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Hotels battle sargassum influx alone
Hoteliers in the Cayman Islands are grappling with a surge of sargassum washing ashore—without a national plan to support them.
With 2025 predicted to bring record levels of sargassum, tourism leaders are urging the government to act before this seasonal nuisance becomes a long-term threat.
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Hoteliers deal with sargassum alone but hope for government help
Hoteliers hit by the current sargassum wave are having to take matters into their own hands to deal with the floating marine algae, after government admitted that there was no national sargassum plan in place.
With 2025 predicted to be a record-breaking year for sargassum across the Caribbean, parts of the Cayman Islands have seen huge waves of it coming ashore in East End, North Side, Bodden Town and West Bay.
