Tag: Government Administration Building
Staff face false fire alarm and power cut at GAB
(CNS): Public servants at the Government Administration Building in George Town faced a power cut and a false fire alarm on Monday. A power outage in the morning, blamed on CUC maintenance work, automatically triggered the emergency power generators, which powered the building for 30 minutes without any problems, officials said. Then around 1:45pm the […]
Suspicious bag causes alert at GAB
(CNS) UPDATED: Police were out in force Wednesday afternoon at the Government Administration Building in George Town and closed off parts of Elgin Avenue, which has now been confirmed was the result of a suspicions bag that had been left outside the building since Tuesday. Officials said a dynamic risk assessment was undertaken by fire […]
Glass House faces demolition
(CNS): The Public Works Department is looking for a demolition firm to bring down the Glass House before the end of January next year. The former government headquarters on Elgin Avenue in George Town, which has been empty for six years, is earmarked to become a public park as part of the George Town redevelopment. […]
Caymanian takes over GAB in new top job
(CNS): Troy Whorms has been appointed as the government’s facilities manager which will see him take charge of the civil service HQ on Elgin Avenue in what is a relatively new post. Whorms has been acting as the facilities manager until his formal appointment and officials said the young Caymanian had proved himself worthy, working […]
CIG invests $120k to adapt GAB space for emergency ops
(CNS): Millions of dollars are being saved by adapting existing space in the Government Administration Building (GAB) on Elgin Avenue for the National Emergency Operations Centre instead of developing a stand-alone centre, officials have said. A conference room on the second floor of the GAB is being reconfigured as an emergency centre for 911 operators […]
