Second homeowners in Bimini heard plans for island improvements recently as they celebrated community participation through the Ministry of Tourism’s Second Homeowners Reception.
Anthony Stuart, general manager of Ministry of Tourism in charge of the Bimini Tourist Office, told the crowd at the reception that several important improvements are on the way. At the top of the list are developments for transportation to the island, he said.
“Over the next 18 months to two years, the airport will be totally renovated,” he said. “A new terminal will be put in, an extension to the runway put in.”
In a few months, Bimini will welcome a new ferry service from Ft. Lauderdale. This will come along with a renovated and extended dock, Mr. Stuart said.
“That ferry will be coming over four times per week and it will take under two hours, from Ft. Lauderdale to Bimini,” he said. “The plan is for them to leave Ft. Lauderdale at 8 o’clock in the morning to be here at 9:45, to leave here at 7pm in the evening, returning back to Ft. Lauderdale. That is going to add more business to Bimini. It is also going to add an extra transportation hub for you.”
Mr. Stuart thanked the homeowners for choosing to purchase property in Bimini and spending time in the community. Although they could have chosen to purchase or build a home on another island or in another country, he said, they chose to be in a place with significant history and beauty.
The homeowners add more to the country than their economic contributions, Mr. Stuart said.
“The one thing that you offer us, that you may not even realize that you are doing as second homeowners who come here month after month and year after year, you are our walking, talking, living billboards,” he said. “You are advertising and promoting The Bahamas.”
Posting photos of Bimini online, speaking about The Bahamas to relatives and friends and inviting them to visit Bimini amounts to extensive promotion of Bimini, he pointed out.
Manny Messeguer is a Bimini second homeowner who became a Bimini advocate more than half a century ago. He first came to Bimini as a teenager with his fiend Billy McDougal and Billy’s father, Bill.
“It was the first time. That was back in ’58, ’59,” Mr. Messeguer said. “I was in junior high school and I’ve been coming back very year since then.”
Mr. Messeguer said it was easy to think of things he loved about Bimini to keep him returning.
“The best question is what I don’t like because I don’t think there is anything I don’t like about this place,” he said. “I like so much stuff it would take me all day just to say what I like. But I love the people. I love the water. I love the attitude of everybody here. I like how everybody is kind of laid back. No worries.”
Ministry of Tourism personnel provided homeowners with gifts and souvenirs as tokens of appreciation during the reception.
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