Letters

The Editor
The Anguillian
Dear Sir:

Government Bailing Out Itself

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear. Mr. Editor

I heard that the Anguilla Government is working on a “Stimulus Plan” to bail itself out of the current economic and financial situation caused by the global recession.

The Editor
The Anguillian
Dear Sir:

Alarming Food Prices

The Editor
The Anguillian Newspaper

Sir:

Where Are The Litter Wardens?

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Mr. Editor:

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FOR WEBSTER FLAWED

On Monday, 9th March, I witnessed with much pleasure the day of fun that many of our island’s children had as they shared in observing Commonwealth Day – something that may be difficult to explain to their young minds were it not for the practical lessons they are given.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Sir

QUALIFIED VOTERS MUST ELECT
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

The other night I happened to stop at one of the political meetings where, in speaking with some acquaintances, I heard the names of some possible candidates who are planning to contest next year’s general election.

The Editor

BEST WISHES TO MALLIOUHANA HOTEL AND SPA

Dear Sir:

I am writing from Southampton in England to say I was pleased to see the recent front page feature article in your lovely publication, The Anguillian, stating that Malliouhana Hotel and Spa is now “asserting its position in the island’s tourism markets as a place of grandeur, high visitor expectations and memorable experiences.”

Dear Mr. Editor:

I FEAR A PORT AUTHORITY

I read that the Government of Anguilla is planning to set up a Port Authority. As I understand it, this is another decision to virtually, if not altogether, privatise an important part of the public service. The Water Department is a case in point.

Dear Sir,

Allow me space to publish this letter of concern about our promotional beaches which are rapidly being destroyed. “Our beaches are and will continue to be the life blood of the Anguillian Economy for the foreseeable future. All our economic engines lie on the cost. Our beach assets stand foremost in our tourism promotions, yet we sit back and allow them to be destroyed.”

A Nat Hodge, MBE
Editor-in-Chief
The Anguillian
PO BOX 98
Stoney Ground
Anguilla

Thursday December 4th 2008

Dear Mr Hodge and Team,

Congratulations on 10 years of The Anguillian

On behalf of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association I would like to offer our sincere congratulations on The Anguillian Newspapers Tenth Anniversary. The AHTA has been extremely grateful for the fair and accurate news on our activities that you have published. We sincerely appreciate the way in which you have worked with us to promote the work of our sector and helped us to recognize and reward the people who work so hard in tourism.

Kirkley Carty
Blowing Point
Anguilla

December 8th, 2008

Honourable Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming
Honourable Evans Mcniel Rogers
Honourable Victor F. Banks
Honourable Kenneth Harrigan
The Secretariat
The Valley
Anguilla

RE: Expression of Gratitude

Dear Chief Minister, Minister of Health, and colleagues. I am writing this correspondence to express my appreciation for the financial support given in the recent medical care and surgery I had in Puerto Rico this year. For several years I have suffered and was unable to confirm a date for such surgery but your assistance has made it possible and I am grateful.

Dear Readers

On 7 October 2008, whilst standing in line waiting to enter the school after the lunch hour, my son was involved in an altercation with another male student. As the Head of Year approached she said she heard my son use indecent language whilst being confrontational.

Had it been possible, the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., would have leapt from his grave to see the day when an African-American in the person of Senator Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States on Tuesday this week, November 4, 2008. Indeed, he might even acknowledge that we had “reached the mountain top” – a summit he strove for throughout his entire life.

Wednesday, November 4th 2008, was supposed to be another ordinary day. But for the millions of eligible voters in America, it was a day that would change America forever. The place had what I called a ‘quiet tension’. Everyone was on pins and needles as the polling stations opened, ready to admit the voters that had waited in line from as early as 4 am.

Dear Editor,

I wish to call attention to an state of affairs that has been ongoing for some length of time. I am referring to the dismally slow reimbursement of medical claims by the insurance company with whom Public Servants of Anguilla are insured.

Dear Sir:
CONGRATS TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARMENT.

I wish, through this medium, to congratulate the Department of Environment in the Chief Minister’s Office for its conservation work which I have been following for sometime now through various outlets including your very informative newspaper, The Anguillian.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Sir,

BACK TO WELL WATER

I am writing to The Anguillan in hopes that there was an error made in the news item of 13 June concerning the distribution of water. The article quotes Mr. Larry Franklin as stating that,“…Unaccounted For Water (UFW) was about 70% of water purchased…” and that “…theft of water [is] estimated at 50% of the total water purchased.”

The Editor,
The Anguillian Newspaper

Dear Sir:

A few months ago, a small aircraft crashed on take-off near the eastern end of the airport runway. Witnesses say the aircraft lost power in both engines and narrowly missed neighbouring homes in the area. The airport was closed for most of the day and a team of investigators was flown here from Antigua to investigate the incident. As far as can be determined, no one has ever heard the results of that investigation. What happened? was there no fuel in either engine? was there pilot error or did carelessness play a role in this crash?

A couple weeks ago I read with some interest and unease the negative comments made concerning the appointment of Mrs. Chanelle Petty-Barrett to the post of Permanent Secretary of Education, Library Services, Sports, Youth and Culture. The thrust of criticism appears to be based on the flawed notion that experience in a particular field should be determinative in the selection process.

Shakim Richardson’s Grandpa, Thomas Richardson, celebrated his 80th Birthday on Sunday 25th May. At a service at the Apostolic Faith Church in The Valley, that day, Shakim read a letter to his Grandpa which said: