Tag: Moses Kirkconnell
August cruise arrivals up 57%
(CNS Business): So far this year, cruise ship passenger arrivals are up 17.27% on last year’s figure, with the numbers for August showing a significant rise of 56.78% to 105,936 passengers (up from 67,571 in 2013) from just 16 ships. Year to date cruise arrivals are 17.27% higher in 2014 versus 2013. Air arrivals for the month […]
Kirkconnell: tourism benefits must trickle down
(CNS Business): If the effects of record breaking statistics for tourism in the Cayman Islands are not trickling down to small business owners and the people who work in the industry “then we are merely skirting round the edges of opportunity and our efforts are seriously missing the mark,†Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell told the […]
Sister Islands ‘safe’ from mega-resorts
(CNS Business): Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell, who has responsibility for the Sister Islands, says the Cayman Islands’ new National Conservation Law adds significant protection from unsuitable or inappropriate developments. The DP also said he supports the establishment of a strategic development plan for Cayman Brac and Little Cayman to ensure that future developments on the […]
Cayman Brac shares sports tourism boost
(CNS Business): With the new Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) approved stadium for the pitch on Cayman Brac’s Bluff, some of the matches for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) inaugural Girls’ Under-15 championship competition, held in the Cayman Islands from 6-17 August, were played on the Sister Island. Tourism Minister Moses Kirkconnell […]
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