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Hew: Referendum on cruise won’t settle the issue

Hew: Referendum on cruise won’t settle the issue

| 09/10/2024 | 67 Comments

(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 […]

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Bryan uses fear of job losses to promote cruise piers

Bryan uses fear of job losses to promote cruise piers

| 09/10/2024 | 67 Comments

(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 […]

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First CIG report released on state of cruise tourism

First CIG report released on state of cruise tourism

| 03/10/2024 | 65 Comments

(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, […]

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Bryan unaware referendum law will tackle finance rules

Bryan unaware referendum law will tackle finance rules

| 03/10/2024 | 34 Comments

(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 […]

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Fairness of cruise vote questioned in absence of law

Fairness of cruise vote questioned in absence of law

| 30/09/2024 | 34 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government’s failure to draft legislation for the regulation of referendums initiated by the CIG or the people means the proposed national vote on cruise berthing facilities, a legalised lottery, and the decriminalisation of ganja use may not be fairly conducted. Activists from Cruise Port Referendum Cayman (CPR) have called on the […]

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Mac claims cruise vote will be on Election Day

Mac claims cruise vote will be on Election Day

| 26/09/2024 | 30 Comments

(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 […]

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Parliament opens new session just to debate referendum

Parliament opens new session just to debate referendum

| 20/09/2024 | 74 Comments

(CNS): Legislators will meet in parliament for the First Meeting of the 2024-2025 Session on 7 October after the governor officially prorogued the previous session and paved the way for the last of this administration. However, in this first meeting, MPs will not debate any new legislation but focus instead on the government’s motion for […]

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Cruise berthing facility referendum

Cruise berthing facility referendum

| 20/09/2024 | 40 Comments

(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 […]

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Gov’t motion for cruise vote filed with parliament

Gov’t motion for cruise vote filed with parliament

| 17/09/2024 | 67 Comments

(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 […]

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ACT accuses CPR of bias and scare tactics

ACT accuses CPR of bias and scare tactics

| 12/09/2024 | 66 Comments

(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 […]

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CPR takes public pulse as cruise battle heats up

CPR takes public pulse as cruise battle heats up

| 06/09/2024 | 82 Comments

(CNS): As the fight between the small number of operators and merchants set to gain from cruise ship berthing facilities and those who oppose such damaging development heats up, the Cruise Port Referendum Cayman campaigners have published an online survey.

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