Article: BAHAMAS: Paradise Island rapidly assuming new look

Sun International is spending nearly $1 million a day, with 1,500 construction workers on the job, at Atlantis, Paradise Island, the property it purchased in May, in preparation for a December 22 opening. "We are confident that with Atlantis, Paradise Island we will have a vacation destination that will equal any of our 33 resorts and 21 casinos around the world," said Sol Kerzner, Sun International's chairman. Some 500 craftsman have been hired to create the rock structures embellishing Atlantis, Paradise Island's lagoons, waterfalls, water slides, Cave Bar and other features of the 14-acre Waterscape. Foundations have been completed for the Lazy River, a serene stream ...

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