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By\u00a0Makeda Mikael<\/strong><\/p>

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After 31 year developing General Aviation in Antigua St. Kitts and Nevis, I had decided to retire in August 2021 and have been preparing the handover to a young team of Antiguan professionals.<\/p>\n

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I never thought I would \u00a0face being unceremoniously challenged in my operations and on my own property by the uninformed who do not realize that they failed to serve the people when the airport lands were sold to Allen Stanford, and which I have since acquired.<\/p>

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Having held the lands for seven years hoping that Government would realize that the most fragile and vulnerable section of the airport must be brought back into the airport footprint, many proposals were submitted to the Government whereby the absorption of the lands could be accomplished by land swaps and payment terms, all to no avail.<\/p>

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The response has always been one of contempt for the intelligence of my negotiators who recognize that Runway 10 was used as a criminal location corrupting 134 countries around the world in the years 2002-2009 and which must never happen again.<\/p>\n

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We have now come to a point where the lands may have to permanently separated from the airport as they are in Deed without easements, and be reused for ancillary services as the Airport Authority is unwilling to share the accommodation of landowner and parking strip owner.<\/p>

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All the airport owns is the parking ramp known as Runway 10 as the map shows the actual breakdown of the lands owned by Antigua Hangars Inc. (26.44 acres+ 5 Gates); FBO Real-estate Holding Ltd.\/Calvin Ayre (10acres+1 Gate) Government (Runway 10 + 0 Gate). Clearly there must be cooperation for Aviation to exist on Runway 10 (Dis-used).<\/p>\n

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