by the Government of The Bahamas as Crown Lands. The developer seeks to enter into a joint venture agreement with the Government to develop the property.

The development of Great Guana Cay begins with a vision that is inclusive of the existing local communities of Little Farmers Cay and Black Point. Any new development must complement the qualities of these settlements. The proposed project is not designed to act as collection of gated...

communities. Instead, it is designed as a larger diverse community that is socially and economically integrated.

The outcome will be a development that is authentically Bahamian with the significant benefits directed toward those who call the Exumas home.

PROJECT VISION

Hundreds of years ago, the people of Little Farmers...

Cay and Black Point survived by farming, sponging and fishing. These skills were handed down through the generations. In today’s world, fishing continues, and there are a few restaurants, but there are few other local opportunities for a young Bahamian in this region to make a livelihood. As a result, many of the island’s young people leave for secondary school in Nassau, rarely to resettle back home.

The Bahamas in general and the Exumas in particular are under increased pressure to be developed into resorts and second home communities. Many resorts are completely self sufficient, giving their guests a very isolated, remote experience with little interaction with the local Bahamians. This deprives the visitor of the Family Islands best asset, the people and families themselves.

Born on Little Farmers Cay in 1959, Tyrone Munroe has witnessed many changes in the Central Exumas. His family (Brown, is his mother’s maiden name) was among the first settlers in the area some 200 years ago. Tyrone experienced the personal conflict of staying on island as a young man or setting out on his own to make his mark Through the years, he always maintained his connection with Little Farmers Cay and considered it home. It has been Tyrone Munroe’s dream to...

create opportunities for the surrounding area to keep the families together in the Family Islands. It is Tyrone Munroe’s vision of the future for Little Farmers Cay and Great Guana Cay that is the inspiration for this project.

VISION FOR AN INTEGRATED LOCAL AND VISITOR COMMUNITY

Most resort and second home communities in the Bahamas are cordoned-off, giving their guests an isolated...

experience that is remote and inauthentic. The stakeholders of Pure Exuma, Inc. strongly believe that such an approach deprives visitors of what would make their experience meaningful: the Bahamian people and their culture. This approach also limits the economic benefits realized by Bahamian citizens.

Pure Exuma, Ltd. will take a decidedly different approach. The resorts will be integrated into the community with the main...

Bahamian Great House Hotel located within minutes of South Point village. The village will be a center for local and international business ventures. Here we envision the location of The Bahamian Boatbuilding School and Workshop where the skills and tradition of the Bahamian Sloop will be passed on to younger generations. The village will, by location and design, provide various entrepreneurial...

opportunities to the residents of the existing local communities.

Bahamian citizens will no longer need to leave Little Farmers Cay, Black Point or Staniel Cay to search for such opportunities elsewhere. Multiple locally-owned cultural and arts programs will provide visitors with an authentic and rich Bahamian experience including, not only its beautiful land and water, but also its people and their heritage.

PROJECT COMPONENTS

The plan for the development of the island is comprised of four major components in four phases of development

The Island Homes

• 427 Island homes with size ranging from 1700 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. (Exceptions will be made with the purchase of multiple lots.)

• 121 of these homes will be located in the "South Point Settlement" and the remaining 306 homes will be situated to the North of the Settlement.

The Resorts

• Luxury Bahamian Great House Hotel with 75 rooms
• Luxury Boutique Spa Hotel with 40 rooms
• 23-unit Eco-Village Hotel

• Commercial space featuring locally owned restaurants, retail, and services

Other Island Facilities

• The South Point Marina and Yacht Club (for 50-80 small and large boats)
• The Jack’s Bay Cove Marina (for small boats up to 30 feet, 40 wet slips and 40 dry storage racks)

• The Livestock Farm and Fruit-Vegetable Gardens

Infrastructure

• Road
• Air
• Utilities

Each of the above components is described below in detail.