Letter to the Editor
There are no private beaches in the Cayman Islands
Friday, August 27, 2004
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Reader comments:
- Mr. Orr's points are very much appreciated. However, I would like to
also point out that the Westin's site property parcel is leased Crown Land.
Therefore, my question is: Can Government waive the Caymanian public's beach
access rights when leasing Cayman's own Crown land? Can Cayman Net News find
out? And if not, can someone in Mr. Bulgin's Legal Department please
elucidate the pertinent issues surrounding this most recent
"beach-trespassing” incident? If there are any loopholes in this
Adjudication Law, Cayman moms need to know. After all no one wants to see
their children put in handcuffs for building sandcastles too close to a
Westin chaise lounge - Worry Wart
- I too was involved as a civil servant from the cadastral days, and
suffered the pain and anguish of helping the people claim their land. Praise
God there are a lot of us still alive who were involved in the work of the
Cadastral Survey and establishing of the Land Registry system. It is
therefore important that the police and all officials be aware of the rules
and laws, before acting in a situation regarding the rights of people
involved in a conflict. Let us never relinquish our rights to our beaches.
It is the future of all of us - Naomi D. Oyog
- When I bought my oceanfront property I was told by the surveyor that I
owned down to the low water mark and that is the way it appeared on the
survey. But having said that, I believe that the public does have the right
to walk on the beach and fish from the beach. What they do not have a right
to do is to cross private property to get to the beach. There are easements
for that purpose. The public does not have the right to bring their dogs to
the beach to menace property owners and their pets. What the public does not
have a right to do is tie their boats or fishing lines up to the trees on
our property for extended periods of time. What the public does not have a
right to do is establish permanent fishing camps on our property and fill it
with broken down chairs, boat parts, motor parts, fish traps and all other
kinds of litter. All this has happened to me and my neighbors - No Name
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