The Editor
The Anguillian
Dear Mr Editor:
I am a developer and a sojourner and, as such, I do not wish to become embroiled in the local politics or other controversial matters in Anguilla. But permit me a little space in The Anguillian to express my concern or, perhaps, more gently, to offer some kind advice which, if taken, might be of some good to the island, its government and people.
Protest marches or demonstrations, call them what you will, are most times interpreted as signs of unrest or instability and they tend to frighten off such persons like investors and visitors. I am not really privy to the all the reasons for the last two protest marches in Anguilla but, as someone hoping to do business in Anguilla at some point in time, I try to keep my ears to the ground in an effort to know what is happening on the island.
Honestly, I have not really seen or heard any great alarm that has trigged the protest marches. Certainly, the litany of issues raised in the letter to the Governor,is boring in the sense that they are, for the most part, old matters which by now should have been swept under the rug and forgotten. Secondly, why waste time and effort to order the Governor off the island when, in fact, his term of office ends in less than a month. The march on the Attorney General is another matter which perhaps was unnecessary.
My advice is that the government and people of Anguilla should desist from causing alarm and uneasiness on the island. I am sure that misunderstandings can be cleared up without giving the impression that all hell has broken out on a paradise island.
A LOVER OF ANGUILLA
