This place is ours. Let's talk about its future.
Central Eleuthera is facing a proposed sea-to-sea mega-development centered on Governor’s Harbour. Before anything moves forward, our community deserves facts, transparency, and a real voice in the process.
Who We Are
A community that has called this island home for generations.
Our Governor’s Harbour is a community-led effort by residents, longtime homeowners, and friends of Eleuthera. We support responsible growth, not a project that remakes Governor’s Harbour beyond recognition.
Governor's Harbour is one of the oldest settlements in The Bahamas. Founded in the 1600s, it has been continuously inhabited for over 350 years. This is a living, breathing community with deep generational roots, a rich Bahamian heritage, and a unique character that has drawn visitors and families for decades.
We are not anti-development. We are for development that fits the scale, values, and infrastructure realities of a Family Island, and respects the historic town of Governor’s Harbour.
What’s Being Proposed
The largest development ever proposed for Central Eleuthera.
In February 2026, public reporting confirmed that a US-based casino developer is proposing a large-scale project in and around Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, including a mega-yacht marina, a casino, and a potential golf course. Beyond those public statements, residents have not been given the basic information needed to understand the full scope and impact.
Key details still have not been shared publicly: the full footprint, phasing, number of residences, infrastructure demands, workforce housing plan, and the implications for public land and access. There has been no community-wide disclosure of plans and no clear public process announced.
Our Position
We believe in the right kind of development for our island.
Eleuthera’s appeal - its pristine beaches, clear water, authentic Bahamian culture, natural beauty, and a genuine sense of community is the foundation of what makes this place worth calling home and worth visiting.
We’re asking for answers before any approvals are even considered - before plans are filed, and before Governor’s Harbour is changed in ways that can’t be undone.
Our Questions and Concerns
Governor's Harbour is a small, close-knit settlement built on limited infrastructure and a fragile natural ecosystem. As described publicly, the project proposal includes a casino and marina, and a sea-to-sea footprint that would reshape land use in and around Governor’s Harbour. According to community members, there is also plans for a golf course.
A project of this scale raises immediate, practical questions about water and power capacity, waste and sewage, traffic and road changes, dredging and marine impacts, and where a large construction workforce would live in a community where housing is already tight.
A casino also brings predictable social impacts such as increased risk of gambling harm, enforcement and safety pressures, and a shift in the kind of destination Eleuthera becomes.
Another major concern is the lack of transparency. The fact that residents can’t review publicly available plans for something this large is unacceptable. We should not have to guess what is being built in our own community. Any development plans should be transparent, sustainable, and proportionate to the scale and soul of a Family Island, especially the historic town of Governor’s Harbour.
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Governor's Harbour has been a living community for over 350 years. Development at this scale would fundamentally alter what it means to live here. Our settlement is not a backdrop for a resort.
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A casino changes what Eleuthera is. It draws a different market, brings different social pressures, and signals a permanent shift in identity, from Family Island to gaming destination.
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A sea-to-sea development with hundreds of residences, major tourism infrastructure, and a casino would require a large imported workforce, add pressure to housing, and strain already limited utilities.
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A multi-hundred-acre, sea-to-sea footprint and reported golf course would put coastal and marine ecosystems at risk. The environment is not a backdrop on Eleuthera; it is the economy.
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Public access must stay public. Beaches, customary paths, and areas of public land. If any public access is ‘re-configured,’ residents deserve to see the details in writing, up front.
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Jobs matter, but so do the terms: how many jobs, for how long, at what wages, and how many go to Eleutherans versus imported labor. We want facts, not slogans.
Community Research
What does our community actually think?
We believe decisions of this magnitude should be grounded in real community sentiment. We have engaged the Organization for Responsible Governance (ORG) to conduct independent surveys and focus groups so community views are documented clearly and credibly. The goal is to gather credible, unbiased data on what people value, what concerns them, and what kind of future they want for our island.
Survey and focus group results will be published here. Join the community list to receive updates, research findings, and ways to get involved.
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