Date: 29 September 1998
Cheryl Carter of Trade Winds Hotel tells me that the hotel was open through Hurricane George and has been since. 17 of 45 rooms are closed due to roof damage. All other rooms are fine though some are without hot water which they are trying to remedy. (Out here in the tropics it's always hot and to be honest a cold shower is often a blessing). The grounds have been cleared and new growth is popping up. Pool is closed as it is being treated, but should be operational week end of October 04th. Currently power is provided by standby generator but they should get government power in a few days...... (I am much further from town than they are and I got my power a the night before last). Satellite T. V. Phone lines etc. are all working.
The Bay House Restaurant reopened to the Public on Thursday September 24th.
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Date: 30 September 1998
Barbel at MANGO BAY HOTEL & BEACH CLUB writes:
"Great to see that someone is taking real action to improve things. Thanks a lot! We have tried our best to reassure people, that Antigua has been really lucky, but this is of course even better............
Mango Bay is up and running. We are not closed nor do we intend to. Thanks to a lot of very hard work, everything is practically "back to normal". Of course, the hurricane has hit us as well, roofs, landscaping and a lot of problems in the "back of the house", but since last night electricity is back, phones and fax are working and the guests in houses enjoy their stay. We are accepting overseas guests as well as guests which were sent from other hotels on the island. One problem is that our main beach has been eroded by the storm, however water sports is operating and ferry guests to "Lover's Beach" on the other side of the lagoon.
Barbel"
P. O. Box W1400, St. John's Antigua
Tel: (268) 460 6646 Fax: (268) 460 8400
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Sylie Walling advises that ANTIGUA BEACHCOMBER HOTEL dropped me a fax to say that they lost some shingles, foliage and coconut trees but that the rooms perfect. Hotel opened - full operation, full services. Power is supplied by standby generator.
P.O. Box 1512, Coolidge, Antigua West Indies
Tele: 268 462 3100 out of order
268 462 2756 O. K.
268 462 4012 fax in full service
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Mon, 28 Sep 1998
Alan B. Scholl (scholla@candw.ag) http://www.candw.ag/admin/alans.html reported....
"Yesterday I took a drive around the south and I think damage reports have been exaggerated in comparison to LUIS. Yes, there was damage and there were roofs lost but I did not see the kind of relentless damage left by LUIS. I do recall the images of a house that "exploded" after LUIS. You saw no signs of such.
Over the weekend even more areas were "lighted up" as the power company APUA continues to restore its infrastructure. Things are normalizing and almost business as usual. Unfortunately I was not a lucky recipient of power but I suspect sometime this week we should be connected to the grid." (courtesy The Caribbean Hurricane Page)
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Government reports on Barbuda indicate that the island was not adversely effected except for minor roof damage and the loss of nine telephone poles. There are 23 homeless there.
Government reports on Antigua indicate that there are 1543 people homeless with 304 homes totally destroyed and 661 homes damaged and uninhabitable. (Most of these ase small wooden dwellings in areas most tourist's do not visit. Everyone is very "family" minded here so don't imagine 1543 stray people wandering the streets. The government figures reflect their desire to raise international aid).
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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 23:09:35 -0400
Jim Lynch <jim@candoo.com> of CanDoo Creative Concepts - http://www.candoo.com/homepage.htm has asked me circulate info about his proposed reprinting of "Oliver's History of Antigua". He writes:
"A limited-edition reproduction of Oliver's 'History of Antigua', of which only 200 were originally printed between 1894 and 1896, is being undertaken. These large books are extremely rare, and are invaluable in the genealogical and historical research of Antigua and the Leeward Islands.
Captain James Lynch, a Barbadian (now-retired) LIAT pilot who lived in Antigua for over 15 years and adopted Antiguan citizenship, returned to the island in May of this year assisting Mr. Christopher M. Codrington in his genealogical research, and decided to take on this project after he visited the Archives and saw the problems facing researchers. The Antigua Archives owns one three-volume set of these books, but the final volume is in such poor condition that they are unable to allow researchers to use it.
Captain Lynch is undertaking the project to ensure the continuity of rare research material, and intends to consider reproduction of other rare Caribbean research documents if this effort proves of interest to a sufficient number of persons.
These books are very rare and normally VERY expensive. One full set of three sold in the UK last year for UK£2,750 (about EC$12,750, US$4,700 or CD$7,250).
Two bindings of full-sized sets are planned in the same three volumes on strong, thick paper for longevity......
The 'Premiere' version, aimed at personal libraries, will be hard-backed and fully bound and impressed, US$800 (EC$2,150, CD$1,230 or UK£875) for the set (three volumes), including delivery by Post Office Parcel Post.
The 'Reference' version will be bound appropriately to accommodate the frequency of research use in a Library or other reference setting. Other bindings will be considered upon request. US$700 (EC$1,890, CD$1,230 or UK£465) for the set (three volumes), including delivery by Post Office Parcel Post.
A vellum flyleaf will be included in both bindings with a signed
certificate and limited edition number in each volume, which will assure faithfulness of reproduction from the original. The pages will be reproduced exactly (not transcribed or reprinted) so what is in the original will be in the new sets - there will be no room for anomalies.
Interested persons should register interest by fax or mail, or complete a Registration Form on the Internet. Name, address, email, phone and fax number, which binding, how many sets desired, and preferred method of delivery (if other than by the included Post Office Parcel Post), are required.
Enquiries or contacts are welcomed in one of the following ways:
James C. Lynch, 504-49 St.Clair Ave. W., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M4V 1K6 Tel: (416) 968-9749, Fax: (416) 490-6907; email: olivers@candoo.com;
Registration site: http://www.candoo.com/olivers/index.htm"
