The people who "STOLE" (past tense) according to you,must be more palatable to digest in the present than the ones who are STEALING(presen t) FROM YOU.Please get some first aid at hand,because i am positive you,re in for the shock of your life.

Revamped? It's not even 'vamped' so how can they 're-vamp' it? The place has come downhill for a long time now. Taximan and vendor running down there. The people running SJDC walk around every now and then like they're the kings of the jungle and everyone must bow down to them. They have at least 5 desks in their front office with at least five different young people who spend most of the day sleeping or surfing the web. Every now and then you hear of a new person being hired to run this section or that section and they too end up doing their 'walkabout' acting like queen. Is UPP cronies filling these 'important' offices, cronies who have no idea what the hell they're doing. None of the top dogs at SJDC have come close to making Heritage Quay or the Vendors Market what it should be...successful . It's actually quite pathetic, they have cushy jobs that pay fantastic salaries. They feel they owe no one and just own all.

First of all @ "get real" and "sir birdbrain" Your comments suggest you are not Antiguan, if this is the case, feel free to make your exit, and head for your greener pastures.

With regard to the article. There seems to be more taxi parking in town than not. The issue with taxi's appears to me to be in dispatching, which would be easier if done centrally. There is taxi parking all over town, but the taxis are not confined to those parking areas. This makes it nearly impossible for regular vehicles to find adequate parking. Where are the parking meters ?

Maybe it's just time to abandon the island and go back to Africa. The British brought Africans to raise sugar, and that was only because of slave labour.

Why stay now? Apparently, after 30 years, Antiguans haven't been able to sustain themselves on the island without borrowing (loans they can't repay), selling land (originally stolen from the Carib and Arawak Indians) leasing sovereignty (Gerald Bull, Japanese Whaling), crime (illegal internet gambling, arms transshipment to Apartheid South Africa ) and stealing (Stanford International Bank).

Is this what you call a "Nation"? Seriously???

Level it, and turn it into a transshipment point for the other small islands? That may work. Of course that would leave Antiguans to find some use for themselves. I guess they should have thought about that before they got themselves kicked out of Great Britain!

Antiguan Woman – a lot of time I feel so sorry for you – you have no objectivity whatsoever – you only live to destroy the UPP –and to reinstate the ALP in power again - nothing else matters to you. You have to regain the Treasury again so that you can have a repeat of the IHI rip-off and The APUA FUNDING swindles just to mention a few. Well I will tell you now, once and for all - that will not happen –never again. Who will re-hire the employee that stole from you?

Notes From A Native Son Of The Rock. Quote:

In the recently published report, Travel and Tourism’s Economic Impact 2011, Antigua and Barbuda is identified as the most tourism dependent nation in the Caribbean, with tourism contributing 74 percent of GDP in 2011. The tourism sector employs 69 percent of the workforce in Antigua and Barbuda, the highest in the ECCU. GoAB 2012 Budget.

Others told this to us!?
"Pay Attention!" GoAB's Permanent Committee on The Economy: Not one SOE! these entities do not answer to the stakeholders. Do they coordinate and are held accountable by GoAB? If they do, where is or how do they develop a shared Vision with the People?
Revisit the GG's Throne Speech and GoAB's 2012 Budget. Not a peep about the activities of SJDC. Not A peep about the growth of St. John's and St. John's Rural. Not a peep about improving their infrastructure. They lie dormant notwithstanding the exhoration to "Each Endeavouring All Achieving". These uncoordinated sallies must end. During the game in Tampa, our opponent's fans stated "each endeavouring, no achieving". I was not amused. Heaven Help The Nation Of Antigua & Barbuda

Notes From A Native Son Of The Rock. St. John's City on 2.9 Sq Miles with a Population of 22,193 and density of 7,652.8: In the Developed World that is a City which must have a Municipal Government. GOAB must now do the Honourable Thing. Scrap the SJDC. Pass A Municipal Act. Let Good & Visionary Governance Begin. Quote:

The development of a National Strategic plan will ensure that we plan for a secure future. It will require all hands on deck If we are to truly transform our nation to meet the challenges.- GoAB

Not just a few hired underlings and their FDI driven friends of Global Destinations who (developed)the Heritage Quay report last month, utilising the services of a consultancy team headed by Michael Greve, with assistance from OBM architects. Information was gathered from various cruise tourism sectors all based in the USA.
St. John's Rural on 25.6 Sq Miles with a pop of 29,054 has now surpassed the City. The Unplanned Growth must be brought to an end. The Land Use(Zoning) Plan must be enacted quickly and DCA given teeth to enforce the Law. There may be no alternative but to form one Municipal Jurisdiction with St. John's City.

Notes From A Native Son Of The Rock. Anyone know the History of the Waterfront, of High Street, of the Library, its architecture, the Water Fountain? What is the History of the Asbestos riddled facility? From Slavery to Emancipation to Statehood to Nation Building? Who gives a Fig about the Past? Bring on Modernite. Quote:

They paved paradise and put up a parkin' lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got till it's gone They paved paradise and put up a parking lot

Let Progress Reign. Let Progress Ring out from the Exalting Heights of Mount Obama to The Cleansing Waters of Wash han Bay!
Quote:

The National Strategic Plan of ... 2021 – “Each Endeavoring All Achieving” will have six broad strategic goals: Fiscal Balance; Education for All; Enhancing our Social Development Agenda; Preserving our environment and building a stronger physical infrastructure; Economic sustainability; Antigua and Barbuda – the Best Brand ... every man, woman and child who calls this nation home must engage in this transformation that will place people at the centre of development.

Where is the Min of health?? Is it that building west of the post office? Is that where Mr Wilmouth Daniels office is located?? Could the real reason behind this be to quench his thrist for a spanking new office building?? Just wondering, afterall its almsot elections and he is still out the fold.It really dont matter anyway, no matter what they do,this Govt is a gonna.

This revamping need to include the vendor in the vendor's mall. the drop-off should be in by "the source" on Redcliffe Street, and allow the tourist to walk through vendor's mall Redcliffe Quay on their way back to the Ship in Heritage Quay and supporting the stores their too.