6 | Anguilla Air & Seaports Authority
tees of qualified professionals from the air-
port and the seaport that would manage
the interface with the Authority as well as
other stakeholder groups, the creation of an
association to strengthen the work of local
ferryboat operators, and a number of other
protocols which include the AASPA’s ability
to generate and, more importantly, collect
on fees and taxes. What’s more, just this year,
the Government finally approved AASPA’s
business plan. Rogers says AASPA will final-
ly be able to advance on plans it was never
able to implement in the past. He anticipates
AASPA will help Anguilla ultimately move
forward with extension of the airstrip. He
says there are also problems with the existing
cargo port which is only 18 feet in depth, but
sand sometimes backs-up making it only 16
feet in depth. He anticipates that Anguilla
will ultimately see the development of a new
deep water harbor in a not so distant future.
Other plans call for the development of new
passenger terminals. Rogers acknowledges
that funding for this infrastructure has yet
to be fully secured, but he anticipates that
AASPA will be able to forge strategic part-
