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Projected $60m deficit could be averted
Government finances may be on track to avoid going into the red at the end of the year, based on early assessments from the finance team in charge of the public purse.
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Cayman Compass
As government grows, minister warns, ‘We’re gonna need a bigger building’
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.
The multi-million dollar Government Administration Building in George Town, which opened its doors in 2011, was five times bigger than the old ‘glass house’. But it was never built to accommodate the entire civil service.
“We outgrew it from the first day we walked in,” Ebanks said Friday on Radio Cayman.
“When I think about the design of the building … it just wasn’t fit for purpose, it didn’t take into account everything that we needed.”
The initial plan was for two buildings, including multi-level parking, at the site on Elgin Avenue. But the project was downsized amid concerns over costs, which came in around $93 million for the single building.
