Albany gets "two thumbs up"

The $1.3 billion Albany Golf & Beach Resorts' managing partner Christopher Anand told The Tribune in an interview that he believed the project received "two thumbs up" after residents participated in a Town Meeting a few days ago.

"The process has been a long one," Mr. Anand said. "This is one last chance. If we don't get that yes in the next seven weeks, there is no project and South Ocean will suffer.

"I think the impact of that on the tourism business will be a tragedy, given the number of rooms, jobs and what South Ocean will do. The profile of this project is unprecedented. It will be the most high end development of its kind in the Caribbean."

About three other Caribbean countries contacted the Tavistock Group when they heard the project would be going to The Bahamas (because they wanted it themselves); however the developers remained committed to this nation.