News

Construction of Bahamas’ Baha Mar Resort Project Reaches 100-Foot Mark

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - July 13, 2012 - 12:58 am

Above: officials at the ceremony in Nassau (BIS Photo/Peter Ramsay)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Construction of the casino tower at the multi-billion-dollar Baha Mar project in the Bahamas reached the 100-foot mark this week.

The project has signed a number of hotel partners, including Hyatt and Rosewood.

“The many job opportunities being created for Bahamians during construction and perhaps, more importantly, the several thousand permanent jobs which will be created when the resort opens, bodes well for the country’s future economic growth,” Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie said. “I am optimistic and will work assiduously with the developer to ensure that more and more Bahamians will benefit from jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities as this exciting project moves forward.”

Christie said he expected that the project would soon be able to announce the selection of a “major casino partner.”

He pointed to what he called a “favourable” reaction, both domestically and internationally, concerning the recent decision of Malaysian firm Genting to operate a casino at the Bimini Bay Resort on the island of Bimini.

“That is why we in this current government are so concerned and have really and truly underlined our expectations that we will soon be joined by an international casino partner of renown,” Christie said.

The project is being funded and constructed by China, and several Chinese officials were on hand for a ceremony marking the construction milestone, led by Chinese Ambassador to the Bahamas Hu Shan.

Tom Dunlap, executive vice president at Baha Mar, said he hoped to have another celebration when the project reached 200 feat, along with reaching several other milestones.

Popular Posts st kitts fortress

The Caribbean’s Hottest New Restaurant Is at a Centuries-Old Fortress in St Kitts

It’s one of the most stunning locations in the Caribbean: Brimstone Hill, the towering fortress in the mountains of St Kitts, a centuries-old UNESCO World Heritage Site.  And now it’s the home of the hottest new restaurant in the Caribbean.  […]

Jamaica Just Got an Upgraded US Travel Advisory: “A Great Step Forward” 

 seven mile beach white sand

Last year’s US Travel Advisory led to a slowdown in tourist arrivals to Jamaica. But in what’s hoped to be a major shift, the US State Department just upgraded Jamaica’s rating.  Jamaica’s travel advisory has improved from Level 3 to […]

One of the Best Beaches in The Bahamas Comes With a World-Famous Blue Hole

 the beach at dean's blue hole in the bahamas

It doesn’t look real at first. You step out from the pines and palms onto a curve of soft, white sand, and there it is—this perfect, impossible circle in the sea. A portal. The blue gets darker the longer you […]

Related Posts blue water in bimini

The Bahamas Is Making a Big Sustainability Push

From coral farms to carbon credits, The Bahamas is reshaping its tourism future by placing environmental sustainability at the center of its national agenda. With 700 islands and cays spanning more than 100,000 square miles of ocean, the archipelago has […]

The Bahamas Is the Caribbean’s Top Summer Destination for Americans 

 the pink sand on the beach

Summer travel is surging — and Americans are heading south. 70 percent of Americans say they are taking a vacation this summer, and if it’s the Caribbean, it’s increasingly looking like The Bahamas.  New data from Squaremouth, the country’s largest […]

This Hotel in The Bahamas Might Be the Island Escape You’ve Been Waiting For, With a Mini Tiki Bar and a Pristine Beach

 palm tree over the water at bahamas hotel

You walk out of your cottage and the world goes quiet. Just the wind, the waves, and the scent of salt. This is The Sands Hotel on San Salvador — not a resort, not a compound. Just 20 rooms set […]