Now that the shock of Paloma has worn off on the Sister Islands, the residents there and volunteers from Grand Cayman are working hard to bring about some sort of normalcy.
The good people of Grand Cayman have been gracious in opening up their homes, and sending supplies over, to our friends and families in the Sister Islands.
There are still companies and individuals attempting to help out, but there is some confusion about where to send things and who exactly to contact.
While we applaud those who have pitched in to help get supplies over the Sister Islands and those who have volunteered to help, we hope that this storm doesn’t become a political tool in the upcoming political year.
There are politicians and private citizens who should be on Cayman Brac and on Little Cayman, such as Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts and Sister Islands MLAs Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and Moses Kirkconnel.
Politicians or those standing for election in May who have no business on either Cayman Brac or Little Cayman should remain on Grand Cayman and let someone in need have their seat on the planes that are evacuating people. Paloma’s destruction on the Sisters shouldn’t be an excuse for a campaigning photo op.
As clean-up and restoration continue, the Caymanian Compass will deliver free newspapers to the Sister Islands.
It is a small way we can help residents keep informed of what is happening in the way of recovery and in the rest of the world as communication is still lacking.
The Caymanian Compass, through its website www.caycompass.com was able to keep the world updated on Paloma from early Friday. Through the weekend we posted more than 70 articles updating Paloma’s approach, hit and departure from the Cayman Islands. Unfortunately our friends and family on Cayman Brac and Little Cayman can’t view our website because of a lack of power. That is why we think it is so important to get the newspapers to them.
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