Leader
of the Opposition Perry Christie will make an official visit to Bimini
on 23 August to speak with party leaders and hold a public meeting.
While there he will inspect the Bimini Bay project, and the Fantasy Island
site of the fire of 1997. He will be accompanied by Senator Fred
Mitchell, Bradley Roberts MP, and Senator Obie Wilchcombe, Party Chairman
and putative candidate for the PLP for the Bimini and West End Seat.
One of the important men in the Bimini PLP community is Glen Rolle, owner
of All My Children Hotel. Mr. Rolle, who is now blind in both eyes
as a result of diabetes and who is on dialysis three times per week, sits
with Senator Mitchell During his recent visit.
Gerado Capo, the Cuban American, says that he is developing Bimini
Bay, but Senator Mitchell saw evidence to the contrary. People in
Bimini think that Mr. Capo has run out of money and is searching around
for capital. Here is what can be seen of Bimini Bay. Last week following
the statement by the Leader of the Opposition about Bimini Bay, David Wallace
the MP for Bimini said that the project was going ahead and that financing
was in place. One can see for oneself that no work is being done.
This is the site of the Fantasy island housing settlement which was
destroyed by fire in spring 1997.
Some 48 people were left homeless. The Government has not rebuilt
the homes.
This dirt road and pile of sand are examples of how Capo's project
is really at a standstill. It is described as an ecological disaster
by residents of Bimini, subject to wind and water erosion.