While no one has really commented to me directly about details on the Baccarat Anguilla hotel/residences within the much larger Temanos Anguilla, a blog whose author is located in Anguilla and focuses on the “Good Governance and Corruption in Public Life Issues in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla in the West Indies” came across my post and made some comments about it on his own blog.

He states:

Little does he know what a disaster it all is. And, it all happened long before the present downturn in the economy. It has to do with bad planning, the bane of all development in Anguilla today. Bad planning in every sense of the word. Bad management follows closely on the heels of bad planning in explaining what happened at Flag. 

We shall see if this project has any future at all. 

Meanwhile, the bush is rapidly growing back over the recently abandoned golf course.

So thats the take on the project from a local. Apparently Anguillahas a history of new developments falling victim to bad planning – is it the promise of making a quick buck on a beautiful island? Or is it the government who makes it difficult for legitimate outside companies to go about their business as originally planned. 

I still find it difficult to believe that both Flag Luxury and Starwood Capital would make such a mistake and be involved with a project that has such bad planning. Flag Luxury is a company that should know what its doing, and Starwood Capital wouldn’t get involved in a shady deal..

Since it seems as though Temanos Anguilla isn’t the only project having difficulties in Anguilla – its probably forces from within the island that’s causing the issues, which is sad since from pictures and the location – it has such great potential.

andrew@alconic-inc.com

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