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Personnel and Administration: Cayman Islands, Green Bay

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Errol L. Bush, AAPA’s chairman of the board in 1995-1996 and past chair of the association’s Caribbean delegation, is the new chairman of the board of the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands. The Brown County Port and Solid Waste Department, which oversees the Port of Green Bay, has a new name. Now called Brown County Port and Resource Recovery, the change reflects a newly reorganized department.

Cayman Islands: Former AAPA Chair Errol Bush Now Heads Port Authority Board 

Errol L. Bush, AAPA’s chairman of the board in 1995-1996 and past chair of the association’s Caribbean delegation, is the new chairman of the board of the Port Authority of the Cayman Islands. 

The port authority board is appointed by the Cabinet of the Cayman Islands. The Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Investment and Commerce oversees the port authority. The other board members include new appointees Deputy Chairman Gerry Kirkconnell (representing the Cayman Chamber of Commerce) and directors Arek Joseph, Woody DaCosta, Robert Foster and Jacqueline Scott, in addition to a reappointment, Ashton Bodden.

Mr. Bush served as the port authority’s managing director for approximately two decades prior to his retirement in 2001. He also served on the boards of directors of the International Association of Ports & Harbors and National Roads Authority of Cayman Islands.  

The Caymian Compass newspaper praised the appointment, saying "Mr. Bush is known both locally and internationally for his expertise and wise counsel in all things maritime, and his new position at the head of the boardroom table speaks well for him and the future of that critically important body."

Among the challenges confronting the port authority board is the construction of a cruise terminal. The island is a major cruise destination, receiving in 2012 more than 1.5 million passengers and 525 ship visits. However, because there are no landside docking facilities, cruise ships must anchor offshore and ferry passengers back and forth on tenders.  

A study published last year by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (since merged into Cruise Lines International Association) found that cruise tourism spending in the Cayman Islands amounted to US$158 million in the 2011-2012 cruise year, generating 3,547 jobs and $66 million in wage income. 

Green Bay Reorganization and Name Change

The Brown County Port and Solid Waste Department has a new name. Now called Brown County Port and Resource Recovery, the change reflects a newly reorganized department.

The department oversees the operations of the Port of Green Bay, including harbor improvements such as dredging and works with terminal operators that import and export more than 2 million tons of cargo each year. 

Port and Resource Recovery also oversees the solid waste disposal needs of the county, including recycling, material reuse and household hazardous waste disposal. 

"Our department has developed over the last few years and reorganizing will help increase our efficiency while creating a more flexible and cross-trained team to better deal with the department’s day-to-day responsibilities as well as continued growth," said Department Director Dean Haen. "Changing the department name better reflects our mission statement and what we offer to communities and businesses in Brown County."
 

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