MAYDAY AIR JAMAICA                             
Let us unite in the diaspora to take back our country from corruption and decadence...stand up for truth and integrity ..stand up for victimized workers, and the right of our traveling public and visitors to our island right to safe skies, where air safety is not dictated by politics and politicians but by the people with the knowledge of how to ensure safe skies. The sale of Air Jamaica to foreign interest is not in our national interest let us support JALPA and the Air Jamaica workers in their bid to acquire our national airline.  Politicians have silenced air safety issues in Air Jamaica and placed us all at risk. Now we have the national asset being sold to Caribbean Airlines while the pilots are prepared to acquire and /or should be assisted with the workers in acquiring the airline. Together we can begin to stem this corruption, do justice to our workers and influence the sale of our only remaining national asset.  Business-man Gordon Butch Stewart successfully operated and grew the airline, during his ownership. We now seem again to require both his capital and expertise. Mr Stewart who presided during the period where I was unjustly dismissed was therefore unjustly enriched during the same period.  What is proposed is that my claim as outlined below against the Jamaican government is for US $26 million, Mr Stewart, then as an angel investor who previously benefitted from the airlines, would now match this sum and provide this as operating capital over the short term, take an equity position and provide management while additional financing is sought.  The government of Jamaica should advise the IMF that they have settled with me and given the settlement to the pilots representing their purchase and for an additional $1.00 should transfer ownership while providing an initial line of credit for the first year operating cash requirements to assist the workers. This would benefit all the Jamaican people, provide a plan to stop the drain on the taxpayer, while providing the employment our country so desperately needs and more importantly recognize the role of the tourist sector and its participants.  Mr Butch Stewart has to be involved in the resolution of both the sale of Air Jamaica and damages flowing from my unjust dismissal and victimization during which he was unjustly enriched.  The Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller removed my matter via the attorney general from the Supreme Court in Sept 2006.  This is the only politician with a demonstrated integrity from either party in the matter of Air Jamaica and its workers.  Again I call upon the leader of the opposition for assistance, beyond just the pilots and to the workers of Jamaica, as once again the airline is under siege.

January 30th 2010

Mr. Gordon Butch Stewart

Chairman & Founder

Sandals Resorts

4950 Southwest 72nd Avenue,

Miami, FL 33155-5531

 

Dear Mr. Stewart,

Please allow me to introduce myself, my name is Wesley Sampson and I am the Air Jamaica pilot who as President of JALPA was unjustly dismissed for exposing the mismanagement, safety issues and nepotism which prevailed in the country and company’s operations in the 1980’s.   

My purpose in writing is to advise you as the primary owner operator and beneficiary of Air Jamaica during the years of my unjust dismissal that you as an individual and the Sandals Resorts were unjustly enriched by my victimization during the period of your management/ownership of the airline, and would have profited from the ongoing victimization of myself, loss of career opportunity, and the resultant human rights denied me and my family.  The matter which was in the Supreme court during the entire period of your tenure was ignored by yourself and your board.

In Sept 2006 the then Prime Minister the Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller via the Attorney General removed the item from before the Supreme Court and referred the matter back to Air Jamaica, which as you know would have accumulated damaged over the period thru 2004, during which you and Sandals would have benefitted and participated as direct and/or as third parties to the victimization and denied justice inflicted by the Supreme Court of Jamaica and the combined leadership of the PNP and JLP upon my person and and in concert for 26 years.

As such I have an existing claim against the Government for $26 Million USD, of which they have been notified and have not contested, the details of the model may be found on line at; www.maydayairjamiaca.com

My proposal for settlement where we both can contribute to the well being of the Airline the industry and it’s workers while assisting the government in their present plan to dispose of the carrier.

Simply put, match the $26 million the government owes me, and take an equity position in exchange, while providing the cash/access to the pilots to operate the Airline, while they seek additional funding in the Diaspora.

The government would hand over the concern for a $1.00, credit the pilots and workers with the money owed me as their purchase price, ($26 Mil USD) and extend a line of credit for the first year’s projected operating capital in exchange for a preferred position so that the taxpayer can begin to recoup some of the debt and from the Airline.

In return an equity position would be granted me and the Jamaican Government would have settled the matter without any direct cost to the people of Jamaica.  I would in return seek to assist you in clearing off many of the other problems where I am able.

I found most instructive, you’re outgoing observations on Christmas Eve of 2004. “We have flown Air Jamaica on its mission to make Jamaica wealthy, to make the tourist industry strong, the economy strong and the nationals proud.  I considered that mission completed and accomplished” unquote.  (JIS Info Service 12 -23-04)

Mr. Stewart the Airline is now reported to have made some money but weak, the nationals are not proud of the state of the airline and in its present proposed sale to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago will ultimately weaken our tourist industry.  You had said that the national was quote “the single most important economic weapon held by the government and the islands biggest ambassador” unquote.

You remain uniquely qualified to step forward and resolve these issues for our National carrier, the people of Jamaica as the country cannot lose its single most important economic weapon to outside investors, please help the pilots and workers acquire the airline and let us get to the business of opening and not shutting down routes.

I have copied the Leader of the Opposition the Hon Portia Simpson Miller and am seeking her intervention in the matter and in consultation with yourself as the matter presently is most shameful for those of us in the diasporas, as it is clear that the Airline is under siege.

Please help.

Respectfully,

Wesley Sampson


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