Barbuda Council to appeal Court’s decision to lift PLH injunction
The Barbuda Council has decided to appeal the decision of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) which allowed the Peace Love and Happiness developer to resume work at the golf course site in Palmetto Point, Barbuda.
“We see this as being something totally wrong, and it is not something that we will accept. It’s really something we will appeal” said Barbuda MP Trevor Walker, who refused to accept the court’s decision to lift the injunction without conditions to prevent further environmental degradation at the site pending the [resolution of the] substantive matter.”
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“They don’t even know what they have destroyed and that is the awful thing about it,” remarked marine biologist John Mussington, as he recalled the apparent destruction of sand dunes and wildlife habitats at Palmetto Point, Barbuda.
Mussington is one of a number of Barbudans opposed to the environmental degradation that they say the Peace, Love and Happiness (PLH) development is likely to cause by constructing a golf course spanning hundreds of acres on protected land within the Codrington Lagoon National Park.
He claimed the developer is destroying turtle nesting sites, disturbing natural habitats and uprooting important plant species and organisms in order to build their luxury project.
PLH president confident that relationship with Barbuda Council will improve
The president of the Peace Love and Happiness (PLH) development is optimistic that the Barbuda Council will put aside its differences and work with the company.
According to Justin Wilshaw, this is the only way that he believes that Barbuda and its residents can reap the full benefit of the project.
Barbuda has been a major topic of discussion this year as the council continues to raise environmental issues prompted by the PLH development.
“We are not political but the one message I would say to the council is to please tell us your plan because we are a little bit lost as to where they would want to go forward. We do have a plan,” he said.