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Bimini fears a paradise lost to builder
For decades, all it has taken to lure tourists to this Bahamian island 48 miles east of Florida has been clear water, world-class fishing and the lack of just about everything else.So Lloyd ''Duda'' Edgecombe, a Bimini district council member, questions the wisdom of Miami developers who want to build a 250-room hotel, 18-hole golf course, 550-slip marina and glitzy casino on a flattened strip of sand once thick with marshes and mangroves.
The project, the Bimini Bay Resort and Casino, is far from the largest development in the Bahamas, but it's massive by Bimini standards. It will ultimately cover a tenth of the island, and developers promise it will create jobs for the entire population of 1,700.
But some critics worry it's also an example of how such mega-projects threaten the environment and the traditional island lifestyle that beckons visitors to places like Bimini in the first place.
Ingraham responds to Jean-Michel Cousteau
Thank you for your letter of 6 July in which you inform of concerns of some of the members of the Oceans Futures Society that a resort development, particularly a proposed golf course development at Baker's Bay on Great Guana Cay, may undermine the environmental health of the region.Many of us in The Bahamas are well acquainted with the research undertaken by your Society in support of the marine environment having followed the exploits and work of your famous father for many years. Hence, we would not discount any representations made by you and your associates with regard to the protection of the marine environment.
The tenor of your letter suggests that you believe that 1 have a decision-making role on the approvals for the proposed developments at Great Guana Cay.
Dedicated Pastoral Service
Rev. Dr. Irvin Clarke was honoured by the Ebenezer Family of Farmer's Hill, Exuma for 36 years of Dedicated Pastoral Service under the theme, "The Stand of A Faithful Leader" derived from Daniel 6:1-4. The celebration week commenced with an appreciation service, during which Rev. Louis Rolle, 2nd Vice President Exuma District Union of Churches preached the unadulterated word from God. A Gala Banquet was held at Palm Bay Resort during which family and friends accompanied Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Clarke for an evening of fun, food and celebration. Rev. Dr. Charles W. Saunders, Superintendent of The Bahamas Baptist Union of Churches was the Keynote Speaker. Other guests included Rev. Cedric Smith, President of the Exuma District, Rev. Leslie Curtis, 1st Vice-President, Rev. Louis Rolle, 2nd Vice-President, Rev.
Pelican Bay resort hosts appreciation reception
Despite the economic pinch being experienced throughout Grand Bahama, Magnus Alnebeck, general manager of Pelican Bay at Our Lucaya says the resort is doing well.On Tuesday, Alnebeck and the executive team at Pelican Bay hosted corporate, Government and other account providers to an appreciation reception at the poolside of the hotel.
The event, explained Alnebeck, is in appreciation for the continued, consistent support of their regular guests and bookers.
"We are doing fine," he added, "but that is probably because we have found a niche in looking after certain parts of the market."
Alnebeck also admitted that the closure of the Royal Oasis diverted substantial business to the Lucaya area.
"There is no question that in the hotel business of Grand Bahama, the closure of Royal Oasis has actually helped us, because the centre of activity has moved from that part of town to the Lucaya area and Pelican Bay is of course perfectly suited for that."
Alnebeck explained that at Pelican Bay, a lot of guests that come to Grand Bahama for business are usually booked by people in the local community.
'Sustainable (casino) tourism' destroying Bimini
BIMINI, Bahamas (29 August 2006) -- For decades, all it has taken to lure tourists to this Bahamian island 48 miles east of Florida has been clear water, world-class fishing and the lack of just about everything else.So Lloyd ''Duda'' Edgecombe, a Bimini district council member, questions the wisdom of Miami developers who want to build a 250-room hotel, 18-hole golf course, 550-slip marina and glitzy casino on a flattened strip of sand once thick with marshes and mangroves.
The project, the Bimini Bay Resort and Casino, is far from the largest development in the Bahamas, but it's massive by Bimini standards. It will ultimately cover a tenth of the island, and developers promise it will create jobs for the entire population of 1,700.
But some critics worry it's also an example of how such mega-projects threaten the environment and the traditional island lifestyle that beckons visitors to places like Bimini in the first place.
Hold ‘Em Down
It is climatic perfection, 80 degrees with equal parts hot sun and cool breeze, on the beach at Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. The smell of Coppertone fills the salty air, and bartenders are serving up pina coladas near the transparent turquoise ocean, where bikini-clad women emerge, slo-mo Baywatch-style, to the soundtrack of crashing waves and steel drums. {inside1}We're not there. We're inside the resort, along with 724 other people (mostly men), gathered around poker tables in a windowless room the size of a high school gymnasium. The AC is set to “tundra," yet somehow it still smells like a post-game jockstrap. Oh, and the soundtrack is something of the “hacking cough" genre. But to the people in this room, this is paradise.
It's day one of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), an annual poker tournament on the World Poker Tour circuit, which took place during the first week in January.
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