Hon. Moses Kirkconnell, JP
Deputy Premier of the Cayman Islands
Minister of District Administration, Tourism & Transport
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International engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV, have been appointed by the Central Tenders Committee to provide Civil Engineering Consultancy Services for the proposed George Town cruise berthing facility.
Tourism Minister Hon. Moses Kirkconnell is confident that the temporary loss of room stock with the closure of Beach Suites will not have a long term negative impact on the tourism accommodation sector.
On 28 October, 2015 Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin MBE, JP, MLA held a press conference concerning the cruise berthing facility project. Below is a transcript of his remarks, as well as those of Deputy Premier Hon. Moses Kirkconnell, JP.
The Ministry of Tourism has received approval from Cabinet to release the Environmental Economic Appraisal prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on the proposed cruise berthing facility.
The Ministry of Tourism has released the latest report from Baird outlining the potential costs for mitigating the environmental impact of the proposed cruise berthing facility.
The Government is committed to the development of its high-end tourism product and to promote and encourage the growth and development of tourism in the Cayman Islands.
Published 25th September 2015, 2:35pm Press Release
The Benthic Habit Survey Report commissioned on behalf of the Cayman Islands Government to examine marine habitats within the proposed cruise piers dredging footprint estimates that a significant proportion of the impacted coral could be successfully translocated.
Published 23rd September 2015, 5:49pm Press Release