Tag: Kel Thompson
New CAL pilots ready for takeoff as captains retire
(CNS): Four senior Caymanian first officers with Cayman Airways will be upgraded to captain on the B737-8 fleet in the coming months, the airline has said. This is part of the succession plan to replace captains who retired in 2021 and to address future pilot needs. The local pilots, who have already been assessed for […]
Balboa’s ironshore slab heading back to CPA
(CNS): The ongoing controversial Balboa Beach project on the George Town waterfront will be going back before the Central Planning Authority for reconsideration of an after-the-fact grant of planning permission after a successful appeal by a neighbouring landowner. The Planning Appeals Tribunal released a ruling this week about the CPA’s decision to grant permission for […]
NCC’s ability to stop bad developments challenged
(CNS): The Planning Appeals Tribunal has returned for reconsideration an application that was declined by the Central Planning Authority after finding that the refusal was wrong because of questions over whether the Department of Environment is legally able to direct that board on behalf of the National Conservation Council without an explicit signed order for […]
Planning Tribunal sends Balboa Beach back to CPA
(CNS): The long-running dispute between neighbouring landowners on the George Town waterfront over the Balboa Beach development took an interesting turn last week when the Planning Appeals Tribunal found that the Central Planning Authority erred when it granted permission for the project “devoid of the requisite setback lines required”, as set out in the regulations.
Campaign wants tourism open now
(CNS): A campaign to open the tourism sector has stepped up its advocacy with a slick new website. Reopen Cayman, “a group of Caymanian business leaders and concerned citizens”, said it wants to open tourism using resort bubbles. Despite the worldwide surge in COVID-19, an increase here in travellers arriving with the virus and a […]
Balboa case reveals planning process problems
(CNS): The controversial development on the George Town harbour front, Balbao Beach, has served to illustrate a confusing and frustrating planning process. Last week the project went before the Planning Appeals Tribunal to hear concerns about approval given more than three years ago because the project has since gone through more changes and is currently […]
CPA refuses Balboa Beach plans but work rolls on
(CNS): The Balboa Beach project, which was heard by the Central Planning Authority last week as the owners sought approval for after-the-fact as well as new work at the waterfront site, received a mixed response from the board. A concrete slab on the ironshore that had neither planning permission nor a coastal works licence was […]
George Town tourist facility sand raises eco-concerns
(CNS): The Balboa Beach tourist facility along the harbour front in George Town has stirred up further controversy after developers recently covered the ironshore at the location with non-beach sand. The tourist spot where the owners have been charging cruise passengers for beach chairs and umbrellas, also offering car hire, selling tours and other services, […]
Seafront project rolls on despite ‘error in law’
(CNS): The development of a tourism office and food truck on the George Town waterfront is continuing despite the fact that the attorney general has already advised the Planning Appeals Tribunal that the project should not have been granted permission and the Central Planning Authority had conceded to an objection by a neighbouring land owner. […]
