THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Nov 12 – Anguilla government officials say they are keen to see some movement on the stalled Flag Luxury Property development project. Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming told the local media corps here that he has seen some correspondence from the Salamander Hospitality Group who have expressed an interest in taking over the project.

According to Fleming the Salamander group representatives have assured him that they are in serious discussion with the lead person in the Flag Project Robert Sillerman.

Fleming declined to go into detail but he said prices and arrangements were being discussed. He also revealed that the 18-hole Greg Norman designed golf course was being watered, but there appears to be some uncertainty as to how long that would continue.

Finance Minister Victor Banks said there seem to be deliberate attempts to sabotage the project.

” We are laboring with these issues. We have gotten a lot of correspondence from various sources which only point to malicious intent on the part of forces within our community who do no want things to happen. Those are real concerns which we are facing. We certain look forward to getting ahead of these issues going forward,” Banks said.

The Minister said that the government is in discussion with ” a number of companies” who have an interest in the project. ” We have not taken anything off the table; and so we look forward to seeing something positive happen, it means well for Anguilla,” Banks said.

Meanwhile, opposition member of parliament Hubert Hughes said that the government has a strong case for acquisition and finish once and for all with Sillerman.

Hughes said there is precedent for such a move.

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