Dear Editor,
Call me stupid, but 50 per cent of the Mullet Bay property is on long lease from the government, which means it belongs to the people. Ansary deserted us in in our greatest time of need after Hurricane Luis more than 20 years ago and in that time Ansary has been borrowing hundreds of millions of dollars against the Mullet Bay property, half of it land owned by “we the people.” I can understand not being able to repatriate the lands of Mullet Bay that are privately owned, but surely there is some legislation that protects the government against the misuse/non-use of long lease land? If not draft one!
Mullet Bay Beach is one of the finest beaches in the Caribbean; on most days you cannot park your car. So if the resort is not open, why can’t VROMI [Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure – Ed.] at the very least clear all the scrubland next to the Mullet Bay car park to provide adequate parking?
Let’s also talk about Kim Sha, another property issued in long lease, this time to Port de Plaisance, not developed for 30 years and now recently fenced off to stop the cruise ship buses from using it? What’s going on, who is in control?
Name withheld at author’s request.
