Mr Victor Banks, Leader of the Anguilla United Front, has outlined some of the major development projects to be implemented by his party which is hoping to become the new Government of Anguilla following the forthcoming general election.
Speaking at a public meeting in Sandy Ground on Saturday, January 17, Mr Banks identified those planned projects to be the following:
• Procurement of investment for at least two marinas within the first two years of office.
• Extend the Clayton J Lloyd International Airport and improve aerodrome facilities within the first three years.
• Government to facilitate and support investment with the private sector in developing an Anguillian scheduled airline service to provide better access to the hubs in the region, especially St Maarten/St Martin within the first two years. This will involve all local investors in the industry.
• Construct The Valley Road Development Project within the first three years of the AUF’s term.
• Build new terminal facilities at Blowing Point within the first three years.
• Construct a Commercial Port Facility at Corito within the AUF’s term. This project will involve a holistic development plan for the area including solutions to the landfill site; access roads; a study of the feasibility of a cruise facility in the area; and a plan to mitigate the negative impacts on the residents in the area.
• A major social development project to establish cafeterias in all the schools within the next two years. This will be informed by a proper nutritional plan to be developed and managed by the Department of Food and Nutrition.
