Letters

MRS ELSA ROGERS
P. O. BOX 303
THE VALLEY
ANGUILLA TEL NO:497-4454

7 February 2011

Dr. Kennedy Simmonds
Director of Medical Services
Health Authority of Anguilla
The Valley
Anguilla.

Dear Dr. Simmonds

I am writing to you in connection with an incident that occurred on Saturday February 05th, 2011 at or around 11:20 p.m. which I sincerely believe resulted in the untimely death of my husband, the late Franklin A. Rogers. As you will see from the address shown above, my name is Elsa Rogers and I was married to Franklin for over 20 years. Franklin, as you will see from his medical records at Atlantic Star Center of Excellence and the hospital pharmacy, was an insulin dependent diabetic.

I would sincerely appreciate your printing this for me. This supercedes any earlier versions of this letter.

Thank you. And see below:

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF ANGUILLA

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is what others think you are.”

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Sir:

WHAT HAPPENED TO ANGUILLA’S DRAFT CONSTITUTIONS?

I am a researcher with an interest in constitutional development in small island states and I have been following with interest Anguilla’s attempts towards a new constitution.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Mr. Editor:

THAT SIGN AT THE ROUNDABOUT

The current series of rallies by the Government, calling for a revolution and independence, is in keeping with the slogan: “We did it in ’67 and will do it again in 2011”.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Mr. Editor,

It was so refreshing to have read "Expressions of Appreciation" Friday 7th January 2011 coming from a grateful and qualified person.

Honourable Evans Mcniel Rogers
Leader of the Opposition
Anguilla House of Assembly
The Valley
Anguilla

January 19 2011


Honourable Chief Minister
Hubert Hughes
Chief Minister’s Office
The Valley

Dear Sir

In the interest of good governance and transparency, I am requesting that you make available to the public the correspondence you received from the Governor, Allister Harrison on Thursday 13th 2011. This is based on a Press Release from the Governor’s Office dated 17th January 2011.

7th January, 2011

Hon. Hubert Hughes
Chief Minister
Finance Department
The Valley

Dear Chief Minister,

Thank you for your letter of 4 January in which you asked for a discussion on the budget at the special EXCO meeting on that date. This letter, as you requested, sets out the latest position on this matter in the UK. As discussed, I am copying it to Madame Speaker and all members of the House of Assembly. I am also copying it to officials dealing with the budget.

Last week, the Permanent Secretary, Public Administration, Arjul Wilson, wrote to President of the Anguilla Civil Service Association, Gerard Gumbs, about a New Year's Message indicating that it was a political delivery contrary to General Orders.

The following letter, in reply, was sent to Ms Wilson by Counsel for ACSA, Josephine Gumbs-Connor:

5th January, 2011

Hon. Reuben T. Meade
Hon. Chief Minister
Office of the Chief Minister
Brades, Montserrat

Dear Chief Minister,

I write on behalf of the Government and people of Anguilla and on my own behalf to express our sincere condolences to the Government and people of Montserrat who are at this time mourning the passing of former Chief Minister Dr. John A. Osborne.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Mr. Editor

JET FLIGHTS TO ANGUILLA

The fact is that Anguilla is “caught on the horns of an economic dilemma”, as one observer recently remarked. But the many executive jets which flew in and out of the island, over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, gave the impression of a booming economy in Anguilla – yet not quite so!

The Editor
The Anguillian
Dear Sir:

A GREAT AND RESPECTED LEADER

The political reports emanating from Anguilla are not good. These days, you don’t have to wait to receive letters through the post or even telephone calls about what is happening anywhere on planet earth. The internet, in its varied forms of communication, is instant whether via radio, the usual texting, or the popular Facebook and BBM usages.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Sir,

TAXES TAXES TAXES and more TAXES

On Monday December 13th a forum was conducted to present the Accomodation Tax and Tourism Levy Acts 2010.

14th December, 2010

Dr. The Hon. Ralph Gonsalves
Office of the Prime Minister
Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Dear Prime Minister,

I write on behalf of the Government and people of Anguilla and on my own behalf to congratulate you and your United Labour Party on your victory in Monday’s General Elections in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

The Editor,
The Anguillian.

Dear Mr. Editor:

MOVING AWAY FROM THE PAST

It is fast becoming a norm in the Caribbean for incoming Governments to talk about commission of inquiries and other forms of investigations alleging misconduct by the previous Administration. I am originally from one of those islands where this has happened but, of course, with no tangible results other than a waste of taxpayers’ money.

The Editor,
The Anguilian Newspaper.

Sir:

A CLEANER ISLAND, REPAIRED ROADS

Please permit me space to say how delighted I am to have visited Anguilla after several months in the United States and to find that the island appears to be much cleaner than in past times.

The Editor,
Anguillian Newspaper,
Anguilla,
British West Indies.

Dear Sir:

HAVE A PEN PAL IN GHANA

I am a single young woman in Ghana and I am looking for pen pals in your honourable island, Anguilla, B.W.I.

The Editor,
The Anguilian.

Dear Sir:

CONDITIONS AT THE HOSPITAL

I was embarrassed and appalled the other day when I visited a friend at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. My friend was so sick that he didn’t even realise the condition of his covering sheet.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Sir,

Anguilla Strikes Oil On December 25

Think about this for one moment. Anguilla discovered on Christmas that we have an enormous oil reserve directly under The Valley area. Exxon Mobile, BP, and others are scrambling to get the oil rights. The money will be flowing for decades.

The Editor,
The Anguillian

Dear Mr. Editor:

Since the recent heavy rains, a number of village roads, in particular, have been badly affected by water settlements and erosion. This is especially so since only a thin layer of surfacing was evidently applied to some of these roads.

The Editor,
The Anguillian
Dear Sir:

A 75-YEAR DRIVER MAY NOT BE IN POOR HEALTH

There seems to be a general consensus with respect to the new Road Traffic (Amendment) Act that a person who is 75 years of age is unfit to drive a motor vehicle.