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H.G Christie Real Estate is credited as the first real estate company to capitalise on the luxury market in the Bahamas and had a hand in almost all real estate developments in the country during his career, most notably Windermere Island in Eleuthera and Lyford Cay in New Providence. [2] [3]
The island was developed exclusively as a home, with no commercial activities. Under Groves, Little Whale Cay got its private harbour and a 2,230-foot runway, capable of accommodating twin-engine planes, sea planes, and helicopters. [2] [3] [4] In the 1950s, all of the land was either landscaped or occupied by buildings. At the time, there were ...
GreenLife Growers, a Bahamian native tree nursery at Young Sound, provides landscaping material to real estate developers and government projects throughout The Bahamas. [30] Commercial fishing remains a mainstay of the island's economy: conch, lobster, snapper and grouper are all commercially harvested for sale locally and in Nassau's fish ...
Goat Cay is a private island off Darby Island in the Exuma district of the Bahamas. Goat Cay is located somewhat southeast of Musha Cay, an island owned by David Copperfield, and west of Lignum Vitae Cay. [1] (There is also a Goat Cay off Great Exuma Island and off Little Exuma Island, as well as off other Bahama Islands.)
The island is populated with private homes and holiday rental properties. Diana, Princess of Wales, and Charles III spent their 1981 honeymoon on the island. Famous residents have included: Jacques-Yves Cousteau; the 5th Duke of Abercorn and his late wife Sacha, Duchess of Abercorn; Toni Braxton; India Hicks; and the family of Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Not until 1982, under pressure from US law enforcement, and despite years of turning a blind eye, did the Bahamian government begin to crack down on the island's drug smuggling operations. In 1987, after Lehder was arrested in Colombia and extradited to stand trial in the U.S., his property in the Bahamas was confiscated.
Castaway Cay was the first private island in the cruise industry where the ship docks on the island, eliminating the need for guests to be tendered to land. [ 1 ] The island is still largely undeveloped as only 55 of the 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2 ) are being used.