Letter to the editor: The rights to beach access
Your article in the Friday 23 Jan. edition of the Cayman Compass announcing an “investigation the alleged blocking of the beach access at Prospect Point”, highlights what I have predicted years ago as the confrontation between Caymanian residents and mainly expatriate owners over ‘rights of way’. Commissioner Gerrard in 1953 warned ‘generational Caymanians not to sell their birthright [the land] to those whom he described as ‘aliens.’ for “a mess of pottage”. For a more complete summary of the story, please see the below link:
Published on: Jan 29, 2026 02:53 PM