Bikini Beach Inauguration and others

According to the article Kakao and Kon Tiki will be open by November.

https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islan...firmed-with-bikini-inauguration-thursday

Actually it says Kakao (only) will be open by November. Others have reported that Kontiki had started construction down by Esmeralda, but nothing about Kakao starting construction. I guess the article is correct..

I'm surprised that Kakao will be reopening that soon, as nothing had been started when we were there in May. La Playa isn't reopening until December 10, and they were working on it in May.

The Carbets next to former Pedros appear to be the last on the list of projects. "We have not abandoned them BUT we have had other priorities such as repairing the schools." https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islan...firmed-with-bikini-inauguration-thursday

This would give Club Orient beach goers just Perch Lite unless you walk to Bikini and Kakao (opening Nov.).

They also stated that the key was they need to also be affordable to the tennents.

I was surprised at that also. Perhaps the story got Kakao and Kontiki confused, as apparently they have started on Kontiki.

The Carbets were delayed and did not open till June 2016 and here it is only two years later. UGH!

https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islan...ent-beach-carbets-sign-contracts-open-up

Well, they did open but Irma took care of them in short order. Not the governments fault and I can see their priorities to get schools and the infrastructure going.

Agree but why not leave Chez Leandre and the other tenants be till the construction of new carbets are ready to begin?

Probably because hurrican season is here and those places would not sustain a hit and could potentially cause harm to other fragile structures. All must play by the rules.

Here is drone video of Bikini Beach on Sunday during the World Cup!

https://www.facebook.com/yohann.bouard.1/videos/1753601201426370/

Saw video that before. Was noticing all that seaweed. Would have thought they would have cleaned that up in preparation for this.

How great it is to see all the people on Orient Beach once again!!!

Boy that looked like a good time! Seaweed and all.