PM says PI’s lighthouse developer must reapply

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Crown Land footprint from seven to four acres, and no longer appears to need the two that it was contesting with Mr Smith, it would appear a potential pathway has opened for the two investors and projects to coexist side-by-side.

The Prime Minister also responded to concerns raised by Save the Bays activist, Joe Darville, and Atlantis president and managing director, Audrey Oswell. He suggested that Mr Darville reserve his criticism of the Government’s approval of Royal Caribbean’s $100m Paradise Island project until all the facts about the project have been presented.

He added that the cruise giant is developing its own land and is only requesting that the Government partner land with it to make the visitor experience more “palatable”.

Mr Davis said: “He has to understand what the deal is like. I mean, we ought to speak when we know all the facts. I will not be presiding over a decision that leads to the consequences that he’s suggesting.

“What he has to appreciate is that Royal Caribbean, they already own several acres of land here. They’re developing their own land. And they’re asking for us to partner with them with our land to make the experience for visitors more palatable. And in that partnering, the people in The Bahamas will not be left out.”

Mr Davis also addressed Ms Oswell’s concerns about the economic and environmental repercussions of the Royal Caribbean development. He said: “Her concerns are legitimate concerns, and I think they may have been ahead of themselves in the sense that those concerns all will be taken into account when