(CNS Business): Some prominent merchants told CNS Business that they feel cruise tourism would plummet if a new cruise berthing facility is not built in the George Town Harbour. Business owners say it’s time for the island to move forward, while those against the cruise port continue to lobby against the idea in hopes that the government will re-think its proposed plan. Environmentalist groups in Cayman believe the port would be a disaster and the end of the pristine marine life in and around the George Town area as we know it.
Marine life in the George Town Harbour within the dredging footprint (Photo by Courtney Platt) (CNS): The Association for the Advancement of Cruise Tourism in the Cayman Islands (ACT), which is pushing hard for a 'yes' in the government's planned referendum on whether or not Cayman should build cruise berthing…
Dr Tom Goreau (Photo credit: Nick Fetty/The New York Academy of Sciences) (CNS): Renowned marine scientist and coral reef expert Dr Tom Goreau will be visiting the Cayman Islands this month to join the line-up of speakers at next week's Cruise Port Referendum Cayman (CPR) rally to help voters understand…
George Town cargo dock (CNS): The opposition is again calling for a cruise berthing facility in George Town, despite the lack of public support for such a project and pushback against the idea when the PPM was in office. A grassroots campaign secured enough voters' signatures in 2019 to trigger…
