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Port Antonio Marina now a white elephant?
published: Friday | December 8, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody xtUVI="true">
Garwin Davis, Gleaner Writer
A view of the Ken Wright Pier, at the Port Antonio Marina, in Portland. - File
Senior vice-president of operations at <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Carnival </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Cruise </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Lines</SPAN>, Brendon Corri-gan, warned six years ago that the Jamaican government would do better to upgrade existing port facilities as opposed to building a state-of-the-art marina, in Port Antonio, Portland.
Now, six years later and with the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Port </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Antonio</SPAN> marina failing to live up to expectations, there are many persons within the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">cruise </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">industry</SPAN> who are wondering whether Mr. Corrigan's words should not have been heeded.
"I have read somewhere where millions are being spent to build a new marina in Port Antonio," Mr. Corrigan had said. "I believe this money would be better spent upgrading your existing facilities so you can get more <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061208/news/news8.html#" target=_new><FONT
published: Friday | December 8, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody xtUVI="true">
Garwin Davis, Gleaner Writer
A view of the Ken Wright Pier, at the Port Antonio Marina, in Portland. - File
Senior vice-president of operations at <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Carnival </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Cruise </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Lines</SPAN>, Brendon Corri-gan, warned six years ago that the Jamaican government would do better to upgrade existing port facilities as opposed to building a state-of-the-art marina, in Port Antonio, Portland.
Now, six years later and with the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Port </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">Antonio</SPAN> marina failing to live up to expectations, there are many persons within the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">cruise </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">industry</SPAN> who are wondering whether Mr. Corrigan's words should not have been heeded.
"I have read somewhere where millions are being spent to build a new marina in Port Antonio," Mr. Corrigan had said. "I believe this money would be better spent upgrading your existing facilities so you can get more <A class=kLink oncontextmenu="return false;" id=KonaLink3 onmouseover=adlinkMouseOver(event,this,3); style="POSITION: static; TEXT-DECORATION: underline! important" onclick=adlinkMouseClick(event,this,3); onmouseout=adlinkMouseOut(event,this,3); href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061208/news/news8.html#" target=_new><FONT