Bodden Town Pipeline Project
(CNS): Phase II of the project to replace the water main along Bodden Town Road will begin Monday 18 January, according to the Water Authority has said, which said the planned works are essential to upgrade the water infrastructure in the area to better serve people in Bodden Town. The authority said affected residences and businesses will be connected to […]
Police arrest one over Christmas Eve assault
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from Bodden Town is likely to be spending New Year’s Eve in the police lock-up following his arrest in connection with an assault on Christmas Eve in the district. The police and emergency services received a call about the incident around 10pm on 24 December after a man received a serious […]
Bodden Town to get 5MW solar farm
(CNS): Cayman’s first commercial alternative energy facility is to be built in Bodden Town. CUC has awarded a contract for 5 megawatt (MW) plant to be built by Entropy Cayman Solar Limited on a 20-acre site. It will include over 21,000 poly-crystalline photovoltaic (solar) modules each with a DC-rated capacity of 305 watts and will […]
BT break-ins spike with commuting burglars
(CNS): Police Commissioner David Baines said a burglary spike in the district of Bodden Town was being caused by two separate gangs of crooks. Baines said that a group of young teens in the district were believed to be behind some of the burglaries while a group of George Town based villains were also literally […]
Water Authority upgrading BT main pipe
(CNS): Bodden Towners will be faced with traffic snarl-ups and diversions next week as the government’s water company starts work on replacing the water main along Bodden Town Road Monday. The Water Authority said the planned works were essential to upgrade the water infrastructure in the area to better serve customers in the district. Affected […]
