Coral reefs face wipeout
Opponents warn on resort plans for Rocky Point
The 28-acre development would sit on the site of Fort Monk, a Courlander fort built in 1680, making it potentially the oldest structure in the whole of T&T, and an area with an important Amerindian history where artefacts turn up routinely.Critics of the Marriott resort development plan for Rocky Point, which sits directly above Mt Irvines world-famous point break surfing location, fragile coral reefs and turtle nesting beach, say it threatens a wipeout of the very attractions which have drawn tourists to Mt Irvine for decades.
The Rocky Point Foundation (RPF), an NGO set up to fight the development and come up with an alternative and sustainable tourism plan for the rugged peninsula, believes that while a Marriott-branded hotel should be welcomed by Tobago, the location chosen at Rocky Point could prove a death knell to Mt Irvine, its wave, its reefs, its turtles and its vibe.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said the $500 million Marriott resort will be built come hell or high water, while certain Tobago politicians have promised it will not become another Sandals, referring to the pull-out of the Jamaican resort group from Buccoo in 2018.RPF and environmental NGOs SOS Tobago and Speseas are of the view that the location chosen is unsuitable for the development comprising a 216-room hotel (which includes hotel bungalows) with dozens of villas, cabins, cabanas, townhouses and duplexes scattered over an archaeologically important site surrounded by coral reefs and a turtle nesting beach.
The Rocky Point Foundation (RPF), an NGO set up to fight the development and come up with an alternative and sustainable tourism plan for the rugged peninsula, believes that while a Marriott-branded hotel should be welcomed by Tobago, the location chosen at Rocky Point could prove a death knell to Mt Irvine, its wave, its reefs, its turtles and its vibe.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has said the $500 million Marriott resort will be built come hell or high water, while certain Tobago politicians have promised it will not become another Sandals, referring to the pull-out of the Jamaican resort group from Buccoo in 2018.RPF and environmental NGOs SOS Tobago and Speseas are of the view that the location chosen is unsuitable for the development comprising a 216-room hotel (which includes hotel bungalows) with dozens of villas, cabins, cabanas, townhouses and duplexes scattered over an archaeologically important site surrounded by coral reefs and a turtle nesting beach.
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The Syrians building it , they own the PNM....Rowley is a puppet.