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QC Smith: Nearly 40 of Bimini seabed already gone
June 03, 2014
QC Smith: Nearly 40 of Bimini seabed already gone
Smith raises concern over Court of Appeal delay, claiming accelerated dredging by developers
BIMINI, The Bahamas -- There may soon be nothing left in Bimini to argue over according to attorney Fred Smith, QC, as a massive seafloor dredging operation was allowed to continue during a court postponement, with 38% of the work already complete thanks to a "dramatically increased" rate of excavation.
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Resorts World Bimini to host career fair
May 29, 2014
Resorts World Bimini to host career fair
Biminites are being invited to apply for dozens of job openings now available at Resorts World Bimini (RWB), as the resort looks to build on its 463-strong employee base.
A career fair is being planned for the island on June 4 under the theme "Your career is about to take off at Resorts World Bimini".
The event will be held between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or beyond, depending on the respon...
May 26, 2014
Q.C.: It should be 'very difficult' for developer to lift injunction
An attorney for the Bimini Blue Coalition (BBC) said Friday that Resorts World Bimini (RWB) should struggle to persuade the Bahamian courts that it should be allowed to "rely" on the new permit which it provided to the Privy Council as the correct and appropriately obtained evidence of its ability to dredge.
In the wake of a decision by the Privy Council in London to grant an injunction halting th...
May 22, 2014
Tough Lessons: Cayman Island Looking at Bimini for What Not to Do
A leading dive hotelier in Cayman told a local TV station there Wednesday that Cayman officials and dive business operators were looking at Bimini in The Bahamas as an example of what not to do in pitting protection of fragile marine life and coral reefs against mass development...
BNT to government: Stop Bimini dredging
May 21, 2014
BNT to government: Stop Bimini dredging
A day after the Court of Appeal denied an injunction of dredging work being undertaken off Bimini's coast by Resorts World Bimini, the Bahamas National Trust has waded into the controversy, calling for the government to stop the work until the developer can "correct" an apparent failure to contain the spread of siltation from the dredged area that could cause "irreversible damage" to the sensitive...
Injunction refused in Bimini dredging project
May 20, 2014
Injunction refused in Bimini dredging project
As the Court of Appeal yesterday refused to grant an injunction of dredging activities being undertaken by Resorts World Bimini (RWB), it has come to light that the company has recently requested and received approval to expand the dredging work by three times its original scope despite "significant concerns" about a potential "catastrophic failure" being raised by the Bahamas Environment, Science...
May 18, 2014
Decision expected today on Bimini dredging injunction
The possibility of a major developer losing money was weighed against the importance of reefs and the rights of interest groups purporting to defend the public interest on Friday, as top judges and attorneys expressed conflicting views in their deliberations over whether or not to grant an injunction against dredging work on Bimini by Resorts World Bimini (RWB), which is developing a ferry termina...
May 16, 2014
DEMA: Dredging could devastate Bimini's thriving dive industry
Top reputation among divers could be ruined by possible environmental degradation associated with the Resorts World Bimini pier terminal project, international NGO warns...
May 14, 2014
Bimini locals remain wary over resort's lack of transparency
Coalition delighted by pledge not to dredge without handing over permits; still concerned about secrecy, failure to consult with the community...
Bimini project approvals process 'transparent'
May 08, 2014
Bimini project approvals process 'transparent'
The government has been "transparent" with the approval process surrounding Resorts World Bimini's planned dredging for the construction of a controversial ferry terminal, Minister of the Environment Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.
Concerns have been raised about construction activity in Bimini after a 450-foot, 1,200-ton cutter-section dredger arrived in the area in recent weeks.
Environmentalists...
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