Walker's Cay dream gets green light

A multi-million dollar bid to revive the once-famed Walker's Cay fishing and diving resort, which would create "a minimum" of 200 jobs for Bahamians, has been approved by the Bahamas Investment Authority.

The Nassau Guardian revealed back in June that a bid had been submitted to bring back to life the resort which was battered into closure by hurricanes.

Once known as a premier deep-sea fish...

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Walker's Cay purchase approved by Bahamas Investment Authority

ATLANTA

- AlphaCRE announced today the endorsement by the Bahamas Investment
Authority (BIA) for the purchase and redevelopment of Walker's Cay, the 69-acre
island in the Bahamas' Abacos chain.

 In
a letter issued Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Viana L. Gardiner, the executive
director of investments of the Bahamas government investment department,
authority has been granted paving the way for ...

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Emergency water landing between Walker's Cay and Grand Bahama

After experiencing engine trouble on a charter flight between Walker's Cay and Grand Bahama Island today, August 23rd, 2010, captain Fritz Cambridge made an emergency water landing into the shallows in the vicinity of Water Cay.

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Walker's Cay deal in limbo

By JAMMAL SMITH
Guardian Business Reporter
jammal@nasguard.com

Negotiations for the purchase of the Walker's Cay resort have come to a standstill, with the primary bidder for the site claiming that the seller is making the process to close the deal on the multimillion dollar project more difficult.
Principal of the offshore developer Victoria House IBC, Scott Ronning, told Guardian Business that ...

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Walker's Cay sold, earmarked for development

Walker's Cay, The Bahamas' most northerly island, has been sold and is earmarked for development. Texas businessman and philanthropist Carl Allen announced yesterday that he had purchased the island and will soon begin a "phase one development plan". "Allen, a well-known friend of The Bahamas, [...]
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Development plans revealed to govt officials during Walker's Cay tour

Government officials toured Walker's Cay last week at the invitation of the island's new owner and developer, American businessman Carl Allen, who hopes to return the former fishing mecca to the glory days of yore. Walker's Cay, The Bahamas' most northerly island, was sold in [...]
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Walker's Cay a fishing destination again

The historical Walker's Cay property is undergoing a multi-million-dollar transformation, after being struck by two devastating hurricanes and left neglected for more than a decade. A once legendary fishing resort known to anglers worldwide as the premier deep-sea fishing location in The Bahamas, the quaint little island, just off North Abaco, had lost much of its tranquil attraction.

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Helicopter crash near Walker's Cay, seven feared dead

A helicopter crashed in waters near Walker's Cay, Abaco, earlier this morning, according to Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D'Aguilar. "Initial reports are coming in that a helicopter departed, I think it's a cay near to Walker's Cay, at 2 a.m. and I guess [...]

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New owners launch Walker's Cay clean-up

AMERICAN philanthropist and businessman Carl Allen, and his wife, Gigi, the new owners of Walker's Cay, are in the process of cleaning up the island as the beginning of phase one of the redevelopment project to return the northernmost cay to its former glory.

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Walker's Cay redevelopment to begin in first quarter of 2019

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