NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Disney Cruise Lines (DCL) is getting set to host vendor and supplier fairs for Bahamian entrepreneurs and business owners interested in opportunities at Lighthouse Point in Eleuthera. DCL will host the vendor and supplier fairs on April 21st and 22nd in Rock Sound, Eleuthera, and Nassau, New Providence. The entity will be […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS ¬— Tim Disney, artist and entrepreneur, yesterday added his voice to the Stop Disney – Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign in opposing Disney Cruise Line’s (DCL) plans for Eleuthera. Commenting on a statement released by the campaign yesterday, Disney said: “Walt Disney Studios, co-founded by my grandfather, produced some of the first […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A top Disney executive yesterday affirmed the company’s commitment to Eleuthera, describing its Lighthouse Point project as a great complement to Castaway Cay in the Abacos. Thomas Mazloum, president of Disney Signature Experiences, while speaking at the virtual Eleuthera Business Outlook, noted: “It has truly been a hard year for everyone. The […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Environmental groups have expressed serious concerns about Disney’s efforts to “rush through” environmental approval for their proposed $400 million cruise ship port at Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera. Waterkeeper Alliance, Friends of the Earth US and four Bahamian environmental groups — reEarth, Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF), Save the Bays and Waterkeepers Bahamas […]
“The Bahamas deserves a full assessment of whether or not this project is a good deal for its people” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Opponents of Disney’s Lighthouse Point development maintain that the company’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) has “major deficiencies”, stating that this nation deserves a full assessment of whether or not the project is a […]
“Disney has a responsibility to ocean nations around the world and especially The Bahamas” Eagleray Empress: Mega corporation should fund program for local scientists to research true impact of Lighthouse Point project CAT ISLAND, BAHAMAS — The Cat Island Conservation Institute (CICI) is urging the government to hold off on approving Disney’s Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera, […]
Disney Cruise Line & Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre announce small business grant program offering $5K ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS — The Eleuthera Business Hub (EBH), a partnership between the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce, Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre and Disney Cruise Line, is now open to support small businesses and entrepreneurs in Central and […]
Olympic gold medalist Chris Brown joins the debate Disney officials opt not to attend local environmentalists’ meeting NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Local environmentalists have dismissed the “all-or-nothing false narrative” surrounding their opposition to Disney’s Lighthouse Point, South Eleuthera, development, with a former Olympic gold medalist now lending his support to their cause. Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, executive director […]
“The negativity must stop and the voices of Eleutherans need to be heard” Sands decries “more concern about stopping Disney than focusing on the growth and development” of South Eleuthera NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A prominent Eleuthera businessman yesterday pushed back against opponents of Disney’s Lighthouse Point project, urging the “non-Eleutheran lobby” to redirect their efforts […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Local environmental groups said last night that Disney’s Lighthouse Point development represents a “major decision” for Eleuthera and The Bahamas as a whole, noting that “the world is watching”. Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) Executive Director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, during a public consultation via Zoom on the controversial project, noted: “We wrote […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamian environmental groups said yesterday they are starting a thorough technical review of Disney’s recently released 500-page environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its proposed Lighthouse Point development. Environmental groups said in a statement yesterday that last October, they wrote to Disney and the minister of the environment calling for a commitment to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Disney executives yesterday expressed confidence that the company has addressed all outstanding concerns regarding its Lighthouse Point development in an extensive 550-plus-page environmental impact assessment (EIA). Disney Cruise Line Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs Kim Prunty said yesterday: “There are a number of environmental and conservation organizations we have engaged […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Disney executives said yesterday that the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed its Lighthouse Point project by “a year to a year and a half”, with the development now slated to open in the first half of 2024. Disney executives, while addressing members of the media yesterday on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Last Chance for Lighthouse Point campaign partners are requesting an update from the government and the Walt Disney Company on the status of Disney’s proposed cruise ship port at Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera. Environmentalists representing the campaign, in a recent statement, claimed “there is mounting uncertainty about if and when the project will […]
