Tag: Moses Kirkconnell
Minister reveals connection to AIS ‘sham’ directors
(CNS): One of the men that the crown says was a ‘sham director’ of AIS Cayman Ltd, the company awarded the multi-million dollar contract for the hospital payment and verification system, has very close connections to the finance minister, the jury heard Wednesday. Marco Archer explained that he has known Eldon Rankin for more than […]
NCC concerned over cruise port process
(CNS): The National Conservation Council (NCC) has raised a number of concerns surrounding how government is handling the proposed development of cruise berthing facilities in the George Town Harbour in two public statements that have now been released to the media. While Premier Alden McLaughlin and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell have been boasting about the […]
Novice captains to take pleasure boat tests
(CNS): A private member’s motion to introduce a safety test for owners of pleasure boats over 21 feet and with over 150HP engines has been accepted by government. The motion was brought to the Legislative Assembly by Ezzard Miller, who said the law does not currently require owners to have any knowledge of the Port Authority […]
Minister denies family connections behind push for port
(CNS): Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell has denied that his family connections have anything to do with the decision to press on with the port project, even though there are still many concerns and unanswered questions about the controversial proposal. Answering questions at a press conference about Cabinet’s approval for the cruise port to move forward, Kirkconnell, who […]
Port design proposal to be reviewed
(CNS): The government is taking another look at the proposed design for a cruise berthing facility, which has been at the centre of the work that has taken place so far, to move the controversial project forward. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell spoke about the possibility of moving the […]
Cabinet approves cruise port
(CNS): The government’s inner circle has approved the next step in the cruise berthing project, Premier Alden McLaughlin stated Wednesday. He and Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell said that their Cabinet colleagues and the Progressive and C4C joint caucus had given the nod to moving the controversial project on to the next stage. McLaughlin said all […]
Cruise lines tell CIG they won’t tender mega-ships
(CNS): Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has told Cayman’s tourism minister that they will not tender their mega cruise ships, while Carnival has said it is unlikely to consider tenders for the mega class of vessels. In the latest statement from the tourism minister regarding the controversial proposed cruise berthing dock, Moses Kirkconnell said the cruise lines are transitioning to […]
OBC on cruise port remains under wraps
(CNS): The updated Outline Business Case which fuelled the premier’s announcement last week that the Cayman Islands Government is moving to the next step in the process to develop cruise berth piers in George Town will not be released to the public yet because Cabinet has not considered it, officials have said. The CIG had claimed that […]
CIG gives up $25M for Beach Bay hotel
(CNS): The government has given a duty concessions package to developers planning a 5-star hotel in Beach Bay, Bodden Town, worth some $25 million, as officials said that in the long run the public purse and the local economy will get back the money via other taxes, job creation and economic growth for the district. […]
Most coral can’t be relocated, report reveals
(CNS): A seabed survey of the proposed cruise berthing facility footprint in George Town Harbour has revealed that less than one third of the live coral directly threatened by the project could be relocated. Around 69% of the live corals cannot be successfully moved, mostly because it is too young, but the marine experts fail to say […]
Clock ticks on future of GT harbour
(CNS): Cabinet will be making a decision on the development of the controversial cruise berthing facilities in George Town harbour in a matter of weeks, the tourism minister has said. A separate seabed survey commissioned by the tourism ministry has been completed and once consultants, PricewaterhouseCoopers, complete the business case, the PPM government is expected […]
