Tag: Advancement of Cruise Tourism in the Cayman Islands
Bryan to meet with cruise bosses as port calls fall
(CNS): Tourism and Ports Minister Kenneth Bryan and senior officials from his ministry are attending the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference and Tradeshow in St Maarten this week. The visit comes against the backdrop of decreasing cruise ship calls and a proposed referendum next year asking Cayman Islands voters if they want cruise berthing facilities, […]
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 […]
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 […]
