Tom Cayman, are you okay? How bad was Gustav to the island?

[dlpearson]

Just checking to see how you weathered the storm. I was glad to hear (at least that the US newswires reported) that there was no flooding or serious injury. How bad a hit was it? Hope all is well with you and your staff.

David

 

[TomCayman]

Thx for asking... Grand Cayman was pretty much missed, Little Cayman took some damage, as did Cayman Brac... but all told, not a major hit to the Cayman Islands.

Airport re-opened this afternoon, most resorts (including theReef) re-opening Sunday, most others (including the Ritz Carlton, Morritts, Comfort Suites) opening Monday.

theReef took a fair amount of "mess" to the beach and sand in all the pools (hey, pros and cons of having a quarter mile of beach!), but had about 35 staff out on the beach all day today and they'll be back tomorrow.....so will be 95% done Sunday, 100% back to normal within a few days.

Best wishes to Cuba and the gulf coast, Gustav is a bad one now.

 

[Keitht]

Tom,

Any idea how badly Jamaica has been affected? A work colleague and his family were due to fly there from the UK yesterday (Saturday).

 

[TomCayman]

No specific idea about JA, but they are very vulnerable in mountain areas to heavy rains and flash floods, though the winds were not that strong as it passed.

 

[caribbean]

Keith-

You might want to check the website below for information about the hurricane in Jamaica. Best place I have found for information in the Caribbean.

http://stormcarib.com/index.htm#disc

Good Luck.

 

[Keitht]

Thanks for the link. Much appreciated.