Tag: Lands and Survey Department
Geospatial image update captures changing landscape
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Department of Lands and Survey, using a specialist private company, has completed an updated aerial image survey of the three Cayman Islands showing the state of the landscape, as captured in February 2023, including topographic data such as buildings and roads. The project used state-of-the-art technology to capture orthomosaic imagery, which […]
Caymanian secures key job at Lands and Survey
(CNS): Darren Kelly has been appointed as the new chief surveyor as part of an internal succession plan at the Department of Lands and Survey. Kelly is now responsible for managing the surveying section and its outputs, including the Cadastral Quality Assurance Unit and the Land Survey Office in Cayman Brac. He also has the […]
Top posts at Lands and Survey filled internally
(CNS): The Ministry for District Administration and Lands (MDAL) has appointed Uche Obi as the new director of the Department of Lands and Survey and Michael Whiteman as deputy director. The two Caymanians were recruited from within the department as both had held long-standing senior roles. Having been identified as potential successors to the outgoing […]
New charts map seabed and marine ecosystems
(CNS): The newly completed seabed mapping survey of the Cayman Islands by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will support marine navigation safety and provide an invaluable source of information to support the management, protection and understanding of the local marine environment, according to a release from the Ministry of District Administration and Lands.
Destruction of slave wall a crime, say witnesses
(CNS): The destruction of a stone wall believed to have been built by slaves more than 200 years ago has further highlighted the inadequacy of heritage protection in Cayman. The historic wall was knocked down to make way for a proposed project just off Walkers Road, but witnesses say the demolition was a crime because […]
Mapping of Cayman’s seabed underway
(CNS): A team of international geo-data specialists have begun a hydrographic survey to map the local seabed. The project began last week as part of an overseas territories project to reduce risk to the environment, life and vessels. The current hydrographic map data for the Cayman Islands is over 140 years old and this project […]
Historic land records must be released
(CNS): The Lands and Survey department has been ordered to release records showing how one decision was made during the Cayman Islands’ cadastral survey in the 1970s over land ownership. In what could turn out to be an important case for local families who believe land was wrongly taken from them, the Office of the […]
New seabed map to steer vessels to safety
(CNS): Representatives of the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) are currently in the Cayman Islands delivering to the Lands and Survey Department the results of a seabed mapping programme that was undertaken last summer. The new map is expected to improve navigation safety in local waters and ensure the territory is fulfilling its international maritime safety obligations […]
Lands & Survey plan to outsource work
(CNS): The first hints of possible privatisation in the delivery of public services have emerged in a new strategic assessment from the planning ministry. Following a review of the Lands and Survey Department, government bureaucrats have identified a number of ways to make the struggling service more effective and efficient, including outsourcing key parts of […]
Ministry ‘challenged’ by stamp duty collection
(CNS): The planning ministry has admitted that it is struggling to collect stamp duty due on rental properties, describing enforcement as a “key issue”, and that most of the fees they collect come from lawyers acting on behalf of client companies who are under a fiduciary duty to comply with the law. Following concerns raised by […]
