Author: Kim Wong-Shing / Source: did you know?
Though it’s long since the Fyre Festival went down in flames, the disastrous affair continues to fascinate people. Case in point: Netflix and Hulu each released documentaries about the festival within the same week, and people happily watched both.
Neither documentary, though, centered its story on the people who were most devastated by Fyre Festival: the locals of the Bahamas.
The festival took place on the island of Great Exuma, a famously gorgeous beach destination. If you followed the Fyre Festival madness, you already know that local employees on the island were worked to the bone, and that most of them were never paid for their labor. About a quarter of a million dollars is owed in day wages to festival laborers, per Netflix.
So, how are those locals faring nowadays? Ashleigh Rolle, a Bahamian native, writer, and social media consultant, explained the current situation.
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