Squatters last night appeared to have finally left Club Med following months of controversy over their future at the site.

However, it was unclear yesterday whether their proposed move to the staff quarters of the former Wyndham hotel, Warwick, had been completed.

When The Royal Gazette visited the Wyndham building yesterday afternoon there was little evidence that the move had taken place or was going to take place. A group of men — who would not identify themselves — said they were not allowed to speak to the press and asked this newspaper to leave the property.

Meanwhile another group milled around the Wyndham courtyard and moved tools from various rooms, which appeared to be empty. Another building appeared to have a new coat of paint on it and all of its doors were open. A handful of windows on one of the buildings were boarded up. The Royal Gazette was asked to leave the site but remained at the entrance for an hour. During that time no bikes, cars or trucks entered the site and several of the workers left it.

Yesterday evening, the Club Med building, in St. George’s, appeared to be deserted. All doors were locked with numerous eviction notices posted around the site.

Col. David Burch, Minister of Housing, announced last week that the squatters would have to vacate the property, which was deemed unsafe, by yesterday.

Approximately 20 people were still at the Club Med site on Sunday. One of them told The Royal Gazette>that “someone bust the windows in at the Wyndham” over the weekend, suggesting that the move into the facility could be delayed.

A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Housing did not return calls or emails yesterday asking if the scheduled move took place or if the Wyndham staff quarters were ready for people to move into.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Works and Engineering said that the demolition of the Club Med buildings would take place as soon as possible.

A Police spokesman said officers patrolled the Club Med area periodically, but would not say if people appeared to be moving out of the premises.

In recent weeks, the plight of the Club Med squatters has been the subject of a political row between Opposition Senator Gina Spence-Farmer and Sen. Burch. It culminated with Sen. Burch saying Sen. Spence-Farmer should be arrested for allegedly helping them break the law.

Club Med closed in 1988. Since then, a number of development proposals have failed to reach fruition. Last month, Bazarian International — a company linked to five-star resorts across the world — was announced as having won the latest contract to redevelop the site.