Business View Caribbean Dec. 2018 / Jan. 2019

26 27 national debt of Anguilla.We hope to have that out- line put together, then submit an application to the British to grant us an adjustment for the next phase. And, once we get the green light on that,we would have to do the fully-detailed, extensive plan with all of the technical drawings, etc.” Further down the road, the AASPA is also hop- ing to establish new cargo facilities at Corito Bay, the island’s current fuel terminal. “The port is also earmarked as the site for a deepwater harbor,” Fahie remarks. “We don’t have a deepwater harbor yet, and we are not actively engaging in the planning for that. But it’s next up in terms of major projects the Port Authority, with the cooperation of the government, is pushing ahead on.” Going forward, Williams admits that there is no short- age of challenges at the Port Authority, “but every day, we find new ways to make it work,” he exclaims. “We have a tremendous team approach between the Ministries and other stakeholders; we have a young and dynamic man- agement team with no lack of enthusiasm and with a tremendous amount of skills; and we have a very stead- fast and involved Board that allows the management team a certain amount of flexibility to act, while we still have its advice and overriding policy. I believe that the Port Authority prides itself as a conduit between the various stakeholders, whether that be in trade or human personnel. And we play a key role in Anguilla’s economic and social standing.” Fahie agrees: “There is heightened awareness among staff of the need to continuously improve their knowledge and skills. They are motivated, committed, and keen to make a contribution. In the time that I’ve been here, I’ve seen a major THE ANGUILLA AIR AND SEA PORT AUTHORITY PREFERRED VENDOR n The Anguilla Electricity Company Ltd. (ANGLEC)  www.anglec.com    shift to the view that we are in a business, so we are much more customer focused. And we are much more aware of the fact that we have to finance ourselves and, therefore, have to make sure that we are able to generate the revenue that we require to meet the daily operations and also build up reserves toward assisting the financing of our expansions and replacements. The Anguilla Air and Seaport Authority is a dy- namic entity that is fully committed to fulfilling its mandate to manage, operate, and develop the ports and serve the interests of the people, the government, and all of the stakeholders of Anguilla.”