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Save Exuma Alliance welcomes court’s decision to review Yntegra/Rosewood project
EYE WITNESS NEWS - Save Exuma Alliance, a group of concerned Exuma businesses, small island operators, and residents, has welcomed a court decision allowing a legal review of the proposed Miami-based Yntegra/Rosewood project, calling it “a golden opportunity to review and reconsider the controversial project” they say would forever change the nature of the Central Exuma cays.
SEA calls for thorough review of Yntegra project amid judicial review
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN - The Save Exuma Alliance (SEA) is calling for a thorough review of the project, after praising the Supreme Court’s decision to allow a judicial review of the development, SEA said in a statement.
Developer Of Rosewood Exuma Gives Update On Plan, Residents Push Back
OUR NEWS - There’s been a major development in Yntegra’s 200 million dollar Rosewood Exuma resort plan, following months of pushback from residents, environmental groups, and local businesses. The developer has announced it will withdraw and refile its site plan, signaling a reset on the controversial project.
Exuma group says voices heard on environmental protection
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN - The Save Exuma Alliance (SEA) said yesterday that contending that their voices have been heard on its fight to save the Exuma Cays from overdevelopment given that Miami-based Yntegra Group voluntarily withdrew its site plan approval for its Rosewood Exuma resort and plans to submit a new application.
Independent Survey Findings: Central Exuma Cays
A recent independent community survey conducted on Staniel Cay and Black Point in October 2025 offers valuable insight into how residents of the Central Exuma Cays view development, the environment, and their future. The results show a shared understanding that the future of the Central Exuma Cays depends on protecting the environment and the livelihoods it supports before pursuing any large-scale development.
Environmentalists using DPM's remarks as fuel against Rosewood project
NASSAU GUARDIAN - Environmentalists are using Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper’s own words as justification for their claims that the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) should not have given the Yntegra Group the green light to design its Rosewood Exuma project on Sampson Cay to include a service dock that requires dredging and the construction of a seawall in an eco-sensitive area.
Environmental group presses government to match words with action on Exuma project
EYEWITNESS NEWS - Save The Bays has welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper’s recent public commitment to ensuring that major tourism and investment projects meet strong environmental standards, while urging the government to apply those principles to ongoing developments in sensitive ecosystems, including the proposed Yntegra Rosewood Exuma project at Sampson Cay.
Guardians of the Cays: The SEA Perspective (On The Record)
VIDEO - OUR TV - THE Save Exuma Alliance’s fight to protect Sampson Cay takes center stage. This episode of On The Record explores the environmental impact of the proposed Yntegra/Rosewood Exuma development, the dredging plans, and what’s truly at stake for Exuma’s fragile ecosystems and community, from the voices of the community itself.
Stuart Cove urges protection, Calls Central Exuma Cays ‘One of the last great undersea wonders in the Western world’
ZNS BAHAMAS: A world-famous dive operator and National Geo film collaborator today urged caution, calling for a halt-and-review of plans by a Miami-based investment group to build a Rosewood resort in the heart of the Exuma cays – a massive development, he said, that would potentially destroy “one of the last great undersea wonders in the Western world
Rosewood Exuma site plan approval process was flawed, says neighboring project
Lawyer for the Over Yonder Cay development Romauld Ferreira submitted an appeal to the Subdivision Development Appeal Board in March over the granting of site plan approval to the Yntegra Group for its Rosewood Exuma project on Sampson Cay, citing a substantively flawed and defective procedure for the public hearings regarding the Rosewood project.
Rosewood Exuma opponents ramp up pressure
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN - One week after the Yntegra Group broke ground on its Rosewood Exuma project on Sampson Cay, the Save Exuma Alliance (SEA) released a statement yesterday saying it will continue to campaign against what it sees as a “vastly oversized project that will destroy the Exuma cays”.
The Bahamas at a crossroads: Short-term gains or long-term sustainability?
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: On September 8, 2025, The Nassau Guardian published an opinion piece by Eric Carey, former Executive Director of the Bahamas National Trust and CEO of ONE Consultants. In this powerful article, Carey examines the proposed Yntegra–Rosewood project on Sampson Cay and lays out the stark choice facing The Bahamas: continue chasing destructive mega-developments or embrace a future built on sustainability and local resilience.
“Dear Sampson Cay” - A Letter by Kim Arahna We All Need to Read
THE TRIBUNE: On September 5, 2025, The Tribune published a powerful open letter from Kim Aranha to Sampson Cay. Her words capture both the beauty of the island and the heartbreak of what’s at risk. With personal memories woven into a plea for its protection, this letter speaks directly to the soul of why Sampson Cay must be preserved.
Exumians Say 40ft wide, 390ft Long Seawall at Yntegra Development Would Do Massive Damage to Environment
Community leaders in Exuma are in shock after learning of plans to build a massive seawall – 390 feet long and 40 feet wide, rising four feet above the water: longer than a football field and wider than a tennis court.
More than 6,200 sign petition to halt Yntegra Rosewood Project
THE TRIBUNE: More than 6,200 people have signed a petition calling for an immediate halt to the permitting for the proposed Yntegra Rosewood Hotel project until there is further review of the full extent of environmental impact.
Exuma businessman says Rosewood Exuma should be scaled down
THE NASSAU GUARDIAN: Keiran Miller, owner of tour company Staniel Cay Adventures, is concerned about how the Rosewood Exuma project by Miami-based investment firm Yntegra Group will put pressure on the natural environment, on infrastructure, and on community relationships.
S.E.A. warns Yntegra’s Sampson Cay project threatens Exuma Cays stability
EYEWITNESS NEWS: S.E.A. members have voiced concerns that the project could negatively affect the tourism brand of the Central Exumas, which is based on low-impact, sustainable tourism.
Save Exuma Alliance Calls On Government To Re-think Exuma Resort
OUR NEWS: Not everyone is rolling out the red carpet for Yntegra Group’s Rosewood resort. The Save The Exuma Alliance, local business owners and Bahamians, have stepped up their pressure campaign to try and get the government and developers to slow down and re-think some of the plans.
Save Exuma Alliance urges government to halt Sampson Cay dredging as construction hiring begins
The Save Exuma Alliance (S.E.A.) argues that Miami-based Yntegra Group’s resort proposal, which includes a Rosewood Exuma hotel, over 90 structures, and two megayacht marinas — risks destroying a fragile ecosystem. Plans call for dredging through a 15-acre seagrass meadow at Sampson Cay.
S.E.A members sound alarm on Yntegra construction in Exuma
SEA Member David Hocher spoke to Eyewitness News about safety concerns and risks associated with introducing commercial shipping traffic to the North Bay at Sampson Cay Exuma. Noting that Yntegra’s/Rosewoods Sampson Cay Project would bring heavy, constant traffic into the pristine recreational bay to service Yntegra’s service dock.
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