i was asked. is the world really getting better. a global $3000.00 special reports. starts aug 19th on t.v. or the. holidays in paradise where turquoise waters that's what the caribbean stands for it's no different on the tiny island of angola. somewhat troubled by the fact that the seals are being made for us you know 4000 miles away basically every year here we are powerless to do nothing about it. despite the sunny skies the dark cloud of banks it looms here to. their suffering for it not for me but for the youngsters that are coming out.

it's early in the morning and d.j. hama one of them and winners of most popular journalists is opening up his radio studio today is the day britain was supposed to lead. good morning good morning is the mortal shorty across the firm radio on d.j. harbor enemy your company for this lovely morning is also read the day it all breaks the date of course all eyes and ears of law into the u.k. here this time oh you know our ministry in power to check was happy very bad but some believe. the glass of rum radio will keep going forward keep good for here all

the want to show. that many people on the island listen to d.j. ham as morning show. he likens breaks it to hurrican erma the worst natural catastrophe to hit the tiny caribbean paradise in recent times. it's a good very well bit of it because we had i was i was she had a structure that. works that has the potential to be destructive as well depending on how would it all his obit within the u.k. and the in europe the european union the. rebuilding continues to this day hurrican swept over the lesser antilles in

september 27th team with gal force winds raging at almost 300 kilometers per hour it was the strongest storm ever recorded on the open atlantic. since to many the time after the cataclysmic event marks the beginning of a new age the hurrican took many and will inspire surprise with it sheer force one of them was felix fleming. opened the door. after the down. and to see the destruction in as a 1st hurricane and i've been through quite a few that. actually. the sea had swallowed up his garden where he grew mangoes and other tropical fruits felix fleming also sees similarities between bracks it and irma. norse them oh my. you know for us because that. keep our fingers crossed that.

somehow it will code favorable but we don't know you know that's the big question for us. on quilla is a 20 minute boat ride from st martin it's nearest neighbor island. why is a british overseas territory sent martin belongs half to france and half to the netherlands it's almost like a mini e.u. the legacy of colonialism in the area makes this situation unique. say martin is like an extension of. because we're over the centuries do have been so many. into marriages and shearing. you know it's only in recent times that the politics of it game.

divisive instrument. felix is a retired appetising man tonight he's hosting a reading with family and friends of a new play for that amateur dramatics group. felix his daughter laura compares breaks it to a shakespearean drama. but with more facile elements. for discussion amongst ourselves what we have such a hard spot is now of our family members that live and work and say martin you know any sort of restriction to those relationships would be devastating i mean there's the grandparents that are buried here and there you know with their land then and that. bank account thing i mean how what is going to happen to a well i mean we don't know and i think and think it's very scary sometimes they can i get my medicaid. shown here in angola needs and they have to go there to get

it and if they don't if i'm not allowed to go there then there will be some problem in people who need medical attention. has a population of around $15000.00 tourism is the island's economic engine but it hinges on a good relationship with its neighbors and martin. the large planes that shuttle in the bulk of the tourists can't land in. the runways are too short they land on st maarten where the runways are popular for being so near to the beach 95 percent of the tourists who come to angola 1st arrive instant martin.

and well as 33 white beaches are its biggest attraction sun sand and seafood that's all holidaymakers here are looking for. tourism is the backbone of anglers economy and its chief source of income. the island's most famous musician banky banks can be found here on the beach he used to play with bob marley but was. the bird. is what you see what you look at. you know pigs a big ocean. but still. great people. people. real people.

on the edge of a legislator lexy. the well traveled calypso and reggae singer has a very clear opinion on pranks that he says the british are dishonest and should take this opportunity to prove to the world that they are more than just well groomed hypocritical diplomats. british well the ugly is a small little piece of the earth like this with their play. which is centuries they've been dealing with diplomacy which is for us. never seen the truth about any situation. said no rex it is the court with. the support and the very they have to say the truth about. to themselves and to the work. they have been a lemon do that for years to get a nice a practice in. banking banks is not the only one seeking clarity in the whole banks

it discussion. is on his way to meet someone who has been making a living from tourism for 50 years alan gums is a hotel and restaurant owner and used to be the island's director of tourism. rich it is a result of what happens perhaps we don't think something is true from the very very beginning. what about their colonies and how to fix their colonies going into the european can or has that been there as that been considered within this black 6 though it was not to anybody defend our interests a lot is that it. can lessen whether were to decide well in a better position of the european community is more important to us than then this affiliation with great britain and what we're getting there we want to go

independent as a country and then all the things that come from that flow from that that i mentioned earlier where the british said that we cannot take aid from china. the world's most a well we. made it will go independent and then we can take it from china which may be more we're getting hungry but i mean these are these are very these are questions that have not really been thoroughly thought out by the people living world. breaks it is a great divider not only on the island itself and glare is dependent on imports almost all goods have to be shipped all flown in 90. scent of its own comes from scent not him. informative products are usually paid for in u.s. dollars and will is rather pricey. around 2 thirds of its tourists come from the

u.s. private jets often land at the small international airport by anglers capital in the valley an extension has been under consideration for years fabienne fi he head of the airport authority has long been dreaming of an airport with direct connections to north america and europe. could be travel overseas to see if relatives agree do medical treatment of us is that is not available on the island and so on so there's a lot of movement by residents and of course the tourism which is the economic engine. if you don't have good communication in terms of passengers by and also by sea we're quite. hot border between angola and some mountain with import tariffs and border controls would be a nightmare frank williams and the end of van caribbean many. of these are

part of texas we believe that we have angola. we have a phone who is to survive so even though it's a challenge we pretty confident that it a sub but if we have a special the language and community understand modern community both on a desert on the french side. is by and large one community from one. heritage standpoint. a ferry runs to st martin twice an hour. each sunday time for a. felix fleming and his wife mona a visiting relatives on the neighboring island. they arrive in merry go the capital of the french complex that mountain.

brother frank and systema say it is i'm happy to see them. since her. visits have become less frequent everyone is busy rebuilding felix was born here on the french side and only moved to i'm going to night is the only one out of the month actually . he lives in angola and it wrecks it happens i don't know what will happen to our relationship with a lot and we may not be even a lot of come to said law to me though regular passport we may need a visa i'm not sure yet what will happen. make a decision you know you have a plebiscite already. if it caught people off guard and now everybody knows about the remote no one really you want to group or you want to bring this kind of relationship that should have been worked out already you know before you

decide to leave you know you should know oh you want to leave well that is up. to your people to say we are still being governed by a england said lightings go one way friends and alone you know this and you know before you decide to leave. you know you should know oh you want to leave well that is for us and sell it to your people to say we are still being governed by england said lightings go one way friends and alone you know in this so close together we're proud to be separated for a. times would be unthinkable the family wouldn't be able to come together as easily as they do now visiting the cemetery together would no longer be to straightforward. yeah and their

parents grave they praying for a peaceful future. in we are hoping that we would be able to do this and c.e.o. of families and sheer say martin french and dutch the way we have for centuries. how hard it is you border would make all of that impossible. d.j. hammer isn't too hopeful about the future after breaks it on the evening of banks the day he meets friends on the strip a small street in the valley popular on the weekends. if you if you've got all be a bit of usable bricks that's up i'm sure to give you the following developments you know up there what they don't tell me they cannot tell us we'll be sent to let them know where this guy because i'm said to be going over this the local grocer

has got to be your burger we don't the british with that. kind of britain because over its future 6000 kilometers away and good until they have been overlooked they talk about great britain's forgotten border with the here. that i feel. disrespected because. we're not even involved in the fort. we are right next door be a poor soul if they have a bottle of beer she had severed ties between the french and the dutch for years and nobody consulted us a ton of bricks. has been done in the last couple of years is that it doesn't make judgement in facet gulf in our legislature and politicians except. the d.j. hammers local barbecue joint teams next door and with his national dish is chicken

usually with rice and peas you can is the fabric you king of the island. a can of the good of the tree are you doing a good good place you say good evening to you i am going to go to give me one chicken leg and chicken leg yes for. most of the country here is imported too for now it's still cheap normally t.j. ham i would order more to eat as pricks it brewed his appetite regular customers to maggie her cheek you know what normally it's only when i have the ones the. does good. and cooler is not the place for a bustling nightlife ad cans barbecue with a sign of chicken and ribs rex's is the main dish. whatever else you would look at it is a good fit for the us if we are going to. be just don't think that's

good never consulted with those not me to take it to it's like you don't have a light year it is really important point us should the more fruits get along with other c. . that's the issue of it all of the. former british colony the island still depends on its former colonial rulers and. and the e.u. when. they have the brits a situation how could it be my garden might not benefit. from the european or real privilege going down because. we actually get some fun world when you're funny here but i don't know how they're going to affect the island directly. just 4 am their. heritage cans barbecue is where everyone comes to me top canadian farah makita runs an organization which depends on e.u. subsidies she's been living in angola for 15 years the biologist is head of the

national trust and is in charge of conservation on the island and good as nature and wildlife were heavily hit by hurricane. farah meets her staff at sunrise they're building an artificial snorkeling trial for tourists. quite happen this week stop them and their spaces between each of these layers and the space this is what provides the habitat to the different marine life so the fish fish shrimp and lobsters. and then eventually will actually have algae in and hopefully coral growing on these as well so we get this really nice artificial reef happening. sustainable eco friendly tourism also interests guests from the u.s.

east coast. people are snorkeling at but there's lots of marine life. you've seen turtles i'm sure and in my house if i wanted we got on your opinion on things are. among the 1st part of yeah i'm going to. like you. i'm. when i received 14000000 euros from the elevons european development fund it covers every 3rd of the island's entire development budget but the funding will run out in 2020. from arecibo just a bit confused about how it's actually going to affect the other from our perspective the national chester's back if it does mean that we're not going to be able to access really important bodies for a lot of the work that way down which is quite unfortunate. the u.k. will hardly take over the subsidies currently coming in from brussels it seems angola

is not a high enough priority to the british government. tourism is and will is livelihood the sea its capital. and so the plan for the day. is no longer the farmers going to snap a little on the trail this is going to let them look up to the north and break that leave because either should go i'll be at the bottom fall it's not and as they come down i'm going to start putting them together so that's my role for today and then they feel comfortable with the steel and i'm going to say the fullest so that the current doesn't push them apart. since november 28th seen there has been a diving and snorkeling trial in the little bay marine park right on the coast it was made with 2 purposes to create

a new tourist attraction and to support sustainable tourism and underwater biodiversity. fishing is not allowed here lobsters and turtles have settled farah thinks it will take a few more years. as for a real reef to grow with healthy coral. back on land d.j. hammer has found an interesting guest for his morning show a blogger from angola who has been living in england with her family for half a year. well let me assume due to a usually used in the u.k. on a good day to you how you do it. oh you did yammer. really good here on a friday afternoon. i want to hear from you for us this year you know the.

feedback divide you must be multilingual as in the u.k. a beer or what's the feedback like what's the vibe back the undergrowth i am really exhausted by the subject of. this is too much whenever i look at the news you know that it's like the number one story and it's always something new so it's just you know i just never know what to expect sounds i still don't know what the outcome is just a false 1st then you know around the world so it's pretty pretty scary bush to be sure of thank you for your time. blog my anguish experience from a cafe in cambridge she normally likes giving restaurant temps but she can't escape the ever present breaks it came. at the end of the day we called british passport just like any other british citizen and i would hope that the pause that he will

make sure that all 100 signs are represented that we are not supposed to be any less than any other british does then you know we're supposed to be afloat at the very same rates that they are the biggest things and. she wishes her island would receive the same kind of attention that island and northern ireland have throughout the pranks at negotiations the harder you border would be just as much of a catastrophe for her and her family and williams. husband is starting in cambridge she will be spending 2 years here with him and their son. hi. i'm from and i learned called angle that so actually i'm a blog. and i'm just as a research on the fact you know frex it might affect a country like do you have any thoughts on that there's been that not even a consideration of the fact that there's a united kingdom but you have to represent correct that there are diverse interests

of between let's call of it's not certain but in business certainly so when you have that arrogance it doesn't surprise me that they wouldn't consider what the channel islands feels were guernsey feels what feels right to venice i don't think we should have left because apparently trade is going to be way more expensive than most people in england when you go to that to get foreign people out of the country but most the time they say oh that take not jobs or whatever but it's been this they're not lazy like most british people and that's who do the work and they i don't know i think is a bad idea we should have that and not people trying to say that we should take it but again. there are too many students in the city for cambridge to reflect the average english view in 2 years when her husband has finished his studies chilis here and the family will return to angola. feels homesick whenever she sees fish at the market.

i don't know if there is a week that goes by when i don't think gosh i would love to have lobster or some calm cousins nap or you know so i definitely miss the people for me. whether it's asian proms or classic british fish and chips the seafood available here is not much of a consolation. even though there was a time when fishing was as important as tourism is today. the world angry that means an italian and refers to the shape of the island according to surveys around 90 percent of residents would have voted remain. as a child of the day i can say that but i have a lot of it on children and teach your children your child bad well. you know what the other took from under. when former british prime minister david cameron called

the bronx it referendum he spared no phones for british caribbean fishermen. and if you lose the password you can go to google i let you have to get a visa. to the password care of the world. so the past was important to us ok so marcie good reason but it was even more so because a photo was a. situation similar to zohan. was going to when will you know and if it goes terribly wrong that too could be could be impacted negatively. and could go bankrupt without tourism it's like the island's lifeline borders and trade barriers may sound abstract but a passport is something quite real. this is my european union passport this document here allows the traveler really europe

around the world this document is a valuable very valuable tool for the people of a world i cannot imagine the the whole life would be without this document you know once we exit the european union i don't know what will please the document and this is the uncertain to the most angles for us today. d.j. am i won't tire of reporting on developments in the united kingdom he wants to illustrate the consequences of leaving the e.u. . breaks a deal would not be good for for us at all in angola and of course the other british overseas territories as well as some here in the morning we are just about 830 that's what time here this morning. and we have no cause for the use of the ethanol science. breaks it has been postponed until the end of october 29th team it's unlikely that the concerns of british overseas territories will be heard by

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