![BANANES BAY UPDATE [29TH JULY 2025] - The redevelopment of Bananes Bay is objectively a positive development for the people of Castries South. However, the compensation and resettlement of the fishers, micro-businesses and squatters in the area has successfully been turned into a hot political football. Tourism and Investment Minister and Castries South MP Dr Hon. Ernest Hilaire has been at pains to fight off the politicization of the redevelopment. At this week’s Cabinet press briefing, he confronted the controversy directly](https://www.replay.gp/wp-content/plugins/youtube-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
HILAIRE CONFRONTS BANANES BAY CONTROVERSY OVER COMPENSATION & RESETTLEMENT
BANANES BAY UPDATE [29TH JULY 2025] – The redevelopment of Bananes Bay is objectively a positive development for the people of Castries South. However, the compensation and resettlement of the fishers, micro-businesses and squatters in the area has successfully been turned into a hot political football. Tourism and Investment Minister and Castries South MP Dr Hon. Ernest Hilaire has been at pains to fight off the politicization of the redevelopment. At this week’s Cabinet press briefing, he confronted the controversy directly
