Shock as scale of dredging in Bimini is revealed

Tue, May 20th 2014, 12:03 PM

 

RESORTS World Bimini has been given permission by the government to dredge more than half a million more cubic yards of material than was previously disclosed to the public, Bahamas Environment Science and Technology Commission (BEST) documents seen by The Tribune indicate.
This news comes as Court of Appeal Justices, by a majority vote of two to one, refused yesterday to grant Bimini Blue Coalition’s request to have an injunction imposed on dredging activities in North Bimini as part of the resort’s construction of a cruise ship terminal, 1,000-pier and man-made island...

RESORTS World Bimini has been given permission by the government to dredge more than half a million more cubic yards of material than was previously disclosed to the public, Bahamas Environment Science and Technology Commission (BEST) documents seen by The Tribune indicate.

This news comes as Court of Appeal Justices, by a majority vote of two to one, refused yesterday to grant Bimini Blue Coalition’s request to have an injunction imposed on dredging activities in North Bimini as part of the resort’s construction of a cruise ship terminal, 1,000-pier and man-made island...

 

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