Topic: beach renourishment
Cable relocation signals start of Marriott beach restoration works
The Marriott beach replenishment project has commenced, with work underway to relocate the CJFS submarine cable that comes ashore where a low profile groyne that will be installed.
‘Incompetence’ over beach erosion
Tourism Minister Kenneth Bryan recently admitted government “dropped the ball” on Seven Mile Beach renourishment.
Was it dropped after the 2018 hurricane? Or was it...
Analysis: What was missing from government’s spending plan?
While the government's two year budget, unveiled Friday, has a long list of high value projects, there were some much talked about big-ticket items that didn't make the cut.
Special Report: Taking sand to the beach
Plans to spread more than 52,000 cubic yards of fresh sand across a severely eroded stretch of coastline on Seven Mile Beach were identified as an urgent national priority by a government task force in late 2021, according to records obtained by the Cayman Compass.
Beach re-nourishment to go ahead if budgeted, says deputy premier
If funding is approved in the 2024-2025 budget, the much-awaited re-nourishment of Seven Mile Beach will go ahead.
$21 million proposal to restore Seven Mile Beach
Government plans to allocate $21 million over the next two years for a project to restore a large stretch of lost sand at the southern end of Seven Mile Beach.
