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cinnamon88I returned Barbados for a short visit in Feb,09 and was able walk the beach behind the Proposed Four Seasons Hotel. I was really annoyed to see the type of construction that was taking place. Not only the townhouse/villas being built almost to the high water mark but the Lime Stone almost to the Cave Hill Roundabout had been removed. I could not believe the Powers That Be allowed that type of earth movement to take place especially since the problem with the cave at Britton’s Hill. I immediately thought some day the water coming off the Hill will eventually wash the buildings away.

I discussed the situation with others and told them the project was too big, that in this market the investors will pull out. It has come to pass, unfortunately the the Lime Stone supporting the area/road cannot be replaced.  Paradise Beach Hotel was a nice hotel.

Why was building of such an enormous development in that area approved?

It is Greed – We need to cherish our environment and stop selling to the highest bidder. I prayer that some local investors will be able to take over the project and make the area accessible to the average bajan.

I love that beach I hate to see it being misused.

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  1. reality check Avatar
    reality check

    “I could not believe the Powers That Be allowed that type of earth movement to take place especially since the problem with the cave at Britton’s Hill. I immediately thought some day the water coming off the Hill will eventually wash the buildings away.”

    Weren’t you at all the Town Hall Meetings and public discussions as well as part of the Environmental Impact Discussions they had on this project? (LOL)

    These deals are done in the back rooms with little or no public involvement. Face it, you and the rest of the Public had and have no rights under either administration.

    Wait until they are finished with the proposed Graeme Hall National Park. They will build on the proposed buffer zones right up to the wetlands. Future generations of Barbadian children will be denied the open green space promised for decades and under the 1988 Physical Development Plan.

    In most countries this behaviour would be considered a crime. In Barbados its a way of life.

  2. The Scout Avatar
    The Scout

    My concern is with the continuation ofthe project and who would be the workers there. As far as I am concern, when the project starts back, bajan workers MUST have first pick. Right now the majority of workers are chinese and regional mainly guyanese. I know of some good bajan artisans who were refused while guyanese were accepted. Norman Faria, is lobbying government to either assist in the re-employment of these workers on that project or find other employment for them. This is madness, we have many bajan artisans being laid off daily are we then to ignore these workers in preference to these regional workers especially guyanese?

  3. John Avatar
    John

    Lowdown must be prohetic or else Paul Altman is dreaming the same dreams.

    The powers that be have conceptualised a 250 acre island, big as a whole plantation, to be built just north of the Deep Water Harbour.

    ……. Perhaps they will call it Pleez!!

    http://bararchive.bits.baseview.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=2007/September/14/Editorial/45305.xml&start=0&numPer=20&keyword=pleez&sectionSearch=&begindate=1%2F1%2F1994&enddate=12%2F31%2F2009&authorSearch=&IncludeStories=1&pubsection=&page=&IncludePages=1&IncludeImages=1&mode=allwords&archive_pubname=Daily+Nation%09%09%09

  4. Concerned Avatar
    Concerned

    “Weren’t you at all the Town Hall Meetings and public discussions as well as part of the Environmental Impact Discussions they had on this project? (LOL)

    These deals are done in the back rooms with little or no public involvement. Face it, you and the rest of the Public had and have no rights under either administration.”

    I almost believed you. I am one of those unfortunate residents of Dover who now has to look at this Glendairyesque structure on Dover beach everyday. Where I used to be able to see the sea I now have to look at a 6 story wall. I have lights on at 4.00pm everyday and fans on continuously. When it rains I am completely flooded out……..while this is not a new situation, it has been exacerbated by the building of this awful structure.
    Yes Reality Check – you are sooooooo right, nobody asks us who live in the area about anything, we just have to suffer. Maybe someone will do a documentary on Barbados like “Jamaica for Sale” and show up all the injustices to our coastline!!

  5. David Avatar
    David

    Heard Dennis Johnson talking about a watercourse possibly being affected by the construction. It seems that he use to work at Paradise Hotel and understands the nuances.

  6. Mike Ashby Avatar
    Mike Ashby

    There is nothing wrong with new development. What is wrong is how that development takes place. We will see what happens now with the Four Seasons Project. In the mean time, we as a nation MUST change the way we do business (tell me if the following is address in the The National Strategic Plan of Barbados 2005 -2025). First, the ABC H’way is now obsolete! The traffic difficulties currently experienced at the Wildey junction underscores this. Secondly, the Arch Cot collapse suggests that the ‘construction boom’ is taking place without consideration of the physical environment in Barbados. Thirdly, from a policy perspective, the future of Graeme Hall should never have been an issue. So-called leaders and policy makers owe it to the people of Barbados to preserve these areas (what is the purpose of the Barbados National Trust? Fixing old windmills?). There are two things that should be VERY IMPORTANT to Bajans, the island’s coastline and its other natural environments. Once these are sold and/or destroyed, Bajans WILL experience a diminished quality of life. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, Quote needed.

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