Ministry makes misleading claims over EWA route
(CNS): An official press release from the planning ministry was less than upfront with the public about the route that the Cayman Islands Government has selected for the controversial East-West Arterial Road extension. It implies that Route B3, the one selected by Cabinet, is the least environmentally damaging, even though the environmental impact assessment indicates otherwise.
The CIG’s decision to select the more costly and less environmentally friendly of the two shortlisted routes has, it appears, been picked to support the plans under discussion to dredge in the Breakers area for the development of a new cargo port and for more general development in the Eastern Districts and interior.
The route puts almost 50 hectares of important pristine ecological habitat at risk and poses a significant threat to the Central Mangrove Wetlands. Despite this, officials in the planning ministry have attempted to paint this route as “the optimal balance between infrastructure development and environmental stewardship” on the basis that it could reduce emissions through the potential reduction of congestion.
The EIA clearly shows that this route will cause far more damage to the environment than Route B2, which local environmental activists all agreed would, if this road must go ahead, pose the least threat to the environment. However, the government has rarely been swayed by the opinions of the green movement in Cayman, and it is free under the law to disregard the advice given in any EIA.
In the release, officials claimed that Cabinet had selected Route B3 as the preferred route following “a meticulous evaluation process, where all the routes were carefully considered and after a “rigorous, data-driven analysis highlighted its superior alignment with the Cayman Islands’ long-term infrastructure vision”.
Route B4 was initially dismissed due to its significant environmental, social and historical impacts. Further studies conducted from September 2023 to April 2024 led to the elimination of Route B1, primarily due to its high environmental impact — affecting lands owned by the National Trust — and its prohibitive cost.
This left a choice between B2 and B3, which the ministry stated had scored equally in the Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA). Route B3 was chosen because it fits with the “original long-term gazette plan” and what were said to be “strategic infrastructure goals and future growth”.
CNS also understands that the controversial proposal currently under discussion to build a cargo port in Breakers is a fundamental reason why this route has been chosen. It would facilitate the development of that project, if it went ahead, as well as further commercial and industrial development associated with the dock by the private sector.
The government has also claimed that the route minimises the impact on lands owned by the National Trust and a lower impact on parrot habitat compared to Route B2. The route was also described as offering “more favourable conditions for construction, reducing potential challenges and costs during the development phase, ensuring a smoother and more efficient project execution”.
Although route B3 is around a half kilometre longer than B2, the ministry claims it will result in lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per trip compared to that route. “This key finding debunks the notion that a shorter route would be inherently more environmentally friendly, underscoring Route B3’s environmental advantages,” the government said in a very misleading claim.
Local activists, including Sustainable Cayman, who have spent a great deal of time and effort examining the routes, have claimed otherwise. They point to the massive potential destruction of critical wetlands and the slicing of what is one of the region’s largest contiguous mangrove wetlands. Above all, the main concern with this route is the potential it has to allow developers deep inside the currently inaccessible habitat that is so fundamental to Grand Cayman’s entire natural habitat.
Sustainable Cayman had urged the government to properly consider the results from the Environmental Assessment Board. Instead, the CIG has opted for a route that has a higher “risk of secondary development in an area that is already at high risk of deforestation”.
Sustainable Cayman stands by its position that this route is a mistake and continues to endorse route B2 endorsement of B2.
The decision to select Route B3 and press on with the road all the way to Frank Sound comes against the backdrop of the government’s failure to implement a modern public transport system and failure to resolve the quick fix of implementing a bus system for private schools, despite accepting a private member’s motion on the subject well over a year ago.
The government has done nothing to promote ride-sharing and deter single-person vehicle commutes, or initiate any schemes that could help reduce congestion.
It has given very little consideration to decentralizing government offices, introducing a broader, more flexible approach to civil servants’ starting and finishing times, utilising technology to allow more people to work from home more often, or encouraging the same ideas across the private sector.
Planning Minister Jay Ebanks said in the release, “The selection of Route B3 for the East-West Arterial project is a testament to our unwavering commitment to developing sustainable and efficient infrastructure. This choice reflects a careful balance between development, cost-effectiveness, and environmental responsibility. Route B3 not only aligns with our strategic goals but also ensures the preservation of vital natural resources for future generations.”
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I want people on Cayman to experience the Central Mangrove. I want anyone who believes that we need 9000 acres of swampland to take a trek for an hour. Start from the south, go north through the bush. Carry 1 gallon of water, tall rubber boots, a machete, 25 feet of rope, mosquito spray, and food in case you get lot. Oh don’t forget a video camera. You need to see for yourself that the swamp only producing heat, mosquitoes, no crocs, very little birds. If you want to see birds go to Cayman Brac. They make noise all night long, you can’t miss them.
Show everyone 30-40 birds in one location in the mangroves where the B1 is proposed. Camana Bay has swamp, where are the bird life, see any land crabs, hermit crabs? I see them when I go to the smaller islands not here. Please prove what you’re saying.
The eastern districts have been denied for 50 years on getting a road in the middle of the island. We need a 4 lane road going East to West yesterday. I’ve been hearing this nonsense from the time that Jim Bodden and Haig Bodden got the road gazetted. Stop the madness build the flipping road before road rage becomes a way of life. No one is going to stop the population from growing.
The cargo dock needs to be built somewhere? Pic a spot. Tired of hearing “all for you and nothing for we”. Development will continue after you are dead and buried. It will be cheaper to build this infrastructure now.
We have a Cruise industry since 1937, why didn’t we build a proper facility? Every island and country have ports for cargo and Cruise ships. Docks create life in the sea. Soft corals, hard corals, and more lobsters and crab. Look at the cargo and cruise ports in Jamaica and Central America, if you haven’t been, go on Youtube. Any Master Mariner licensed Captain will agree that the best place is in the North Sound or in the Central Mangrove. It’s a big place.
None of the Parrots are having to eat in the swampland they have mangoes, guavas, ackees, Jamaican apples, neesberry etc. Stop telling people foolishness. The other lie was that the mangroves was going to help us during hurricanes. Slow the storm surge? The only thing that save us during Ivan is we didn’t get a direct hit. We got a sideswiped and the surge was 8 ft high for 2 hours from the West then the East. Once the storm reached over 100mph winds every leaf on the south side was gone. So do you still believe a tree without leaves can hold back seawater. We talking 15 feet high wave. It hit the barrier reef that was reduced to 9 feet high sea coming to every point on the south side of Grand Cayman. You all realise there is no swampland on the southern coast. It’s in the middle of the island.
What nobody talks about is we need drainage. Start planning drainage from floods like the one we had earlier this year. Remember the flood on Lindford Pierson highway? Spend the money on the road going through the middle of the island for the future hurricanes that are coming, make sure it’s high enough to cross with a car.
During Ivan many people had to be told to leave their apartments like Mariners Cove, etc. No-one believed it was actually going to hit here. Three waves hit Mariners and it was too late to drive out. They had to walk across the road to get to the school that was built high enough to be safe. Hurricane Ivan had a 60 ft plus high wave in front of it. Only God almighty saved us. You just didn’t know. Research it.
You are so right! I fully agree with you. It needs to be done, it has to be done and there is no other solution. Failure to do these projects now will cripple the future of these islands and the quality of life for generations down the line. Those against it have no vision and no solutions and worse yet, have been complaining forever about everything. Follow them and we will all be steaming mosquitoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Let’s get it done! The future of this country depends on it.
And after Grand Cayman is ruined, we all move to the Brac?
Scotland
and ruon that
If you’re Caymanian, you’ll love it. they’ve got a lot to do there. Mom and pop restaurants. Fishing, diving, snorkelling and hardly any cars or people. You can see booby birds , stilts, herons, frigates etc.
If they build a proper dock they can get cheaper products and services. they will be able to get food cheaper and fresher like fruits, vegetables etc. It takes 2 days by barge. Less than 9 hours by ship. No brainer. Cheaper land, very little amount of swamp. A bluff in case of high seas, 40-140 feet, beautiful views. Not many cars, friendly people who will start a conversation and greet you with good morning.
I know a few people in grand Cayman who think they will stop development and think that swampland will stop the heat and block the waves on the south side of Grand Cayman . But it didn’t in Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac. Go see for yourself. The south side of the Brac has the most hurricane damage in 500 years not the north. You say how do I know that? Drive to the north and look at the trees on that side. Then observe the south. You don’t need a science degree from University, just eyes.
The hurricanes will come more often sometimes. But what can you do about that? It’s not the Cayman Islands that’s caused the climate change. It’s been hot all my life here . But much hotter in the summer.
Camana bay has nice breeze in the evening. Go there and enjoy the cool breeze. Stop trying to stop people from developing their property. It’s their right. If they want to build docks to tie their boats, that’s their property. Nothing has happened anywhere in the Caribbean from building docks. We had to build one on Spotts beach. A lot of families come and see the turtles. Adrian and Attlee built one in Rum point . beautiful one in concrete, it’s in the North Sound. What’s wrong with that? It’s made of concrete. You all know that right? That’s the district of North side. See it’s fine to dredge the North sound. There is many docks and canal docks for boats that was dredged or dragline to 8 feet. Courtney you go and take some pictures in the Governors harbour and show everybody how there is cassiopeia jellyfish and sea grasses in the canals.
A huge hotel wants to build a dock out by the new Hyatt. Wonderful idea . The more amenities that we can offer on the island is the more tourists will come to enjoy and return. I am happy and proud of our island to finally come into the future.
Now about that East-West arterial 4 lane highway? Can we all be in agreement that has to be built. The land values of that swampland is 6000-9000 CID an acre. That is the only cheap land that the government should quickly buy and save for low to middle class families in Grand Cayman. There are 5-7 Quarries that are already in the central mangrove. It would be wise to buy it and fill it to a level of over 8 feet above sea level so we can stop the sea from crossing the widest part of the island. Of course put proper drainage so it doesn’t flood like Lindford Pierson highway.
Hurricane Ivan storm surge cross south sound to crewe road thru Cayman airport and into the North Sound . You all might not have been here during that week when the sea was still going across the street by countryside at 1 foot deep. But we honestly need something to do about drainage. Funny thing tho in Hogsty Bay for the most part we didn’t get the damage we saw from south sound to East End. Could it have been that sea wall that was built after 1932 storm that still protects George Town. Arthur Bodden Shop was still untouched by any hurricane. Maybe he knew where to build a wooden building. Even in the first capital, Bodden Town this old wattle and daub house still standing with a little to no damage. Proud of those old Caymanian people who didn’t even have 6th grade education. How did they do it? One has to wonder. Why hasn’t the National Trust try to protect those old buildings like they promised. Jim Bodden and Vassel Johnson warned us to be careful that they don’t come for your swampland.
David Miller
You lost me at fill the quarries………..so CIG can spend 10’s of millions filling quarries that someone else extracted and sold at a profit.
Found the beneficiary and/or developer, the poster at 1:21 am. Hi there. 👋
And you too, Joseph Woods in agreement reply at 8:09am. At least Mr. Woods isn’t hiding his name (like I and others do) that’s an admirable part of his comment. Joseph, are you still Manager of Cruise Ops & Security? Because I see why you’d be in agreement, it keeps you employed, and nothing should stop that, not EIA’s or protesters against this B3 route, right? 😉
@1:21am – Your comments rank of the ‘pork barrel mentality’ I spoke of in a previous post below and it’s on full display here again. Your armchair assumptions and the build, baby, build attitude (damn be the preservation of natural resources) is a dead giveaway.
Sure, build it all up left and right, screw any and all scientific research that’s been submitted by our Environmental Impact Assessment. And then perhaps your god will assist GCM and keep those pesky hurricane winds and waters at bay, maybe your god will direct the floodwwaters towards the sinners & non-believers…? I say this based on what you commented, which was: “Only God almighty saved us. You just didn’t know. Research it.”
-On your suggestion, I did some research and I’m still waiting on someone from the Heavenly Storm Control Department (HSCD) to get back to me. FYI: god apparently doesn’t take direct questions so I don’t know how you know his almighty-ness saved us from Ivan’s worse.🤷
Anyway, let’s hope common sense prevails and there’s some considerations on what’s destroyed in the name of advancing even more development (it’s already showing signs of being over the limit) and we all survive the continued climate changes in its many forms.
In case you had your head buried in some North Sound mud, you must have seen that this year the world has experienced a few firsts and some intense and unpredictable weather surprises. There’s certainly more to come.
I’m just glad I don’t live near the B3 route and neither do many of the big developers and those that will benefit from this new development and the potential land sales/building of ‘Reaches to Ocean This and Ocean That’ and the fancy Spanish, Italian and French names of condos/townhouses. (is La Voile name taken yet? 🤔)
Many don’t and won’t live in places as such after it’s been developed, because they don’t trust what extreme weather changes & systems will do! They already collected their money and gone ’bout their business elsewhere…to the next development area!
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s needs, but not every man’s greed” – Mahatma Gandhi
“We are the first generation to feel the effect of climate change and the last generation who can do something about it” – Barack Obama
Instead of solving the suicidal population growth rate, they’ll let it run until we’re all crying for more infrastructure increases. CIG has always used pop increase to pay for past infrastructure, resulting in even greater need for more infrastructure, resulting in even greater debt to repay, resulting in a need for more population increase, resulting in a need for more infrastructure… do you see where this is going???!!! Do we want to become the Caribbean Hong Kong? Stop the insanity while we still have some natural habitat left please! Ask your MPs to assess our carrying capacity based on current infrastructure and put immigration policies in place to slow growth down in keeping with what we have. I’ve asked my MP, please raise your voices now. It’s time to stop kicking this undesirable can down the road. We don’t need the cargo port in Breakers if we stop growing too fast for expansion where it is now to suffice. We have to stop this runaway population growth sooner or later and I for one say sooner. We’re at 10% per year now, but the cargo port population growth chart is deceivingly only based on 2%. We’ll hit 250k long before that chart’s 2075 projection. Can you imagine traffic at triple our current population…NO THANK YOU!
I am a North Sider and I did not vote for Jay Ebanks cause I don’t want the free chicken and rice and other handouts. Why are you so easily mislead? Did Edna or Ezzard drive around in a free expensive suv at our expense? It is the people’s money so your cost!
Are the paved roads putting food on your table? Are the paved roads controlling the cost of living? Did the paved roads result in a pay raise? Is your financial situation improved by the paved roads?
If I count 2 people using the basketball court that is plenty. Did that help anyone in the district with their financial situation?
I am still waiting for anyone to say if their life is better now and if they have confidence about their future and their kid’s futures.
For those that get the handouts and settle for that I say shame on you. Think about the next generation and the legacy of debt they will inherit.
Think about the environmental impact with the new road and new cargo port in Breakers if allowed to be built. Think your homes are protected from a storm?
It is not too late. We need change at the next general election.
Ezzard wanted that road first, ask him why.
As another North Sider I say thank you for your excellent post!
7:39 WE NEED CHANGE NOW.
Oh my people cant you see, they are taking advantage of WE . BETTER MUST COME ONE DAY, BETTER MUST COME.
This is Cronyism 101. Let’s exam, and be honest with yourselves, you already know what the real reason is behind B3, the chosen one is:
“Above all, the main concern with this route is the potential it has to allow developers deep inside the currently inaccessible habitat that is so fundamental to Grand Cayman’s entire natural habitat.”
-The term Political Particularism or Pork Barrel could be applied here.
“The EIA clearly shows that this route will cause far more damage to the environment than Route B2…”
“However, the government has rarely been swayed by the opinions of the green movement in Cayman, and it is free under the law to disregard the advice given in any EIA.”
-Now you know why Wayne Panton was really voted out.
It’s up to you to decide, who’s lying, cheating and doing under the table deals. If you believe the planning ministry, then vote as needed.
If you don’t believe the BS being peddled (like I do), then vote out corruption in the 2025 elections.
“One thing I love about politicians; they won’t allow the truth to be obscured by a bunch of facts.” —Quentin R. Bufogle
Ironside you are correct. Vote Jay Ebanks and his cronies out!!!!
Cayman, being run on UK principles of governance and spending, is hopeless at major public infrastructure.
The 53,000 Faroe Islanders, without the benefit of anything like Cayman’s financial services economy, are able to construct a $400,000,000 loan funded network of tunnels under the North Sea. Paid for by tolls.
Meanwhile Cayman cannot even figure out how to get cars around the Hurley’s roundabout.
Thank you!
The police force on the Faroe Islands is comprised of less than 10 officers for a population of 53,000 and there is almost no crime. We have approximately 500 officers and much more crime. The Faroes have had an increase in crime in the past few years associated with immigration from 3rd world countries with high crime levels. That is about the only thing Cayman has in common with the Faroe Islands.
How many Jamaicans and Hondurans on the Faroe Islands?
There is a simple solution here for the Government. Just publish the assessments which formed the basis on which they made the decision. Then everyone can see that the right decision was made.
Right? … Right?
Assessments? Wha dat is?
The decision is ripe for Judicial Review – but that would require someone to fund it.
“Although route B3 is around a half kilometre longer than B2, the ministry claims it will result in lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per trip compared to that route.”
What a laugh. A sad laugh. They don’t give even the slightest crap about curtailing greenhouse gasses, or the environment.
This option is all about servicing those who were given advance notice of where the ETH would go, so they could purchase those properties. These were their stakeholders in their rise to power. Now, that debt needs to be paid.
We are all, exceptionally lost, except MPs and their creditors.
The persons reporting that, if they are civil servants, have lied in the performance of their duty, or are too dumb to have any responsibility. Either way they should be fired immediately. If they knew what they were saying was untrue, they should also be arrested.
Much of the land is family land owned by relatives of past political figures. They have been waiting for this road for years so they can “rightfully” develop and “clutter up the infrastructure” with more cars….
I am curious about the calculations that went into that. Especially considering the wetlands that will be disturbed by this route and the large amounts of stored carbon that will be released.
It’s plain to see. The government will make the decision that puts the most money into their personal pockets and those of their families and cronies. No other consideration is needed.
What’s more toxic: Algal blooms or our lazy, captured and corrupted political class? 🤔
📣 It’s time to put our #caymaniansfirst 1️⃣🌏 – for our health, economy and quality of life.
🔴Stop nepotism
🟠Stop overdevelopment
🟢Stabilise population
B3, by far the most sensible choice!
In truth, it actually is. Sustainable Cayman has no foresight, they are unable to look past the end of their own noses or beyond tomorrow. The long term environmental detriment of B2 would be far greater.
That being said, the road is a complete waste of time and money.
“The long term environmental detriment of B2 would be far greater.”
Why? What leads you to this conclusion?
Foresight
Based on what precedent? What historical data or actual experiences are you using to come to this conclusion? If you know the answers, it would help the rest of us understand. From the outside, the route chosen appears to be solely for the benefit of land owners who wish to develop for profit.
Corruption at its best! Where is the Governor?
And the Police. And the ACC. And the Standards in Public Life Commission. And the DPP. And the AG.
Good governance here is a finely crafted mirage. An expensive illusion. A farce.
Good governance is not even a mirage – it is not visible and non-existent.
Relaxing on the beach and/or at a Ritz gala. You think they come here to work? I believe the term the latest batch of immigrants like to throw around is “prolonged jolly”.
We don’t have any say anymore. It’s been a long time since the people had any influence. I don’t know exactly when we lost that last little bit of input, but I would guess it at around 2000, if not earlier.
Regardless, it’s gone. All this lipflappery is just pretending to give us a chance for input. They will do as they wish, and we will take it as we always have.
This highway isn’t for our benefit; it is for the benefit of the people who have lined up and purchased property, who’ve been told where the highway would go. There’s gold in them thar hills!!
If ever a politician should have an insight into doing a little something that benefitted the people whom he or she is sworn to work for, they would work their asses off to create and implement a safe, comfortable and economical public transportation system. THAT would help everyone. Alas, it probably wouldn’t make government much money.
can we please have a ‘maximizing politicians personal profit assessment’ – that would be a much better predictor of political decisions than an environmental impact assessment.
when the few control the many, it’s no longer democracy.
the environment us important to almost all, but some can’t seem to accept that to most, their quality of life is more important.
Saying the Minister and Government is corrupt simply because they fulfill a campaign promise of making their constituents lives better by providing a road which shortens their constituents time in their vehicles (polluting the air), is the hight of propaganda.
If you want to stop development, convince more people that it should be more important than their quality of life, housing,feeding and educating their children. Then they will vote for representatives who stop development.
As the saying goes though, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Be prepared for what happened in Sri Lanka….making decisions in a bouble, meant to protect the environment (impress international community) caused economic collapse and environmental damage when people who are starving and desperate, have no choice but to raid the environment to survive. Closer to home, Hati is a similar situation.
Pay attentions. NRA already said it’s not shorten your drive but that’s what comes from lickin Jon Jon.
…alignment with the Cayman Islands’ long-term infrastructure vision”. Sorry, whose vision again? Did I miss a referendum on population limits? I for one have zero desire to see us pack people in here like sardines in a can: to clear cut all of the forests; to overwhelm all of our infrastructure piece by piece… and continue to claim that we need more people to pay for expanding infrastructure. This is about POPULATION first and foremost. Instead of planning for 250k, we should be planning a population that fits our current carrying capacity. Whose plan desires a 250k population with no ceiling in sight? That’s triple today’s! It’s suicidal! Anybody else think so? And did you notice that we are currently increasing @ 10% per annum, yet the cargo port plan projects 250k in 2075 based on only 2% per year? Even that is horribly misleading! At this rate we’ll be there much, much sooner. Population planning should be priority one, not an afterthought right now!
Good luck with that. Who decides how many children families could have?
Who decides on the deportation list?
China?
Natural growth rate is 1:1 but immigration is outta control. Caymanians are a minority in their put country. Yes you can and should do something about it.
Those people are immigrants from UK.
UK rule
No, UK own.
Our runaway growth is not from having babies here, it’s from immigration. Government worries that Caymanians aren’t having enough babies to offset deaths.
yes, have fun on this island in 20 years. it’ll be too hot and hurricanes will hit harder. great plan cig.
organized protest are the only language CIG understands.
Did they understand before, it is worse now, why…keep electing the fossils that are pocketing, abusing, all kinds of shit! Do something about it, do not be bought and do not back down, change Cayman for the better, it is in your hands not theirs .. do sonething about it.
Where is Arden McLean when we need him? He knows how to organise a March. Remember Imparato’s dream dock that was going on East End road.
a road to nowhere….that will only increase travel misery for everyone…
any comment mrs governor?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_party
needs to happen
Wiki is biased and not a good source of information.
Im sure that your idea of a good source of information is Tucker Carlson or Fox News
Caymanians selling out Caymanians again. The grant of the CWL to dredge the North Sound is a travesty but given it is for the benefit of generational Caymanians no one cares. I remember getting a CWL to build a dock on a canal that was dredged 40 years ago. DOE came out and measured the space between the deck boards to make sure sunlight would get to the non-existent seas grass. You can’t make this stuff up.
What about Heather Bodden’s plan to dredge up the north sound?
Pure madness
Giver her a broom she’ll demonstrate a good cover up for you.
Shaggy said it best.
More importantly, what does Wayne have to say about it?
Canals Make Country
The size of our dump shows our manliness.
Some of the least educated in the country are making some of the most important decisions and we wonder why the outcome is based on personal gain? Go figure!
Do something then!! why you all sitting on your backsides and letting this happen, stand up and shout out…why and who you scared on YOUR ISLANDS!!
Government of liars includes the Chief Officers too.
Chief Office Eric Bush is a hopeless waste of space. All happening under his overseeing eye. He is as bad as Jon Jon!
Our preordained next Deputy Governor. Praise Him! Praise Him!
If Franz Manderson appoints Eric Bush as his successor for Deputy Governor over more qualified and deserving candidates like Gloria McField-Nixon or Wesley Howell that tells you everything you need to know about Franz Manderson his bias as a leader or most powerful civil servant in the country plus the power of the Freemasons and Lodge men that gather at Prospect on Friday nights.
You don’t understand the Lodge do you
Not a clue! Parrot!
Have you observed how Franz adjusts and changes the Civil Service to accomodate every new Government that comes into power? Prior to PACT the CS was making strides to improve itself and to get things done eg. Covid Response and Recovery but now it apprears to be just as corrupt as the PACT/UPM/UDP Government we have in power.
What happened to the CCTV he bought us?
What happened to the expensive machine readable license plates he bought us?
@CNS
can you show who owns the land for the proposed cargo port?
CNS: If we find out for sure, we will publish that.
12:14pm you probably know that Dart holds most all the land around the quarries and the route along the East-West Arterial whether you go north or south. When you get past is where it gets interesting.
Tarpon Springs holds the quarry- who dat?
A North Side Roads Minister pursuing a road to North Side. PACT/UPM is the gift that keeps on giving.
You left out the absolute worst offenders Progressives/PPM.
Exactly. I wonder why they haven’t spoken up in protest over this idea. Things that make you go HMMMMM. 😂
Not Wayne Panton. He was our last stronghold against the destruction and overbuilding. Yes, he chose crooked partners to form a government. He did the best he could and was actually working for us, at least until the coup d’État which deposed him. I don’t blame him for being absent. We betrayed him with our silence.
Wayne is not the wonderboy you profess to know. He empowered this Government in pursuit of his own selfish desires. Even paid for some of them.
Wake up Cayman. For the chosen few to turn a profit the disastrous impact to our natural habitat will be irreversible. Another example demonstrating how inept and possibly corrupt we find our elected government officials. They are incapable of doing what’s right for the long term future of the nation as they have little ability to truly understand. The majority of them lack a reasonable education or moral compass.
Is there any point of a referendum if they’ve chosen a road that works with a new dock in Breakers, seems like there are a lot of choices that have already been made!
Minister Jay Ebanks will always be made to look like a fool by his chief officer and the underlings.
Is there a difference between ‘made to look like a fool’ and ‘shown to be the fool he is’?
No, no, they are ALL fools in that Ministry. Every senior individual. I would know.
Follow the $$$$
What is the plan for the existing road. Do they intend to build a bridge?
only if the right people profit from it
As long as “Sustainable Cayman” remains faceless, they don’t get to have a say.
Hi! Not faceless at all. You can find all of our ambassadors on our website 🙂 unlike you, Mr. Anonymous.
Which part of Cayman are you from?
Eh?
Your gender assumptions are quite insulting.
Idiotic post. Sustainable Cayman has all of its faces posted: https://sustainablecayman.org/
Sheep, led by a solitary board member. Good governance? 🤣🤣🤣🐑🐑🐑
A solitary board member whose household runs one of the only cruise boat tendering businesses. Odd that that commercial sector (cruise tourism and the direct supportive services) really doesn’t seem a focus of Sustainable Cayman, or Amplify, despite the egregious environmental impact.
South Sound and Crystal Harbour dwelling nimbys.
Cayman style endemic corruption. Using public funds to build roads for family and friends.
Governor? Deputy Governor?Auditor General? Attorney General? Commissioner of Police? Any thoughts or concerns about our out of control rogue politicians and civil servants? No?
#Leggewasright and all the organs of governance you name appear to risk becoming complicit. Maladministration is a crime at common law. A very serious one.
Bad things happen when good people stand by and let it. Well we have bad things happening. Do we have any good people? Even then, are they just standing by?
When a government of liars speaks, we shouldn’t be surprised that they’re lying. Worst government in the history of the Cayman Islands.