tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post8042384041038261611..comments2024-03-28T11:02:56.418-04:00Comments on Adventures in Antigua - a blog about island life spent with sun, sea and sand.: "The Caribbean as a Terrorist hub." Idiotic statement.365http://www.blogger.com/profile/04162921650895684062noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-16338692931386105712007-06-15T13:07:00.000-04:002007-06-15T13:07:00.000-04:00Sadly, people tend to link these events with the p...Sadly, people tend to link these events with the people or place. Look at Aruba. We'll be coming to your Island Eli, on the Carnival Destiny, instead of Aruba,because of the bad press regarding the murder of Natalee Holloway.We took the same cruise last Dec, and they "unofficially" told us that the bad press Aruba has had, has forced them to make the change. Now, I'm very glad,I didn't care for Aruba that much and was dying to get to yours. But my first thought was - how sad for the people who depend on the tourist trade in Aruba. With complete sympathy for Miss Hollaway's family, is it fair to judge the people and the entire island, based on one incident? We have lost 2 Virginia college girls in recent years, because they trusted the wrong people. We live near DC, and after 9/11, our restaurant industry lost millions because the tourist industry did a nose dive. Bad people - not a sophisticated term, but easily understood - live everywhere, but I'm guessing there are more in my neighborhood than in yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-19287665259826489962007-06-11T09:12:00.000-04:002007-06-11T09:12:00.000-04:00check this new article out:http://www.caribbeannet...check this new article out:<BR/>http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2004/08/13/knees.htm365https://www.blogger.com/profile/04162921650895684062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-21157362751009744622007-06-06T19:56:00.000-04:002007-06-06T19:56:00.000-04:00totally agree, Eli... particularly about the neces...totally agree, Eli... particularly about the necessity to become proactive - to undo the damage caused by such ignorant and irresponsible journalism. of course it impacts the tourism product of the entire region... just a few words can destroy a whole economy...as Jamaica found some years ago... more people need to stand up and say their say as you do... well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-9421951570870567392007-06-06T14:31:00.000-04:002007-06-06T14:31:00.000-04:00louise, i guess that being in the uk you will get ...louise, i guess that being in the uk you will get different news than people do in the usa. This story about the would be terrorists has been the biggest thing on the news over the past week and still seems to an incredibly important story to many periodicals not limited just to the Economist. Also, i think that the notion that the average tourist doesn't read the economist is somewhat shortsighted. Many people like myself get their news online. For example http://news.google.com/nwshp?tab=wn&ie=UTF-8 is a very popular place to get news and is where i saw that particular article. I would imagine that many people thinking about visiting the caribbean will have read the article or one of a great many similar ones on the web.365https://www.blogger.com/profile/04162921650895684062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-27528074159316067592007-06-06T14:04:00.000-04:002007-06-06T14:04:00.000-04:00kudoskudoswww.TeddyDamron.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360042673047459489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35742388.post-13583630064350241432007-06-06T11:55:00.000-04:002007-06-06T11:55:00.000-04:00Hey Eli,Roddy pointed this article out to me. I l...Hey Eli,<BR/>Roddy pointed this article out to me. I like your point and agree with your sentiments, but I don't think your average tourist reads the Economist. Perhaps a reason to be thankful in this case.<BR/><BR/>LouiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com