Tag: Winsome Prendergast
PLC begins licensing 7MB vendors
(CNS): After years of irregular commercial activity on Seven Mile Public Beach, the Public Lands Commission has begun the process of registering traders who wish to ply their wares on one of the few remaining spots on the famous beach that has public access for locals. The new policy will define the rules for all […]
Beach blockers in court as PLC clamps down
(CNS): The Public Lands Commission has identified 39 landowners who are blocking access to the beach or shoreline around Cayman and has begun the process of prosecuting those who are not compliant with enforcement notices. In the first cases since the commission was created, several people appeared in court Tuesday in relation to seven locations […]
PLC makes move to stop illegal 7MB traders
(CNS): The Public Lands Commission (PLC) Inspectorate is investigating the rise in the number of people engaging in commercial activities on public beaches and has issued a cease and desist notice. PLC Chief Inspector Winsome Prendergast said a new permit application process is in the works, but in the meantime, only pre-approved vendors can operate, […]
Beach access signs go missing from Barkers
(CNS): The Public Lands Commission is asking the public to help track down two signs that were illegally removed from beach access points in West Bay. One of the missing signs was removed from Barkers National Park (Barkers 48) on Block 8A Parcel 7, and the other (Barkers 46) was removed from Conch Point Road, […]
Clampdown coming on ‘mango tree’ mechanics
(CNS): The Public Lands Inspectorate is warning all unauthorised and unlicensed mechanics working on crown land in various areas of George Town to remove derelict vehicles before 3 December, otherwise they will be seized and taken to the dump. Officials pointed to Webb Road, Rock Hole Road and Liberty Lane as areas of concern where […]
Juvenile crime raises concern for cops
(CNS): Royal Cayman Islands Police Service officers are concerned about the current spike in serious crime being perpetrated by young people across the islands. Meeting with residents in North Side last week, Police Commissioner Derek Byrne and officers from the district said the increase in juvenile crime is directly associated with youngsters being out of school […]