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Legal aid refused in 'secret' Dart beach access fight

Legal aid refused in ‘secret’ Dart beach access fight

One of the beach access points that the Dart Group wants to move

(CNS): The battle to retain the natural beauty of Smith Cove and keep the place accessible to locals is one of several ongoing beach access fights the public is now engaged in. As access to the famous Seven Mile Beach for ordinary people has virtually disappeared, a group of women from West Bay, who believe they have the law on…

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WB homeowner moves landscaping

WB homeowner moves landscaping

West Bay house after boulders and landscaping were removed

WB house after boulders and landscaping were removed, view towards Alfresco Restaurant

West Bay house with boulders and landscaping

West Bay house with boulders and landscaping

West Bay house with boulders and landscaping

(CNS): The owner of a significant sized property on a beachfront plot in West Bay has complied with a planning…

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Public access to court hearing

Public access to court hearing

On behalf of all who are involved with the public interest activities and efforts of the Concerned Citizens Group, we would like to publicly thank most sincerely all of you who came to the Court House on Thursday, 9 January, to give moral support to the cause for preserving and regaining beach accesses in the Cayman Islands.

We too were disappointed that, regretfully, you were not allowed to…

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WB home owner ordered to address landscaping issue

WB home owner ordered to address landscaping issue

(CNS): The persistent efforts of a member of the Concern Citizens Group to get public officials to address an encroachment of landscaping into the road at a large new house in West Bayhas led planning to order the owners to remove the features, otherwise they will not be allowed to move into the home. Ezmie Smith wrote to officials before Christmas after trees and rocks appeared outside the…

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New house stirs up access concerns

New house stirs up access concerns

(CNS): A substantial residential home that has recently been completed in West Bay is stirring up concerns over access for residents in the area. The owners of the house by Alfresco Restaurant and Henning Beach appear to be pushing the boundaries of their property into Mary Mollie Hydes Road, which is likely to interfere with local traffic. New trees and decorative rock gardens are…

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Beach activists accuse gov't of 'bad faith'

Beach activists accuse gov’t of ‘bad faith’

(CNS): After a long battle to raise the necessary funds and win legal aid to support their case, three ladies from West Bay have filed for judicial review of the registrar of lands’ refusal to register dozens of beach access points in accordance with the law. Alice Mae Coe, Annie Multon and Ezmie Smith are accusing government of neglecting its responsibility to register the long-standing rights…

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