Bahamians are going to end up living on top of the public dump in the middle of New Providence. NP is already a small and very densely populated island. It's therefore shockingly disappointing that successive governments have allowed and continue to allow large tracts of land to be aquired and developed for use by the very wealthy. Soon most Bahamians will find they are confined to the ghetto areas within their own country thanks to the corrupt politicians they have elected over the past 40 years or so. It's truly ironic to hear so many non-white Bahamians often talking about how much more of their country was accessible to them before majority rule.

No surprise being comrade Sarkis's has become more KYG (know your government) comfortable, yes, no........thinks comrade minister Dionisio James might not be tempted pull a PLP Leo Ryan Pinder switcharoo rejoin he former boss man's employ, yes, no........

Awesome! because of Sarkis vision to build Baha Mar we now enjoy a great upswing in our economy.
This kind of long term development is also needed for the 4000+ kids that leave school each year.
Developments for ultra-high-end-clientele are much better for the country's economy than cruise ships or hotels, they'll spend 'year round' not just a night or two in a hotel or few hours off a ship!
So the ripple effect will mean the quality of life will improve for all of us! BONUS!

And all we Bahamians had to do to achieve this great prosperity driven by Baha Mar is agree to live without electricity for our homes and businesses. A small price to pay! LMAO

While FDI and development is generally a good thing for countries, New Providence is becoming over developed to the detriment of local Bahamians. New Providence is fast becoming Harbor Island, and it will be hard to find a home priced under 500K. It is clear that the entire Western half of the island will soon become one big gentrified gated community, off limits to average Bahamians. More than ever before, it is feeling like Bahamians are losing their country to global elites. Will this development interfere with the Clifton Heritage Park? Please let us know its exact location. I would have much preferred to see this development in Grand Bahama, where there is more land space and economic need for a project of this type.

333 acres ? How did he acquire all of that without a stink in the paper? the Lord proprietors in the 1600's or 1700's were granted tracts of land this big for their loyalty to the crown. How did he get all that land is the question reporters have to investigate and ask! Gentrification without displacement should be his plan, not gentrification with displacement of the original people living in this area. If people have to move because their land has gone up in value; and now they have to pay Real Property Tax, which they now can't afford, this is a problem!!!!!!! The Government Of The Bahamas, be advised, don't tax any family because this development caused the land value to sky rocket !!!!!!! It will be inhumane of you to do so, and I think you are heartless and will.

It truly is sad how we are literally giving away our land to rich foreigners. The question is what do we do? Does anyone care? Let's be honest you really think there is a trickle down effect from these rich gated communities? It truly is the worse form of gentrification at the expense of the average Bahamian who pays the same amount of taxes as the super rich thanks to our inequitable tax system.

Giving away? Are you implying that money was not paid? And that the sellers were not willing and were somehow coerced into selling?

This "foreigner" crap really has to stop. Bahamians are only too happy to go to Miami and buy property there but when someone else comes here and legally buys something, it is "giving away the country". What a sad bunch of xenophobic rock dwellers.

You're the arse. The rest of us know just how scarce land is on New Providence today. And we know that our corrupt government is literally giving it away to foreign developers after you take account of all the overly generous concessions they receive for paying a few million dollars to 'the right people'.

Well I'm pretty sure the surrounding communities near Jaws Beach such as Lyford Cay and South Ocean doesn't want a low cost government housing project near their communities because that will affect property values in that area.

Only two comrades missing out this new picture Sarkis's out sight, out reach populaces land assembly radar 333-acre land grab are faces Land Baron Harry Oakes and the Bay Street Boys ordained in-house realtor Sir Harold Christie, yes, no............ here it is year 2019, yet there's no need be making these characterisations up....... how hell was Sarkis left alone pull his land assembly off................ or who/whom all assisted the evicted off Cable Beach properties......Populaces demands names, full names - including notarised copies they birth certificates.........yes no...............

Buy a large tract of land in Andros now, your kids and grandkids will thank you later.

Jack Arawak what about Eleuthera?

Comrade JackArawak, oddly, still standing since 1969 with only shantytown likes Fish Fry and a UBP stronghold Port sitting on mostly neglected Colony of Out Islands man-made 100 acre Kelly Island, renamed, Arawak Cay. is perfect example consecutive governments inability get job done, yes, no......... there's no making it up how Kelly Island has seen likes, Sir Stafford, Pop Symonette, Pindling, Papa Hubert, Christie, and now placed under mismanagement the likes Minnis, KP and Carl Wilshire, yes, no............. Now, it's Imperial red shirts cabinet's turn mess around contracting out Populaces owned neighbouring Jericho beach..........