It was announced this week that the four dolphins earmarked for the dolphinarium in Anguilla had been brought in from the British Virgin Islands and that tourist were now visiting the facility at Blowing Point.
The announcement was made on Monday, July 16, by the Coordinator of the Dolphin Discovery Project, Alejandro Raygoza Loera. “Fortunately, we were able to bring the dolphins back toAnguilla,” he said. “We brought four mammals, two males and two females, from the BVI and from last week we started receiving customers from St. Martin/St. Maarten andAnguilla. Hotels like Viceroy, Cap Juluca and CuisinArt have been sending us their guests to swim with the dolphins, and to have a great time.
“We are ready, and we want the people of Anguilla to visit us. We had a show last Sunday, and we want to hold it again. We want to advertise it so that the Anguillian people can know what we are doing and how we do it. This is the largest dolphin habitat in theEastern Caribbean. It is going to be an area of 6,000 square meters for the dolphins, so it is a big project.
“It is a beautiful view but, of course, it is not completed. We want to start rolling the ball, and make sure that some people can get jobs, and for the economy to start working again. At present we have approximately twelve people employed and as soon as we start getting more guests we will be employing more workers.”
Mr. Loera said there were four visiting schedules starting at 9.45 am; 12 noon; 1.30 pm; and 3.30 pm. He explained that visitors were currently being attracted to the dolphin project through promotions at hotels in Anguilla and St. Martin/St. Maarten, and that later on the facility would be marketed on cruise ships visiting the Caribbean area.
