I can agree that the only reason the government of SXM would want a project of this size has got to be personal gain for the individuals that support it. Their pitch is that this will boost the sagging tourism industry. But, at what cost? For starters, that area has been a nature sanctuary for some time. The Barbaron deal may have been able to preserve it but a facility of this size would require that entire area to be filled in (so much for the environment).
Secondly, as already stated the traffic nightmare would be beyond chaotic.
I for one, after going to SXM every year for 30 years and calling the Belair my home away from home for the last 25 of those years, would need to find another island.