I reasonably expect they will finance this through the overnight head tax for boats that was previously brought up and dismissed. That is a large audience to spread it over.

What really waves flags for me is the Chinese connection. They are not the wonderful partners some think they are. They have made many unpleasant inroads throughout the islands. http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/10/6/bahamas-resistance-massive-chinese-resort.html And this is just a random Google search article, plenty to choose from.