Carnival in talks to build new cruise port in East Grand Bahama

Wednesday, 13 Mar, 2017 0

A new cruise port will rise in East Grand Bahama after negotiations between the government and Carnival Corp.

The exact location of the $200 million development has not been disclosed but has been chosen for its minimal impact on the environment.

It will take approximately two years to build, Minister for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville said.

"The exact location I cannot give but it is an excellent piece of land and it was selected because of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It was proven it would have the least devastating effects to the water aquifers in East Grand Bahama, which is essential for water supply for the entire island," he said.

"We shall shortly conclude a Head of Agreement with Carnival. We have finished our end for some time now for a major cruise port in East Grand Bahama," Prime Minister Perry Christie said during a business forum in Freeport.

"After an EIA is done and assuming it is satisfactory, then we make it also subject to Environmental Management Planning s, in the process in talking to Carnival Cruise Line we discussed at length the environment of GB."

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