Diskussion:Rarotonga

Hotelprojekt

Weiß jemand was näheres über das Hotelprojekt? Was hat zu den Problemen geführt? Was hat der Staat mit einer solchen, doch in der Regel privat finanzierten, Investition zu tun? --JürgenWOB 16:10, 20. Mär. 2007 (CET)

Wer googelt, findet beispielsweise [1] folgendes:

Sheraton

Your around island tour commentary may go something like this, “On your right is the unfinished Sheraton Resort. Begun in 1990 it was to be Rarotonga’s premier resort but progress stopped due to a lack of funds. At present another large company is looking at taking over development of the resort.” The Sheraton chain never owned this but signed a management contract with the government. They have never been implicated in the web of intrigue that began with a 52 million dollar loan from an Italian bank. The entire behind-the-scenes happenings will never be known thanks to missing records but, in a nutshell, it may have involved the laundering of Mafia money, a debt blowout to $120 million that won’t be repaid until 2025, part control being handed to a Japanese investor who was arrested for fraud and between 10 and 20 million dollars that just ‘disappeared’ into the ether. In early 2004 the word ‘Hilton’ was being mentioned again (it was the buzz word in 2000, too). The latest rumour says that the new owners will resurrect the ruins, divert the around island road inland 2km and put in an 18 hole golf course and direct beach access for guests. If plans to extend the existing runway to allow direct flights from Los Angeles were approved, it may happen. Personally, I’d whistle in a bulldozer.

Ich werde den Artikel ein wenig abdeiten, ent-geruechten (Wikipedia vermittelt Wissen und nicht Geruechte) und mit diesbezueglich mit Quellen versehen. Gruss, Wolfgang eh? 01:33, 29. Feb. 2008 (CET)

Einwohnerzahl

Wie kann Rarotonga nur 10'572 EW haben, wenn laut Artikel Avarua die ganze Hauptstadt schon 13'595 EW haben soll? --Thomei08 15:03, 9. Sep. 2014 (CEST)