Topic: cruise pier
Cruise port meeting: Cruise lines say build piers or lose passengers
Representatives from two of the world’s largest cruise lines have insisted they are moving toward operating mega-ships that will not tender in Grand Cayman.
Cruise port meeting: Officials questioned over pier project
A panel of government officials fielded dozens of questions over the controversial cruise berthing project Wednesday night but were unable to give specific information about the cost of the piers, the funding formula and the identities of the bidders.
Government: Referendum would kill cruise port
Government has claimed that holding a referendum on the issue of cruise piers in George Town would delay the project to such an extent it would effectively kill it.
Tourism minister to discuss cruise pier at public meeting
Government is holding a public meeting about the proposed cruise berthing project on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Family Life Centre in George Town.
Moses Kirkconnell: Why we need cruise berthing piers
We are at a crossroads in our economy, forcing Government to make an important decision.
Community groups battle for hearts and minds in port debate
Battle lines are being redrawn over the controversial cruise berthing project.
Ezzard Miller: The argument against cruise piers
At the heart of the Opposition’s analysis is that despite so far avoiding the bandwagon mentality adopted by so many of our Caribbean brethren who have caved to cruise pressure to build piers, the Cayman Islands has maintained its No. 2 ranking among cruise ports in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Government rejects calls for port referendum
Government rejected calls from the Opposition for a referendum to be held on the controversial cruise pier project after a lengthy debate in the Legislative Assembly that ran into the early hours of Friday morning.
Premier defends cruise ship dock plan
Premier Alden McLaughlin reaffirmed his government’s commitment to press ahead with plans for a cruise berthing facility in George Town harbor in the face of increasingly vocal opposition to the project.
Environment chief removed from cruise project committee
The Department of Environment is no longer represented on the steering committee overseeing the cruise berthing project.
Group collects signatures for cruise pier petition
A group of volunteers spent Saturday at Hurley’s collecting signatures for a petition calling for a people initiated referendum on the fate of the potential new cruise piers in George town harbor.
Push for people’s port referendum
Opponents of plans for new cruise piers in George Town harbor will begin collecting signatures Saturday in the hope of triggering a referendum on the controversial project.
MAIL CALL: Cruise pier referendum
The proposed George Town harbor cruise pier project continued to spark controversy last week as opposition leaders called for a referendum on whether or not to build the pier.
Opposition calls for referendum on cruise project
Opposition politicians are calling for government to hold a public referendum on whether to proceed with the cruise pier project in George Town harbor.
KPMG hired for port funding project
Government has hired KPMG on a US$500,000 contract to help come up with a funding formula to pay for the George Town cruise berthing facility.
Cayman’s cruise pier to go out to bid this year
A tender for a new cruise and cargo facility will likely go out in December once the final engineering study is complete, according to Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell. He said that study would inform the specifications for a request for proposals which should result in a contract being awarded by March next year for the two piers.
Government seeks cruise pier compromise
Government is seeking to establish the cost of altering the design of the proposed cruise berthing facility to minimize environmental damage, Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell said this week.
EDITORIAL – The Progressives’ unfinished business
The clock is ticking on the Progressives administration. In the coming months, our elected government will be subject to intensified scrutiny as to what it has done — and what it hasn’t.
Port Authority helped fund cruise pier report
Government appealed to the Port Authority for help to cover a $1.8 million shortfall in funding for the environmental impact assessment on the proposed cruise pier project, according to Port Authority meeting minutes.
