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As the economy began to improve from the late 1950s, the transformation of the face of Cayman was under way. After contentious debate, the country had chosen Crown Colony status instead of links with independent Jamaica in 1962, and the foreign investment input into tourism accommodations and land began to develop. Far more jobs were now available at home and creature comforts were becoming more available. "Prior to 1950," said Burnard Tibbetts, "clothes were generally washed with well water on washboards in tubs which were usually made by cutting a wooden barrel in half. Clothes were dried by spreading them on small trees or clean rocks. In the 1950s, people started getting washing machines powered by gasoline engines." |