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Earlier this week we told you about BTIA's lawsuit against the government for approving the Norwegian Cruise Lines Environmental Impact Assessment. No date for hearing has been set yet, but it's one more hurdle for the controversial project.  So how long will Norwegian stick around to tough it out?  Fact is, the cruise line wants the project active like yesterday – and in the banana republic calculus often employed by wealthy transnationals – nothing should get in the way of it.  But, plenty has been getting in the way of this project which made us wonder, how much more can they take?  Today, Minister Godwin Hulse who chairs the cabinet subcommittee on investment – held the official line: all is well, and all will end well:

Jules Vasquez
"From your communication with NCL, are they at a point of frustration, exasperation, because I know that they have certainly become impatient, because they need a front in the Western Caribbean."

Hon. Godwin Hulse - Head of Cabinet Sub-Committee on Investment
"I don't think they are tired at all. I think that they recognize that Government is fully on-board with them. I think we've had a win-win situation, an upfront discourse. There's been no 'hanky-panky', no waste of time. There's been nothing that's not transparent. They understand that; we understand that; and BTIA should start to understand that."