Bay Street merchants are complaining that the most valuable sector of the tourism industry is being affected by the eyesore that is the northern section of the Churchill building.
More than three million cruise ship passengers arrive in the Nassau Harbour every year – more than half the total number of tourists visiting the country – and every one of them is greeted by a scene of dilapidation and disrepair.
This is the opinion of several persons who work around the Churchill building, one of the Bahamas’ most important government facilities.
One shopkeeper toldd The Tribune, “I think that it is disgusting that the first thing passengers see after coming out of that nice Welcome Centre they spent so much money on, is a government building that is in such terrible shape.”
“It’s incredible to think that this is a tourist destination. First impressions are everything and the area back there is terrible,” said a shop owner.
Source: The Tribune
