Why I decided to move north of the bridge is none of Harriette Fisher's (ScubaLdy) business. Thank you.

Now let's look at the history of Harriette in Belize: She came to the island a few years ago and bought a.....gulp!!!.....CONDO, north of the bridge. After a couple of years she decided she didn't want the condo and wanted instead to buy a plot of land and build a house. This she duly did. I think she sold the condo, presumably to another visitor to our shores. Or maybe she didn't sell it and is renting to holidaymakers/tourists. Progress, I suppose.

Now, I want Harriette to answer the following questions:

1. Is anyone forcing you to help pay for the street lighting project?

2. Do you not think you might be chucking stones in a glass house when you curse development North of the bridge but were directly complicit in the construction of a condo, which could not possibly have been built without people like you visiting and buying? What about your subsequent purchase of a lot, clearing of the land and construction of a home? You came here as a single woman a few years ago. One person. Imagine if every man, woman and child on our island was directly responsible for the construction of TWO residences within a 10 year period on Ambergris Caye? That'd be 20,000 condos and 20,000 houses assuming a population of 20,000. But, that's you, isn't it, Harriette? Progress is not OK unless it's yours, is that not the case?

3. Do you not also think that your criticism of efforts to try and make the road north a bit safer for our tourists, residents and your remaining dogs is looking a bit hypocritical given your (justified) complaints about crime on this message board and elsewhere?

It is unfortunate for you, Harriette, that when you bought your second place of residence here on Ambergris Caye you didn't have enough cash to ensure that no-one else could follow you.

In one of your posts you called me a decent sort of chap. Actually I don't need you to like me. I'm really not that nice. But I have pledged $2000BZE (at least) to the street light project. Each light will cost $528BZE for the first years power. After that we hope (and believe) that the government will pick up the tab. 2012 is local elections year. Supply and installation of the lights is free. I am now pledging another $528BZE for a street light that I will dedicate to Harriette.

We need about $75,000BZE to power 140 lights for one year. BEL will do the rest.

Thank you.