Campaigners to protest road and dump move
(CNS): The various groups of local activists that are opposed to several elements of government’s planned mega-deal with the Dart group will be holding a protest and public meeting this Saturday. With a list of speakers from across all three Cayman Islands, the organisers say the focus will be on their efforts to preserve the West Bay Road and to prevent the move of the capital’s landfill to the wetlands in Bodden Town. The protestors say that the proposed deal with government and the islands’ largest investor – the ForCayman Investment Alliance (FCIA) is not a positive one for Cayman but is weighted heavily in favour of the developer.
Although government has signed a preliminary deal with Dart Realty and the NRA which triggered work on the Esterley Tibbetts extension towards West Bay, the main mega deal has not yet been finalized and protestors believe there is still time to prevent the closure of some 4000 feet of the road and the establishment of a new landfill in Bodden Town.
In the wake of the pressure applied by the UK’s overseas territories minister this month regarding the process and talks with China Harbour Engineering Company for the cruise berthing facilities, activists are hoping Mark Simmonds will also step in regarding the FCIA for the same reasons.
Speaking ahead of Saturday’s protest rally, a spokesperson for the groups involved stated that they hoped to attract a wide cross section of people to the event from across the political divide and from all districts. The event will take place from 2-5pm at the West Bay Road – Public Beach to Yacht Drive on Saturday 17November.
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It was poetic irony that by protesting the road, they slowed traffic and caused delays that proved even further in my mind that a nice wide 4 lane bypass is far more desirable than a road that was so easily blocked. Roll on Dart Group – this alliance is good for Cayman!!!
Weak…
Party on dudes! The rest of us will be enjoying the climax to our National Festival!
Excellent!
I bet that these people actually give a d*mn about Cayman. They are not interested in having a section of a major road closed by people whose main interest is the money in their bank accounts, especially when these people have not disclosed the full details of the closure of a public road. It doesn’t matter whether the organizers have jobs or not, what matters is that they care enough to take the initiative and stand up for change and integrity. Amen to the Organizers!!!
I bet not a one of these planned protestor's or their immediate family are unemployed and so, they have nothing better to do on a Saturday.
I'm unemployed and I'll be there. I will not lose several rights of way to MY beach or give up MY road.
Are you being truthful ?
A ridiculous statement. I'd rather be unemployed than sell my country out like you evidently would be willing to do. Stand up and be counted against a greedy developer with no conscience and a shambles of a government bending over backwards to sell us out.