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The original Sports Office in Anguilla, created into a full department of Government at the beginning of the year, now has its extended complement of staff and large sums of money to finance its operations and to fund various capital projects approved by the Executive Council. What is more is that a name change is being contemplated for the department and the choice, to be taken to ExCo shortly, is “Sports, Recreation and Parks.”

In a ceremony held on the grounds of the Post Office on Tuesday, October 2 at 10 a.m., the 2007 Country Poverty Assessment was launched. Sanford Richardson, chairman of the ceremony, introduced the various speakers and presenters while providing his own colourful remarks and famous quotes that dealt directly with poverty based themes.

After much preparation and publicity over the years, the Regional Law Revision Centre Inc, has at last come to fruition in Anguilla with the official opening arranged for Friday, September 28 at 4.00 p.m. Included in the ceremonial programme has been an address by Anguilla’s Chief Mnister, Osbourne Fleming, and the cutting of the ribbon by him along with other officials from the UK, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The Community College Development Unit is making great strides in training large numbers of young Anguillians in the hospitality industry, the first element of a general education programme.

A special service to commemorate the opening of the Legal Year was held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church in The Valley on Thursday morning, September 20. It was followed by a Guard of Honour drawn up outside the High Court and inspected by Resident Judge, Madam Justice Janice George –Creque.

At their regular tripartite meeting on Wednesday this week, Police, Immigration and Customs officials from Anguilla, French St. Martin and Dutch St. Maarten discussed various matters of mutual interest including the issue of crime, the commonalities they find in the occurring offences and ways and means of dealing with the situation.

Well-known Anguillian Senior Social Worker, Clive (Frankie) Smith, is the proud winner of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship which will enable him to study for a Master of Science degree in Social Development at the University of Wales in Swansea. He left Anguilla on Thursday, September 20, to undertake the one year course of studies.

The twelve students from the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School in Anguilla, appearing here, were the top candidates in the May/June 2007, CAPE and CSEC Examinations.

Students at both campuses of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School came face to face with the Speaker, Elected Representatives, Nominated Members and Ex-Officio Members of the Anguilla House of Assembly on Monday, September 3, at the grounds of the school.

Evalie Bradley, who served as an Anguillian public servant for some 35 years, spanning the early days of modernising the service and its current much-developed system, was showered with praise at a retirement ceremony on Saturday night, September 1. The grand event was held on the grounds of the Chief Minister’s residence at Sea Feathers and attended by many invited guests.

Jamaican-born Reverend Carleen White was welcomed to serve as the new Minister in the Anguilla Methodist Circuit on Sunday, September 2, at Bethel Church.

On August 18 a chapter in Anguillian history closed and another opened as the island’s first beachfront resort, Rendezvous Bay Hotel and Villas, bid farewell to its last hotel guest after 45 years in the hospitality business.

Anguillians have been warned that they cannot afford to sit back while Pandemic Influenza ravishes some countries and not to prepare for the day when the disease may strike the island.

Discussions were reportedly coming to a head this week on the future of Cap Juluca which is up for sale.

A 26-year-old Anguillian Forensic Scientist has added a new dimension in crime detection to the Royal Anguilla Police Force.

This week (August 20-22) Anguilla hosted the 13th Technical meeting of the American Commission on Organisational and Administration Systems (CAOSA) at the conference room of Malliouhana Hotel and Spa at Meads Bay. It was the first time that such a high-powered Social Security meeting was held on the island.

Just how education is measuring up to the changes and demands in Anguilla and the need for improvement, was the objective of a review undertaken here on Tuesday this week, August 21, at Paradise Cove Resort.

Several hundred people, many with umbrellas, braved the scotching afternoon sun on Thursday, August 16, and marched to the beat of the Pathfinders’ Drum Band from the Caribbean Commercial Complex to the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre as they participated in a rally against crime and violence in Anguilla.

In an indirect contrast to their recent demonstrations and demands for higher wages from Carillion Construction at the Viceroy Project, some 500 Indian workers crowded the Western Union Office at Lake’s World Supermarket on Wednesday, sending money to their relatives at home.

The ports of entry are buzzing with activity as returning Anguillians and visitors are arriving on the island from various parts of the world for the Summer Festivities, family reunions and the renewal of acquaintances.