Lance Guyac News Today

The issue of beach access on Canouan, which had escalated earlier this year, has come to an amicable end, at least for now. In August and September, picketers on Canouan used vehicles to block the North and East entrances of a resort operated by Canouan Resorts Development (CRD), after the developers tried to erect a gate in an area that provides public access to several of the island’s beaches including …

Protest action on Canouan escalated over the weekend as residents used vehicles to block the north and east entrances of the resort which is being operated by the Canouan Resorts Development (CRD).

Canouan residents who had been protesting moves by developers to erect a gate in an area used by the public to access the beach feel vindicated now that land surveyors have determined that the construction had been taking place outside the resort’s boundaries. Chief Surveyor Keith Francis told SEARCHLIGHT yesterday that the work being undertaken by Canouan Resorts Development (CRD) had gone beyond the resort’s boundaries by two feet on …

Officials from the Land and Survey Department are expected to visit Canouan on Wednesday to determine whether a gate being constructed by developers is within the boundaries of the resort or if it spans the public road.