Topic: Glass House

Government is shelling out more than $10 million annually to rent office space and may need to invest in another government building, according to Infrastructure Minister Jay Ebanks.

A yearlong celebration of Cayman Islands culture kicked off Monday morning on the front lawn of the Glass House.

From Angels decked out with jewel-encrusted wings to beautifully designed “Smiling Sunbeams,” Cayman Junior Batabano was a sea of color and laughter on Saturday.

Nearly 30 vehicles were parked in the yard of the old government administration building, the “Glass House,” in George Town on Tuesday, taking up an entire side of the property on Elgin Avenue.

We prefer our lawmakers to be serious and stalwart individuals — determination in their demeanors, steel in their eyes and spines. Squishiness is better left to invertebrates (polyps, anemones or jellyfish), which drift this way and that with the currents, tides and trends.

When Lois Patricia Bodden joined the courthouse staff as a messenger in 1990, there were three judges of the Grand Court and two magistrates in the Summary Court. Fast forward 26 years: Mrs. Bodden, better known as Miss Patsy, has retired as supervisor of the Criminal Registry and then supernumerary during a year of staff transition.

Cabinet is likely to decide the future of the Glass House early next month, choosing among several options that involve either demolishing the structure or redeveloping it with a private company.

In regard to the Glass House, lethargy and inaction have been government’s standing orders for the past decade.

The Cayman Islands government is spending $180,000 to $240,000 annually – at least in part – to supply electricity to an office building that has not been staffed in about five years.