•    Joint operations plan will be implemented to determine the rules of use of the cay.  

After seven months of the closure of the East South East Cay, Governor Ronald Housni Jaller met with tour operators of San Andres to inform on the progress of the commitments made by the government and other entities with direct impact on tourist activities carried out at the cay, without appropriate care.

“Unfortunately we get to this situation because natural resources are not taken care of. The closure was motivated by the Environmental Office and Coralina. This situation forced us to do a carrying capacity study that would allow us to determine an operations plan that provides a quality service to tourist without affecting the ecosystems present at the East South East Cay”.

The Governor was clear that to carry out tourist operations at the cay, conditions shall be established such as schedule, visitor limits and waste management plan, apart from the requirements the Dimar considers necessary to ensure passengers safety. For this reason, the governor called to a new meeting before the end of this week, with service providers and relevant authorities.

Finally, Ronald Housni called on tour operators to take part in caring our natural scenes, “we must become aware that we are ending our source of employment, if we all have a sense of belonging, all, including our future generations, we will enjoy the cay”.

PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE