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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Ecological survey of Walker's Cay recently conducted

In March, researchers from the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) and the Perry Institute for Marine Science conducted an ecological survey of Walker's Cay National Park.
The assessment was part of the BNT's effort to develop management plans for Abaco's marine parks. Established in 2002, Walker's Cay is one of six marine parks around Abaco. The others are: the Marls National Park, East Abaco Creeks Nat...

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Private plane crashes at Walker's Cay airport

A SMALL private aircraft crash landed at the airport in Walker's Cay over the weekend, police reported.

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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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Cats reportedly starving on Walker's Cay, Abaco

An abandoned resort and marina on Walker’s Cay, Abaco has become a home for dozens of cats which are said to be starving as their population grows out of control, according to animals rights advocate Richard Moreland, a pilot from Orlando, Florida who frequently visits the island.
Moreland, who said he dropped off a 16-pound supply of cat chow on the cay last week, yesterday shared his beli...

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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 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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Joe's Cay

• $ 3,950,000
• Private Island
• Abaco, Bahamas
• Lot Area : 35 acres

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RECRIMINATIONS FLY ON BAHAMAS RESORT PURCHASE

By ALISON LOWE

Business Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

RECRIMINATIONS continue to fly between the former frontrunner to purchase world-renowned sportsfishing destination, Walker's Cay, and representatives close to the property's sellers, each side accusing the other of failing to be forthright over the reasons behind the deal's collapse.

Nonetheless, each side yesterday still indicated a will...

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