Progress with Brac Schools

Published 16th November, 6:23pm

From the Ministry of Education:

The Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services is pleased to announce that significant progress has been made towards the re-opening of education services in Cayman Brac, following Hurricane Paloma.

The main focus over the last few days has been the Cayman Brac High School, which has seen most of the debris on the site removed with the assistance of the Public Works Department and the Department of Environment. Local contractors have also been engaged to secure the buildings and preparations are well underway to ensure that the facility is dried and cleaned. With the dedication of teachers and the assistance of the broader community, the Cayman Brac High School is on target to open towards the end of next week. A firm decision on the actual date will be taken after the weekend and conveyed to all concerned.

The Ministry's Facilities Team, along with the Chief Education Officer, Mrs. Shirley Wahler and the Learning Community Leader for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, Ms Tammy Banks-DaCosta, have also been working on Creek, Spot Bay and West End Primary Schools and it is anticipated that some primary provision, possibly initially operating from one site, should come on-line in the week commencing 24th November.

Commenting on the exceptional work already completed and the challenges that still lay ahead, the Minister of Education, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin, noted: "It is both pleasing and inspiring to see the way in which education has been prioritised in the wake of Hurricane Paloma. I would personally like to thank everybody who has worked so diligently and effectively to re-open schools far more quickly that was originally thought possible and I look forward with great anticipation to the realisation of our collective efforts for the children of Cayman Brac."

For further information contact: Susan Watler