Unfinished resort leaves Bahamas in the lurch
Construction of US$3.5b Baha Mar comes to a standstill after a dispute between the mega-resort's developer and his Chinese partners that led to bankruptcy court
Nassau, Bahamas
TREI Bethel had been looking for work in the Bahamas for about a year when he finally got a break: a coveted spot in a programme that trained young Bahamians to work at Baha Mar, a US$3.5 billion mega-resort nearing completion on Nassau's white-sand Cable Beach.
There, he said, he learnt about fine wine and the choreography of five-star service. He saw the resort as a place of opportunity and stability in a difficult economy.
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