New $45 Million Marina-Resort Project on Harbour Island

By: - March 18th, 2018
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Harbour Island is best known for its spectacular Pink Sand Beach.

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Bahamas’ Harbour Island is getting a major new hospitality project.

Bahamian officials have signed a Heads of Agreement with 4M Harbour Island Limited for the redevelopment of the Harbour Island Marina into a “world-class tourism facility.”

The estimated $45 million project, slated for completion in less than three years, will include a resort and marina development on the southwest coast of Harbour Island.

The property will be redesigned into a luxury megayacht-based resort community, with 28 guestrooms, 10 villas and a swimming pool, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

The 55-slip marina will be designed in a classic Loyalist style.

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