The Swan Islands
Islas Del Cisne, Honduras
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The Swan Islands Islas Del Cisne, Honduras
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2005 News
Congratulations to President Elect Mr. Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya.
Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya, the
Liberal Party’s candidate for president, is a long time party member,
The Officers and Directors of Swan Island Development LLC, are looking forward to working with the new incoming Honduran administration. The Swan Island sustainable tourism resort project is too important for the people of Honduras to be continued, to be tied up by government red tape and petty politics. We are looking forward to dealing with an administration that puts the needs and desires of the people of Honduras first, and their own personal gain second. The Swan Island Project will provide the highest level of guest experience in the Caribbean. The quality of life will be unmatched for the lucky few that purchase a home or condominium on the Swan Islands. We look forward to a very exciting and productive 2006.
01/27/2005 Las Vegas, Nevada...FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE>>>> Swan Island Development, LLC. The approval of Decree 90-90 by the Honduran Supreme Court is a positive step for the development of the tourism industry in Honduras. Foreign developers face many hurdles in convincing investors to invest in Honduras, this is one hurdle we will no longer have to address. We applaud the Ministry of Tourism and President Maduro for the foresight to recognize the importance of Foreign investment to fully develop the tourism potential of Honduras. The passage of the Decree will help to speed up the start of the Swan Islands sustainable Tourism Project. In more government related news .... the approval of Decree 90-90 by the Honduran Supreme Court which allows foreigners to now purchase lands with free title within 40 miles of sea coasts and land borders with neighboring nations will lead to increased foreign investment in the tourism sector, according to the Minister of Tourism. The government is trying to create a climate where foreign investors feel secure enough to risk capital on brick and mortar projects. This issue is of prime importance to investors since they need the security of knowing that their investments will be secure and protected and that there are clear and defined rules and procedures in the courts and other government institutions that play a role. This issue has always been ( and will continue to be for a long time to come) the Achilles heel of the Honduran government efforts to attract foreign investment, not only in the tourism sector, but other sectors as well. If a nation does not have a reliable and well functioning judicial system to adjudicate disputes, nor an effective national police to maintain law and order, nor a government apparatus that provides incentives for investors ( for example exoneration from taxes and import taxes for a specific number of years ), and on and on .... then the government will have a very difficult time attracting foreign investment in the tourism sector. Investors don't want surprises, ambiguity, inefficiency, corruption and the changing of the rules in mid game .... this is why it is so crucial that the state plods on with its efforts to modernize government. If not, we will be losing tourism investment to more forward thinking neighbors such as Mexico, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Belize. |
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11/28/2005
-Las Vegas, Nevada-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Swan Island Development, LLC. CEO Mr. Kevin E. Morrill 
La inversión de 2.5 billones de dólares para construir el proyecto
Desarrollo de las Islas del Cisne ( Swan Island Development) se publicita
desde el pasado 10 de julio en Internet ;y , ya se anuncia que los
empresarios , el presidente Ricardo Maduro y el Ministro de Turismo Thierry
Pierrfeu, oficializarán este proyecto, próximamente en la Casa Presidencial
,en Tegucigalpa. 
Además de su millonario costo, el Swan Island Development de la empresa LLC
BNevada Limited Liability Company , se propone como un megaproyecto que
combina atracciones de Tahití en Hawai, Venecia en Italia e Inglaterra "todo
en una increíble isla caribeña". Entre dichas atracciones figuran los
bungaloes (cabañas y viviendas) sobre el agua, góndolas y varios casinos al
mejor estilo europeo. El proyecto determina además la construcción de un
aeropuerto internacional, varios hoteles, una villa privada,
embarcaderos-marinas especiales para botes y yates turísticos y otras
facilidades, dignas de este "mega destino turístico". 
El Capitán de Fragata Guillermo Amaya Amaya, uno de los expertos militares
hondureños en el tema de las Islas del Cisne, durante un una reciente visita
a esta zona insular, nos explicó sobre los planes que tiene la Fuerza Naval
Hondureña, para reforestarlas y seguir garantizando la soberanía y seguridad
nacionales desde esta región, de suma importancia estratégica para el
país.Se trata de dos islas, la Cisne Grande ( que mide 5 kilómetros de largo
por 3 y medio de ancho) y la Cisne Pequeño ( 1 kilómetros de largo por medio
de ancho). Desde 1980, cuando el ejercito de Estado Unidos de América,
abandonó sus instalaciones en estas islas, las mismas pasaron plenamente a
la administración del gobierno hondureño, y desde entonces se mantiene lo
que actualmente se denomina Apostadero Naval Islas del Cisne, compuesto por
un oficial y 9 marinos y unas barracas bastante deterioradas. También hay un
pequeño embarcadero, pero lo demás quedó casi totalmente destruido por el
violento paso del huracán Mitch, hace 6 años. 
Patricia Panting Galo, ministra de la Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y
Ambiente ( SERNA), quien presidió esta visita a las Islas del Cisne, informó
que estas como Parque Nacional Marino, legalmente establecido por el Estado
de Honduras, será objeto de un Plan de Manejo, para lo cual se ha integrado
una comisión gubernamental especializada.