Business View Caribbean | October 2019

34 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 2019 as a concept room, and of course the Sapodilla House is done that way. So, over the next two years, we’ll be doing that to the whole resort. We are a condo hotel; we own seven units outright, the others are owned by persons other than us. And so we have to get everyone on board. The condominium association is eager to go ahead with the PIP. “In 2016, we introduced a two percent levy on dockage fees, which funds the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) and there are several other marinas doing that, as well. I have yet to have a boat owner complain about that two percent once it’s explained to them. The ABM’s purpose is to effectively foster, enhance, and promote the general welfare, harmony, competitiveness, sustainability, and growth of Bahamas marinas and the related yachting and sportfishing industries. I was one of the Directors who put that together and I’m one of the largest contributors to the organization. “I was also President of the Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) for five years, until 2018, Mr. Dean Spychalla & The Team of Valentine Resort and Marina “The Best of Caribbean Tourism” Prime Minister Suite