tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post6141443064856439133..comments2023-05-05T07:13:41.889-04:00Comments on Corruption-free Anguilla: MarketingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-17395995416210776772010-05-18T19:41:05.129-04:002010-05-18T19:41:05.129-04:00check the Anguilla court records. everyday there ...check the Anguilla court records. everyday there are cases pending against Viceroy. Interestingly though Barnes bay development is also suing Viceroy. Barnes bay Development is Viceroy. sue themselves then hide the $$$Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-85706994443291285332010-02-10T21:17:35.977-04:002010-02-10T21:17:35.977-04:00Well I see this has reared it's ugly head agai...Well I see this has reared it's ugly head again.<br /><br />If you want to post these pictures I suggest you update them now the hotel is around 75% open and all villas are up and running.<br /><br />I have spoken to a lot of guests staying in Alcatraz as you call it and they are more than happy.<br /><br />The only critisism is the staff which is mostly Anguillans for now, hopefully they will upgrade in the near future and bring in people that actually want to serve the punters.......<br /><br />I have seen this project from scratch and although it isn't perfect it is by far the best thing that has happened in Anguilla in a long time.<br /><br />The days of the sleepy island have long gone, other islands are far more attractive now and Anguilla needs to step it up a few gears if it wants to compete.<br /><br />With the elections around the corner it was no surprise something like this would again be brought up, sadly for the person that did it the horse has already bolted, only local labour can be blamed if this project isn't completed because all the overseas guys that got it this far have now left.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-88883462331526031862009-08-05T06:43:03.812-04:002009-08-05T06:43:03.812-04:00It seems that I wrote this post out of ignorance o...It seems that I wrote this post out of ignorance on a point of law. I have written that ‘fee simple’ does not exist in Anguillian real estate law. That is a correct statement of the law. <br /><br />I have also suggested in this post that it is a complete error on their part for Viceroy and Mr Philip Day to be referring to ‘fee simple’ title when marketing strata lot titles in Anguilla. That is not totally correct.<br /><br />Someone, not an attorney, has just pointed out to me that Anguilla’s Condominium Act is the real culprit. That Act says that it applies only to land held by ‘fee simple’. The Act nowhere mentions ‘title absolute’. That is an unfortunate error on the part of the Condominium Act. Title absolute is the only land title that a purchaser of a condominium, or ‘residence’ as the marketers for Viceroy describe it, can expect to acquire.<br /><br />So, the Condominium Act of Anguilla contains an anachronism. It retains a land ownership term long ago abolished by law in Anguilla. It was careless of the draughtspersons, who took the Bermuda Condominium Act and replace Anguilla in the title, not to have gone through the entire Act to make sure they properly adapted it to Anguilla law. <br /><br />However, it is still my view that Viceroy cannot offer fee simple title to purchasers of condominiums in Anguilla, regardless of the retention of the term in the Condominium Act. Such a land title simply does not exist any longer. <br /><br />Anyone promising to transfer such a land title to a purchaser will not be legally able to do so. The proper land title that will be transferred in Anguilla remains ‘title absolute’. <br /><br />The Condominium Act does not require Viceroy to offer ‘fee simple’ title to purchasers, far less does it require Stuart Title to guarantee that Viceroy will deliver something that does not exist and that it cannot deliver.<br /><br />If I had known of the error in the Condominium Act at the time I wrote the post, I would have slanted it differently. My apologies are due to Mr Philip Day for being astonished at his use of the obsolete term ‘fee simple’ and for suggesting that his use was due to a lack of understanding of the law on his part. If there is any fault, it lies at the feet of the Anguilla parliamentary draughtsman of the time.idmitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173951425644722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-29716873232927863832009-08-03T18:59:17.690-04:002009-08-03T18:59:17.690-04:00Don, looks like you might need some help with all ...Don, looks like you might need some help with all those demands! Perhaps "anonymous" would volunteer as your right-hand paralegal;) - ScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-19708025875811278772009-07-29T06:52:23.653-04:002009-07-29T06:52:23.653-04:00Keep up the good work Mr. Mitchell on behalf of An...Keep up the good work Mr. Mitchell on behalf of Anguillians.<br /><br />Investigate the Flag Project. Find out why it is dead in the water. Who weilds influence? Why hasn't the Government intervened in an attempt to save Anguilla's Economy? It is clear that the shut down of Flag has severly throttled the economy.<br /><br />Expose the Draft Constitution to Public scrutiny.<br /><br />Dig deeper into the Tax Agreement the Chief Minister signed on behalf of the People of Anguilla recently in London.<br /><br />Focus on the Elections Act. The prohibition against giving anything in expectation of the recipient voting for the giver. Watch like a hawk! Institute private prosecutions if anyone breaks the Law! Elections are around the bend.<br /><br />Continue to keep feet to the fire; continue, in your own laudable way, to look out for Anguillians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-58803418367259035392009-07-28T21:00:01.759-04:002009-07-28T21:00:01.759-04:00Well, well. After viewing these photos, it is quit...Well, well. After viewing these photos, it is quite clear why Anguillians refer to the island as "The Rock". - ScottyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-70288715018688292252009-07-28T14:33:30.256-04:002009-07-28T14:33:30.256-04:00Who will control the homeowners' association o...Who will control the homeowners' association of this alleged condominium? Will it be the actual owners of the individual units, voting on issues in a democratic manner as they do at Carimar, or will they find themselves victims of the developer, like many hapless investors in St. Maarten?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-20902660104557827212009-07-28T14:20:27.574-04:002009-07-28T14:20:27.574-04:00The idea that a hotel should not be allowed to ope...The idea that a hotel should not be allowed to open until it's paid all its debts seems more like extortion than something a court would do to protect a creditor. <br /><br />The law is supposed to weigh right and wrong, instead of putting pressure on one party or another. Pressure tactics of this sort are more often found in politics than court rooms. If the above poster wants political help, he should go see the politicians, not expect the courts to act like the Mafia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-11717664628816036212009-07-28T14:12:50.260-04:002009-07-28T14:12:50.260-04:00From what I hear around town, Viceroy seems to be ...From what I hear around town, Viceroy seems to be paying some contractors and not paying others. This leads me to wonder if they are disputing the amount or quality of some of the work underlying these claims.<br /><br />These contractors seem unwilling to talk about this possibility. They change the subject. They say, in essence, "They are evil foreigners. We are angelic Anguillians. Pay us now." <br /><br />And so I wonder if we're hearing the whole story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-84497522495869955082009-07-28T14:08:06.458-04:002009-07-28T14:08:06.458-04:00I am told that it is not true that Viceroy owes an...I am told that it is not true that Viceroy owes any local contractors on Anguilla. They have always paid their local bills on time. Where can I go to find a list of local contractors whose bills remain unpaid? Is there any lawyer who has sued for a single bill? <br /><br />If there was a judgment for an unpaid bill, I believe that I am right in saying that the creditor would have a charge over Viceroy’s property. A high court judgment alone under the law would give them the right to hold on to Viceroys property. <br /><br />If local creditors have not bothered to show they mean business by the normal and proper route of a law suit, then why should Viceroy bother with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-46363548540060311352009-07-28T13:27:37.704-04:002009-07-28T13:27:37.704-04:00Are the contractors who are owed monies by the Vic...Are the contractors who are owed monies by the Viceroy project allowed to demand to be paid before viceroy is Opened or any units sold or any ownership transfered?<br />Could liens be placed on all of the Viceroy projects stopping any openings , sales etc until payment has been made in full to local contractors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com