Planning makes positive moves toward disclosure

(CNS): Although many government agencies and departments still have a long way to go before they embrace the culture of openness and transparency by publishing a disclosure log of their FOI requests or documents of interest to the public, the Cayman Islands Planning Department has taken a positive step and is now publishing the agendas and minutes of all the Central Planning Authority meetings on its website. Since the change in the law which severely restricted who could and could not object to proposed development plans notice of forth coming projects was limited to those living in close proximity. Now everyone can read what is due to come before the CPA as well as the outcome.