This huge development – turned down as a proposal presented under the name Stanhope Shepherd International Limited by the previous UPP government as lacking evidence of the necessary capital – has now had their lease approved under a new name by the ABLP Council. The latest lease document names the developer as ‘Gravesnor Virdee Developments […]
Tag Archives: local politics
12
Jan
Jan
The New York Times has reported accurately the news about De Niro and the opposition to his project from Barbudans. Those of us who live here have yet to see any evidence of income from this project being spent on the island – the economic situation on Barbuda continues to worsen.
01
Dec
Dec
The news that some of the island’s residents are unhappy with the planned Paradise Found project is reaching a wider readership as the UK papers pick up the details of the story. The passage last week of the so-called Paradise Found Bill cleared a major hurdle to the $250m development on the site of the run-down […]
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Oct
Oct
PARADISE FOUND PROJECT BILL 2015 The Bill is a direct circumvention of the proceedings currently before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Justice: MACKENZIE FRANK v ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COUNCIL (Frank represents the supporters of the Barbuda Peoples Movement). The hearing of this case is due in December 2015. People never objected to 251 acre […]
A Judicial Review has been granted to the people of Barbuda Peoples Movement (BPM) led by Mackenzie Frank, who opposed the process of offering a further 1000+ acres of land to Robert de Niro and James Packer in addition to their K Club lease, under the title Paradise Found project. The Supreme Court judges set […]
In spite of mounting local concern; anger about their complete disregard and ignorance of the Barbuda Land Act, and the lack of proper consultation with Barbudans according to this Act (we still don’t know the details of the deal) Mr de Niro continues to promote Barbuda as a place ripe for development. Presumably because he […]
This Stanhope Shepherd proposal to take up land at Gravenor Bay and Spanish Point (which is a National Park and as such cannot be developed) has been on the cards since 2011 when it came before the UPP government and was rejected as not having the necessary capital to proceed. The same group then informed […]
13
Jan
Jan
A meeting is due to take place on Thursday 15th regarding the De Niro/K Club project. No further information regarding the details and terms of the proposal have been circulated to Barbudans in advance of the meeting in spite of the requirements to do this by the Land Act. The meeting must address the terms […]
Senator Adrian Lee denied that US $5 million offered to the council by prospective investor John Berry Turbidy (who lists his partners as Mirage Leisure in Dubai) to develop a large area of land at Gravesnor Bay, was a goodwill gesture tied to the consummation of a huge land deal – including a boat marina, […]