Topic: Handel Whittaker
Pirate ahoy as Jacks Beach Bar opens on former Coral Beach site
Six years after popular beach bar Calico Jacks closed its doors for the last time, the eponymous pirate has returned to Seven Mile Beach with the opening of Jacks Beach Bar.
Green light for new beach bars on former Royal Palms and Coral Beach sites
Businessman Handel Whittaker has received the green light for his plans to renovate the former Royal Palms and Coral Beach sites on West Bay Road.
Ready to rebuild: Royal Palms team works toward reopening
The iconic Royal Palms Beach Club is set for a rebirth, as the team behind its new lease on life prepare to begin construction on a new facility.
‘New year, new beginning’ for Royal Palms site, as old beach bar demolished
The remnants of the iconic Royal Palms structure were demolished on Tuesday, paving the way for a new beach bar to be built in its place.
Royal retreat: New-look bar will move back from eroded beachfront
The crumbling Royal Palms building on the oceanfront is slated for demolition in a redevelopment that will see the bar retreat from the water’s edge.
Former Calicos owner back in the beach bar business at Royal Palms
Former Calico Jacks owner Handel Whittaker has signed an agreement to take over Royal Palms Beach Club and aims to open the venue in November, promising a causal party atmosphere that he believes has been missing from Seven Mile.
Four mile beach? Navigating the shifting sands of Cayman’s famous attraction
By walking, wading and paddle boarding, from West Bay to George Town, the Cayman Compass sought to document the shifting sands of Seven Mile Beach and found the traversable portion is now closer to four miles.
Grief, memories and hope accompany closure of Calico Jack’s
Calico Jack's owner Handel Whittaker said he was heart-broken at the closure of the much-loved beach bar.
Calico’s owner: ‘We should have built piers years ago’
Handel Whittaker is one of the most recognisable faces on Seven Mile Beach. After nearly two decades as the proprietor of Calico Jack’s and...
DoE receives objections about Barkers plan
An application to remove some 180,000 square feet of sea grass to create a swimming beach for cruise ship tourists off Barkers peninsula received more than 100 written objections from members of the public, according to the Department of Environment.
Calico Jack’s submits Barkers plan
Calico Jack’s owner Handel Whittaker is seeking permission to remove around 180,000 square feet of sea grass to create a swimming area at Barkers Beach as part of a plan to relocate the popular Seven Mile Beach bar.
Bar owner raises beach crime concerns
Thieves posing as waiters conned beachgoers into handing over cash in a new escalation of petty crime on Seven Mile Beach.
