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Discussions have been ongoing with members of Global Capital on the possibility of constructing a US$1.2 billion resort that would include an agricultural component.

The firm and its parent company have engaged in investments in several countries in North America, Europe, and Africa, and are currently constructing a hotel in St. Lucia. There, the resort is eco-friendly and, on the seashore, but has large agricultural lands where more than 100 medicinal plants are being nurtured.

Utilizing the wisdom of the St. Lucian Traditional Medicine Men and trained Medical Doctors, the hotel will offer spas, rehabilitative treatment, and traditional medicines.

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Cabinet Spokesperson Lionel Hurst gave some additional details on this proposed development.

“On Friday, the team went to visit several sites, one of them was Willoughby Bay. There was another site in which they were also invited to go visit. Again, these are all undeveloped land sites that would enable them to start almost from scratch. The whole idea is to develop a farm in connection with the hotel and they are going to seek out land that they think is useful. Could be up to 100 acres or more,” Hurst stated.

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Comments (7)

  • Teacher for Life May 1, 2025, 9:03 AM

    So wait… We don’t have enough land for native born Antiguans to purchase but you have enough land to give to this ” resort”? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!! We can cultivate our own daggone land and grow our own daggone medicinal plants!!! We’ve been doing it for eons and don’t need no doggone “resort with an agricultural component” to do it. That’s just a doggone cover. Get the heck outta here with that nonsense!
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    • AAB May 2, 2025, 5:43 PM

      SAME OLE KHAKI PANTS RIP OFF …… Dem People who Administer Dis Ya Nation Think All Ah Arwe FOOLLE!!!. Wa Mek?
      ………. ‘Carse Dat Ah How Arwe Tap!!!
      … Hush Mouth!!!! Nah Say NOTTEN!!!! So DEM JUST GO AHEAD AH WASTE $$$$; Get $$$ Anda De Table Foo BUILD THEM OWN BIG BIG BIG HOUSE AN DEM….. AND DEM JUST AH KEEP AH TAX DE LIKKLE POOR MAN 🥲🥲🥲 OVER AN OVER AN OVER AGAIN!!! Serve Arwe Right!!! Arwe TOO CHUPIT ….. …… And Guess Wha? ….. AHWE LIKE UM SO….. “Ah Foome Party inna Government, So WHA EBER DEM DO, GOOD FOO ME” ……. CHUPIT SMADEE!!!!…. Ah Tek de CRUMBS From de CRUMBS De Government Ministers does get from Anda de Table……. …… Den AHWE ah Wanda WHA MEK ARWE SO POORRE!!!! Wha Mek? ‘ ‘CAS LAND THAT ARWE AND ARWE ANCESTORS DONE PAY BACK FA TREE TIMES & MORE (Blood, Sweat, Tears, AND AHWE HARD EARN MONEY $$$$$)… …… CABINET Can Tek and Gee Way Foo NUTTEN …. DIS YA ARWE LAND To de Descendants ah Dem Dey Who Min Hab ARWE ANCESTAS DEM IN CHATEL ENSLAVEMENT!!!!…. Ah Wa Can Go So? ….. WHY???? Carse Dem REFUSE Foo Teach Arwe AREWE YA OWN HISTORY ….. How PLENTY Ah De LANDOWNERS in ANU/BAR TIday ….. AH FOO DEM DEY ANCESTARS Min Bring foo ARWE YAH ANCESTARS from AFRICA as CHATEL SLAVES …. De Worsest Kinda SLAVERY Ebba ….. BECARSE ARWE Yah Nah Know ARWE PAST HISTORY ……. DAG AH NYAM FOO ARWE SUPPA …..! ……. NEYGA WAKE UP …. Now Now Now …… SEE WAH AH GWAN YAH INNA DIS YAH LAND DAT AH FOO ARWE!!!!…..
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  • Sattire May 1, 2025, 1:11 PM

    Notice how this government is about building resorts and forming fool with white rich people?. No provisions are being made for the next generation. SMH
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  • Lesroy May 1, 2025, 3:06 PM

    Pie in the sky. The proof is in the eating. We starving in antigua
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  • Juju Bee May 1, 2025, 10:46 PM

    I will wait until it happens
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  • Christia May 2, 2025, 6:55 AM

    Eco-friendly resorts are the future, but only if they actually respect the land and local traditions. Please let’s not sell out nature for luxury.
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  • Antigua Surf May 2, 2025, 6:56 AM

    If this brings long-term jobs and training for Antiguans and Barbudans, I’m all for it. Just make sure it’s not all imported labor. Big investment like this needs strong local oversight. Transparency is key so we don’t lose control over our own resources.
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