SteveO
Reged: 06/06/03
Posts: 78
Loc: Boston, MA
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Boy the Caribbean certainly has seen a large amount of growth. Turks is out of control with building and now Anguilla is slowly creeping behind. The Anguillian Newspaper is reporting the island's largest development will most likely be build at Junks Hole which would include a Nicklaus golf course, 77 luxury homes, 120 condos, 140 townhouses & patio homes and a 5 star luxury hotel with 210 rooms. The construction would add a total of 2083 rooms to the island, doubling the entire room capacity. I guess the government wants the project build over 15 years and the development company wants to do it over 10 years. This is sad news, as it means the island is going to have to import new labor from to work on these grounds. Anguilla must be careful as things like this lead to an increase in crime and such.
Here's the link...
http://www.anguillian.com/article/articleview/2441/
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15729
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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I am...at this moment watching a great Eagles concert on TV.....and as Don Henly will sing very soon here I'm sure
"they called it paradise...I dont know why...you call some place paradise....kiss it good by"
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karma is a beautiful thing at times
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Dennis
Reged: 04/05/04
Posts: 3146
Loc: Chicago
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I am...at this moment watching a great Eagles concert on TV....."
MikeR, I watched that, too...
When did Joe Walsh become Ozzy Osborne...???
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15729
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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when??...after many many drugs and much booze I would guess....no brain cells left...but he still has talent
good show I thought but I was disappointed not to hear Wasted Time, After the Thrill is Gone, or Last Resort
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Dennis
Reged: 04/05/04
Posts: 3146
Loc: Chicago
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What cracked me up was at the end of the show, an advertisement for the CD...so the whole thing seemed like a set-up to sell more product...God Bless'em. We recently went HDTV so to see the Eagles "wrinkles and all" was great. And the best mantra to live by: “…lighten up while you still can, don’t even try to understand…just find a place to make your stand, and take it eeeeeeasy…”
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Mike R
Reged: 05/26/03
Posts: 15729
Loc: Stinson Lake - New Hampshire
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amen to that....hey everyone wants a piece of the commercial pie these days....I dont hold that against them....make it while you can
and along that lyrical mantra of that song you reference....Wendi has a picture of herself "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona" ( in front of the Winslow Post Office )
it was pre me...I wouldn't have allowed such overt corniness...LOL
Edited by Mike R (06/01/05 08:27 PM)
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Island Visitor
Reged: 12/19/02
Posts: 10396
Loc: Retraité
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amen to that....hey everyone wants a piece of the commercial pie these days....I dont hold that against them....make it while you can
and along that lyrical mantra of that song you reference....Wendi has a picture of herself "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona" ( in front of the Winslow Post Office )
it was pre me...I wouldn't have allowed such overt corniness...LOL
Oh why not? You have probably driven Life In The Fast Lane before.
Me? I am the Don Henly video "Boys Of Summer" tooling up and down the boulevard after all the tourists have left.
Music. C'est bon, n'est pas mes amis?
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Peter_NJ
Reged: 12/19/02
Posts: 970
Loc: The Beach
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getting back on topic...just what this island needs,,2 golf courses...for those of you,who have never been to junks hole,you are missing one pristine stretch of beach,with a nice cocconut grove...it makes me sick the direction axa is going...they made the runway bigger,to accept eagle 72 seaters,and its just a matter of time,before its enlarged again to make wy for the jumbos...i wish my friend emile gumbs was still in charge,because in no way,would he let this happen..you all complain about sbh,but does sbh have 2 golf courses and a subway? with a kfc on the way? in the last 5 years or so,this jewel,is going the wrong way...crime is up,construction is booming,and the backwater island feel is long gone...im glad i got to play their,before it went down the tubes,so to speak...too much too soon...very sad
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SteveO
Reged: 06/06/03
Posts: 78
Loc: Boston, MA
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Anguilla could become the next St. Martin? That what residents are worried about. The increased runway, increased number of hotel rooms is causing the island to bring those from outside. Meanwhile, schools are in bad need of repair and crime is on the rise. A couple vacationing was recently robbed at gunpoint walking back to their place from Blanchard's. Police arrested a couple suspects but will be released because the tourist packed up and left the island. And since they did not provide a statement in court, the criminals will likely be put back on the streets. No place is safe but it is sad to see Anguilla change before our eyes.
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