Baha Mar should open by the end of this year, says Bahamas Prime Minister
Associated Press From Skift Even if Baha Mar is completed, it’s doubtful it’ll be able meet the lofty goals set forth by its developers any time soon. If anything, Baha Mar will live on as a metaphor for misguided mega-development….
Bahamas PM dismisses Chinese citizenship rumours
By Juan McCartney Nassau Guardian Broadcast Editor From caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Perry Christie on Monday dismissed as false, claims that the Bahamas government has agreed to the “sale or grant of 500 Bahamian citizenships to Chinese…
Was PM misled on Baha Mar? Chinese Builder knew it was likely to miss deadline
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor From Tribune 242 WEEKS after Baha Mar’s contractor assured Prime Minister Perry Christie and the developer, Sarkis Izmirlian, that all was on track for a scheduled opening at the end of March 2015, the…
Letter to the Editor
From Anthony Wright Monday December 21 2015 Subject: Fwd: Obvious Reasons For Minister Of State For Legal Affairs Hon. Damian Gomez To Resign From The Bahamas Cabinet And The Current Bleak Future Of Baha Mar And The Bahamas. Dear Officials…
Bahamas PM expects ‘major move’ soon on bankrupt megaresort
By Royston Jones Jr. Nassau Guardian Staff Reporter From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie said he expects a “major move” on Baha Mar that could see the troubled megaresort completed “early in the new year”….
IMF slashes Bahamas 2016 growth to 1.5%
By Neil Hartnell From Tribune 242 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its 2016 growth forecast for the Bahamas by a further 0.7 percentage points to just 1.5 per cent, due to the Baha Mar impasse. The Fund, in…
Plp Chairman: Sarkis is ‘Anti-Bahamian’
From Tribune242 PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has accused Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian of being “anti-Bahamian,” adding that the developer is “obstructing” the completion and opening of the Cable Beach project for his own gain. Mr Roberts further accused Mr…
Creativity and conservation: An artist speaks on Baha Mar
By Antonius Roberts From Bahama islands info As an artist with both a home and a studio in Cable Beach for many years, my first experiencewith Baha Mar was watching the bulldozers clear the land and cut the roads. I…
Cruise industry hits back over Bahamas ‘free ride’ claim
By Alison Lowe Nassau Guardian Business Editor, from Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — The head of the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) has hit back at a suggestion by Bahamas tourism stakeholders that the cruise industry is not paying…
