Tourism
Culture minister gets $574K of ‘treasure’ for Pirates Week
(CNS): Culture Minister Dwayne Seymour has secured well over half a million dollars to spend on this year’s Pirates Week Festival, breathing new life into what had become a lacklustre event in recent years. A lack of government funding and a lack of interest in supporting it from local sponsors had taken a toll on […]
DoT promotes Minnesota flight with sun-snow trip swap
(CNS): Two families of up to four people each will have the opportunity to win a seasonal trip swap this winter to mark the increase in flights between the Cayman Islands and Minneapolis. The Department of Tourism has launched a competition open to Minnesotans dreaming of a trip to a warm, tropical paradise, while residents […]
Hew: Referendum on cruise won’t settle the issue
(CNS): The new opposition leader, Joey Hew, has said that the proposed government referendum on whether or not Cayman should build cruise berthing facilities will not really settle the issue. Hew said the proposed vote was a smokescreen to deflect from the current government’s failure to take any action to support Cayman’s tourism industry and […]
Bryan uses fear of job losses to promote cruise piers
(CNS): Addressing parliament on Monday, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan left MPs and the people of Cayman in no doubt that the Cayman Islands Government will be using all of its power and influence to persuade the electorate to vote in favour of developing cruise berthing facilities. Although there is no specific project, Bryan is equating […]
Small crowd urges government to build piers
(CNS): A small number of drivers and retail workers took part in a demonstration outside the House of Parliament in George Town on Monday, ahead of the Cayman Islands Government’s debate on a motion that will set the ball rolling for a question in next year’s referendum asking the people if Cayman should build cruise […]
First CIG report released on state of cruise tourism
(CNS): The Economics and Statistics Office has released a report on the impact of cruise tourism on Cayman’s economy, based on data from the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association, the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands and the Department of Tourism. The document looks at government revenue from cruise tourism, how much passengers spend while ashore, […]
Bryan unaware referendum law will tackle finance rules
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has said he was unaware whether or not the legislation being drafted in preparation for the three-question referendum on General Election Day will tackle the issue of campaign financing or even if it needs to. Yet the Cayman Islands Government, using public cash, will coordinate the education and awareness campaign […]
Mac claims cruise vote will be on Election Day
(CNS) According to McKeeva Bush MP (WBW), the government may move the proposed referendum asking the public if they want cruise berthing facilities in the Cayman Islands to the day of the 2025 General Election, expected to take place in April, rather than holding a separate vote later this year. Posting in a social media […]
Cruise berthing facility referendum
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has set aside $1.2 million for a referendum on cruise berthing facilities, even though it will likely take place four or five months before the general election, which is expected in April. Election officials have said that holding the referendum at the same time as the general election would cut […]
Gov’t motion for cruise vote filed with parliament
(CNS): A government motion dated 26 August has been filed with the parliament, which sets the groundwork for the proposed referendum on cruise facilities. According to the motion, the government wants to ask Caymanians a very broad question: “Should the Cayman Islands develop cruise berthing infrastructure?” The motion, which is expected to be debated when […]
ACT accuses CPR of bias and scare tactics
(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 facilities, has taken aim at the non-profit campaigners who oppose a pier project. In a statement, the ACT accused the […]
