Also, why are the tennis courts being built right next to the busy street? I would think guests would want a bit more privacy and less noisy cars and motor bikes whizzing by. The road around Bahamar is just too close to the hotel. It should have been built to loop on the other side of the golf course much farther back. Is it just me or do many of the rooms in Bahamar appear to be facing away from the ocean? I would have anticipated building the resort so all the rooms have sea views.

@Banker You are the type of person that should have been made CEO of the BFSB during these difficult times. Through reading your posts it is clear that you likely have an advanced understanding of the offshore financial industry. I have no faith in the green people that have been made CEOs of BFSB and ministers of financial services. The Bahamas needed a real seasoned professional with global tax expertise to bring innovation and find niches for our products.

@JohnB You speak of Bahamar being too big... But, to my mind, Bahamar doesn't look big at all. It looks scrunched up on one small part of the property. It does not give the sense of scale as Atlantis, which seems much larger. Take the entrance road to Bahamar that crosses a bridge -- this entry looks terribly squashed and the gatehouse looks like a conch stand. It doesn't look anything like I thought a 3.5 billion dollar resort would look. Terrible use of the property in my opinion -- all the buildings squashed to one side. Looks very boring for a resort and more like an industrial complex. Very strange architecture and use of space. Perhaps, its biggest failure is the lack of a marina for yachts. A canal system should have been built for that kind of money. The design doesn't hold a candle to Atlantis with it's yachts and marina village.

I wish I had more upvotes to give you. Excellent post. Unfortunately, we have such small minded people in politics here that as long as they can steal enough to go on monthly shopping sprees to Miami, they think everything is hunky-dory. Seriously, UK just issued another tourist crime warning. Yet, the PM has not done a single thing about crime. One cannot overstate how ill suited these people are for holding office and how divorced from logic their daily workings are.

I say give Bahamar another month or so before printing complaints on the front page of the newspaper. Remember, if Bahamar fails we all fail in some way or other. At least hold off the negativity for now. I just drove by, and it looks like they are making progress and almost ready to open. Let's give them the benefit of the doubt. I would hate for bad press chasing tourists away if/when it opens.

I agree with this sentiment completely. No way even cost a billion. Maybe 500 mill.

I like your reasoning skills. Sadly, Bahamar is too big to fail. The Government will end up borrowing a couple hundred million to keep it afloat. However, when it opens, it will have lost allot of prestige and may only have a quarter occupancy. I think at this point there is a great deal of fear about the Chinese workmanship. Many may not stay there simply out of fear that it will all come toppling down.

It's pretty sad when some are saying it would be better for the Bahamas to tear that monstrosity down and start over from scratch. When one looks at the wonderous architecture being built in Dubai, one must wonder if 3 billion could not have been put to better use. What did they spend the money on conch shells? Looks like a 500 million dollar resort at best. The British Colononial Hilton looks more modern than that train wreck.

I think the problem is not the PM's lack of oversight, so much as getting into bed with the Chinese. There was a complete failure of due dillegence as to Chinese laborer's construction prowess and ability to develop a first world resort. Using the Chines was the biggest mistake made. Also, the architecture of the resort is plain out ugly.

I found her performance beautiful and tasteful. There are some things not meant for little kids to be watching. This event was at 4:30 AM. Some things in our society must be reserved for adult eyes only. Excellent show.