Court challenge raises a fundamental question: Can an environmental clearance be revived after it has already expired? The ongoing legal battle surrounding the proposed Rosewood Exuma development on East Sampson Cay has placed another major environmental governance issue before the Supreme Court of The Bahamas: what happens when a Certificate of Environmental Clearance expires? During the September 29 hearing, attorneys representing Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club argued tha

Environmental concerns surrounding Sampson Cay are also concerns about Exuma’s tourism economy. The debate over the proposed service dock, dredged channel and associated works in North Bay is not confined to courtrooms and environmental reports. Veteran Exuma dive, snorkel and fishing operator Keiran Miller recently told the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board that the waters surrounding the proposed dock area contain coral reef, healthy turtle grass and marine life that

As the country measures the global climate value of its seagrass, protecting these habitats locally becomes increasingly important. The Government of The Bahamas announced in September that the country's extensive seagrass biome is being incorporated into its updated climate strategy as part of a national Blue Carbon Programme. The announcement is significant. Seagrass beds are more than underwater vegetation. They provide habitat and nursery areas for marine life, help stabi

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Supreme Court’sdecision in the Rosewood Exuma dispute could determine how future developments across The Bahamas are required to comply with the country’s environmental laws, according to former Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira. Ferreira, who represents Over Yonder Cay in its challenge to environmental approvals granted to Yntegra for its proposed Rosewood Exuma development at East Sampson Cay, told the court there was “a lot at stake” in what he de

Sampson Cay judicial review asks whether interconnected parts of a major development should be assessed together. One of the most important questions now before the Supreme Court in the Rosewood Exuma dispute is whether a major development can be environmentally assessed in separate pieces—or whether regulators must consider its combined impact as one project. Attorneys for Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club have alleged that the Sampson Cay development was subjected to what en

Environmental conditions mean little unless the systems needed to enforce them are actually functioning. Another development in the Rosewood Exuma proceedings has highlighted a less visible—but extremely important—part of environmental regulation in The Bahamas: environmental performance bonds. According to reporting on a September Supreme Court ruling, Yntegra said it had been unable to lodge environmental bonds required under its permits because the Department of Environmen

Rosewood Exuma developer Yntegra should live up to commitments on construction activity in The Bahamas and Rosewood needs to back its sustainability commitments with real action. EXUMA, The Bahamas, Aug. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Development work by a Miami-based developer, Yntegra Group, on its Rosewood Exuma hotel project has been brought to a screeching halt amid a government halt order that the developer failed to disclose to the public for two weeks. On August 12 Yntegra,

The Save Exuma Alliance (SEA) has welcomed the halt of development and construction activity at the Rosewood Yntegra site at Sampson Cay, while calling on the developer to honour its commitments regarding the nature and extent of construction activity. The alliance, which represents a coalition of Central Exuma business owners, tour operators and residents, said it was encouraged by the decision to pause work but expressed concern that the halt came shortly before a Supreme C

The Save Exuma Alliance is urging policymakers to ensure that any reforms to the environmental approval process preserve meaningful opportunities for public consultation and maintain transparency in decisions affecting the country’s environment and natural resources.

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