Tag: Kenneth Bryan
![Cruise vote vital, Chamber says, while raising concerns Cruise vote vital, Chamber says, while raising concerns](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Cruise-ship-and-tenders-for-FB-150x150.jpg)
Cruise vote vital, Chamber says, while raising concerns
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce believes the local business community, especially retailers, has a vested interest in the outcome of the referendum on a cruise port that the government is proposing to hold later this year, given its potential economic impact. But while the business advocacy group believes such a vote is vital, […]
![CPR queries need for vote in absence of cruise project CPR queries need for vote in absence of cruise project](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/REFERENDUM-5-150x150.png)
CPR queries need for vote in absence of cruise project
(CNS): Members of the Cruise Port Referendum movement are questioning the need for a national poll on a cruise dock facility if there is no actual project for people to consider. The CPR campaign, which successfully secured support from 25% of the electorate for a vote on the PPM administration’s cruise project, noted the limited […]
![Bryan: Referendum will be one simple question Bryan: Referendum will be one simple question](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Four-cruise-ships-in-port-26-Jan-2023-150x150.jpg)
Bryan: Referendum will be one simple question
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan has said the referendum recently approved by Cabinet will be a very simple question asking the people whether or not they want the country to build cruise berthing facilities. The vote will not address where such a facility should be built, how it will be financed, whether or not it […]
![Scranton Park akin to Central Park in NY, says minister Scranton Park akin to Central Park in NY, says minister](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/artist-impression-scrantan-park-150x150.png)
Scranton Park akin to Central Park in NY, says minister
(CNS): The groundbreaking for Scranton Park will take place on 12 September in Kenneth Bryan MP’s George Town Central constituency. The tourism minister, who has championed the ambitious project, even though it does not fall under his portfolio, said it will be like Central Park in New York, providing facilities for everyone in the biggest […]
![Cabinet approves C$1.2M for cruise referendum Cabinet approves C$1.2M for cruise referendum](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/REFERENDUM-4-150x150.png)
Cabinet approves C$1.2M for cruise referendum
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has approved a CI$1.2 million increase in the budget of the Elections Office to cover the cost of holding a referendum later this year on the question of whether to develop cruise berthing facilities. Cabinet cleared the spending of the additional cash at its regular weekly meeting on 30 July.
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CAL Express fleet review depends on LC airport project
(CNS): Cayman Airways will be renewing its Express domestic fleet in the coming years, and a study is now underway to review the Saab aircraft that currently flies between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac for a suitable replacement, Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan told parliament recently. But the decision might be contingent on what happens with […]
![Port OBC: fourfold increase in car imports by 2084 Port OBC: fourfold increase in car imports by 2084](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/panel-thursday-night-cargo-port-meeting-150x150.jpg)
Port OBC: fourfold increase in car imports by 2084
(CNS): The team of consultants who are compiling the Outline Business Case for the new cargo dock for Grand Cayman are making the case for the imperative of building one using projections for imports that would see two and a half times more vehicles shipped annually to the Cayman Islands in fifteen years and four […]
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Intent of EWA road is for more development
(CNS): Minister Kenneth Bryan and opposition independent MP Chis Saunders have made it clear that the basic intent of constructing the East-West Arterial Road extension deep into the Eastern Districts is to access the green space land there for development, not to ease traffic congestion. During a recent debate in parliament on a private member’s […]
![Cargo dock plans account for 250k population by 2074 Cargo dock plans account for 250k population by 2074](http://caymannewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-panel-answers-questions-about-the-cargo-dock-plans-150x150.jpg)
Cargo dock plans account for 250k population by 2074
(CNS): At the first of two public meetings about the various options for a new cargo dock for Grand Cayman, it was clear that many of the members of the public who attended were not on the same page as the government representatives and consultants who presented the case, the difference being the assumption that […]
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Cruise dock referendum before end of 2024
(CNS): While the Ministry of Tourism and Ports is pushing for a new cargo dock, the government announced Wednesday evening that there would be a referendum, likely before the end of the year, on whether the Cayman Islands should also build a cruise port. Referendums in other countries are routinely held at the same time […]
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Bryan: Cargo project imperative, cruise must be addressed
(CNS): Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan made it clear last week in several parliamentary statements on his areas of responsibility that a new cargo dock is a “strategic imperative” and the country has to address the issue of cruise tourism. He also implied that he favours moving the port from George Town, which is likely to […]