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Affordable home sales increase

Fifteen of the 20 new affordable homes in Bodden Town have been sold or are awaiting bank approval, and the application backlog that has plagued the National Housing Development Trust for more than a year has been eliminated, according to Trust records and board chair George Powell.

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Major investment in roads on the way

The first phase of a major multiyear project to redevelop roads around George Town is under way. Work began this week on widening Godfrey Nixon Way, which connects Eastern Avenue to the Esterley Tibbetts Highway and is viewed as a key route for traffic around George Town.

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Government land sale could net $10M

The Cayman Islands government could earn millions from the sale of surplus properties it owns, but the figure projected by Premier Alden McLaughlins government is far less than what private sector consultants estimated.

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Consultant: No quick fix to landfill leaching

Closing and capping large areas of the George Town Landfill will likely be the only way to lessen the potential environmental impact on the North Sound, according to consultants conducting tests at the site.

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NRA pavers may remain in Brac

Paving equipment sent to Cayman Brac from Grand Cayman in 2010 remains on the smaller island and may never be sent back, depending on how government decides to proceed, Works Minister Kurt Tibbetts said Friday.

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Marriott expected to sell for $100M plus

As published in the Cayman Compass: 5 FEBRUARY, 2015 A buyer is being sought for the Marriott Hotel on Seven Mile Beach. – PHOTO: TANEOS RAMSAY One of Grand Cayman’s biggest hotels, the 295-room Marriott Beach Resort on Seven Mile Beach, is expected to sell