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Airport agreements on track? #210417
12/03/2019 11:50 AM
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Link

This story has had so many twists and turns, I just hope the World Bank financing happens at this point.


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Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210431
12/03/2019 12:51 PM
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Ah yes, but does the Integrity Chamber have integrity? lol

https://stmaartennews.com/government/integrity-chambers-integrity-peril/


"It is good to do nothing all day, and then to rest" wink
Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: BeachKitten] #210435
12/03/2019 01:07 PM
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Wow. Same ol', same ol'...


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Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: BeachKitten] #210444
12/03/2019 03:10 PM
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There is no integrity chamber


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Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210460
12/03/2019 05:59 PM
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Such a national disgrace and you would think embarrassment for the SXM government. It just seems to me that airport should have been long ago fixed and open but you got a bunch of the same old ego filled seemingly corrupt politicians fighting over control of the money so nothing happens. So they delay delay delay issue after issue all while crapping on their own countrys future. Shocking that the locals don't speak up more to this outranges behavior and lack of real action or results. The Dutch must be totally disgusted with what seems to be greed or is it just Gov incompetence...or both. Lets hope someone is really able or cares to get this done soon. SXM is a lovely island and people and. they deserve a lot better.

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Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210571
12/05/2019 10:20 AM
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Agreements supposed to be signed next week LINK

Not sure why it will be signed in DC, but hopefully maybe they will finally get this done.


Carol Hill
Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210576
12/05/2019 10:39 AM
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I wondered that as well but does it have something to do with the World Bank? I was also confused as to if this was ALL agreements or just one.


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Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: ruralcarrier] #210581
12/05/2019 11:11 AM
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All agreements.

Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: ruralcarrier] #210583
12/05/2019 11:13 AM
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duh Answered my own question. Didn't know it before, but the World Bank is headquartered in DC. Don't know why I thought it was somewhere in Europe.


Carol Hill
Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210601
12/05/2019 12:57 PM
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Continue to be disappointed with how Sxm is managed . What came first the
Chicken or the Egg . They do not appear to know the answer . Too bad really !

Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210668
12/06/2019 01:35 PM
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If it wasn't so sad and serious an issue, you could almost turn this into an old Laurel and Hardy slapstick comedy, or an "après vous, Alphonse" scenario. They just don't seem to care that in an economy that depends upon tourism, if they do not have an up-to-date and fully functioning airport, people may start to look elsewhere. Lots of other islands are putting money into their key tourist infrastructure. The egos and apparent graft mindsets of so many of the politicians are just mind-boggling! Let's hope that at some point economic self-interest and common sense might prevail.

Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210814
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Good news i.e , agreements just signed. it's on FaceBook with nice pictures.

Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Kennys] #210816
12/09/2019 03:49 PM
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Thanks Lesley. Good news indeed!


Carol Hill
Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210843
12/09/2019 09:23 PM
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Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210847
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Finally!! That is great news. All's well that ends well, but that took far too long.

Re: Airport agreements on track? [Re: Carol_Hill] #210853
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