Lyford Cay Crew Can't Evade the Law

During the Free National Movement's last term in office, there were rich investors all over the Bahamas acting as if they had a 'get out of jail free' card and could do whatever they liked to suit their own interests.

Louis Bacon

Peter Nygard

Take for example the Aga Khan IV, multi-billion dollar investor in the Exuma Land and Sea Park. He cut down a hill on that pristine island in the protected park of the Bahamas and the eyesore caught the attention of locals. It was not until protests were launched that the public was made aware that one of the pristine islands in the protected national park was undergoing some form of demolition.




The Aga Khan and former Prime Minister Ingraham along with members of the former Cabinet including Environment Minister Earl Deveaux paraded around the archipelago in the Aga Khan's luxury helicopter, which was seen as a major conflict of interest seeing that he had development proposals on the table.

Earl Deveaux

Then no one can forget that billionaire Louis Bacon was allowed to hold on to some dangerous speaker weapons behind the illustrious gates of Lyford Cay.  Mr. Ingraham and the former Cabinet were so blinded by their investors that they were willing to do almost anything to protect them from the law.  This was obvious because authorities were never allowed to release the result of an autopsy report done on Dan Tuckfield who was reportedly running contraband for Bacon from the seas right into his hidden dock at his house.  Even the dock was constructed illegally as former Senator and leader of government business Dion Foulkes admitted this right on the floor of the Senate, much to the embarassment of the FNM administration.

Investor Peter Nygard had his hands full of problems under the FNM administration as he was not granted a permit to rebuild his home after a fire which was believed to be the result of sabotage, even though his neighbor, Bacon, did his construction illegally and without repercussion.

Pericles Maillis

Bacon went further - after dredging his his marina without permission, he went ahead and extended his property over that of Nygard's, causing several negative effects such as flooding on Nygard property.

Without the assistance of the former Bahamas government, Mr. Nygard had to resort to seeking justice from the court, after Mary Braithwaite of the Lyford Cay Property Owners Association ignored the please of one of her tenants. She, Mr. Bacon, his lawyer Pericles Maillis and several others were listed on that court document.

To date, they have yet to answer to the charges or appear in court, making them fugitives evading the process of the law, according to Nygard's lawyer. Keod Smith.  His legal team may have to take significant action to find the fugitives; however, Mr. Bacon will not be allowed to hide in the Bahamas any longer without the protection of the fallen FNM government.