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John Elliott Brooks of The Valley, Anguilla, was among a number of West Indians who found new opportunities to travel abroad when the United Kingdom opened its doors to an influx of emigrants in the 1950s. He arrived in England on October 1, 1955 and found employment in industry for some time.

The Executive

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to welcome you to another session in the continuing discussion of our existing Constitution. As you are aware it is our hope that after these discussions, we will all be in a better position to evaluate and understand our Constitutional provisions and to determine whether or not they need to be amended, and if so in what way.

Frontline Port Workers On Tour

The Anguilla Tourist Board has embarked on an effort to conduct guided tours and training for frontline workers at the ports so that they could better inform visitors about places of interest on the island.

Interim Report Submitted to Minister

The interim report for the establishment of a Health Authority in Anguilla was presented to the Minister of Social Development, Eric Reid, on Monday December 2. The presentation was made by Dr. Phyllis Fleming-Banks, Chairperson of the Health Authority Project Board set up at the request of the Government almost two years ago.

The preliminary draft of the Government’s Budget to finance the public services for the year ending December 2003, has been completed, discussed and made ready for approval by Executive Council. It indicates a figure of EC$88 million for recurrent expenditure and revenue.

For the first time in the six years of its sponsorship, by Scotiabank (Anguilla) Ltd and Master Card, the prize money and trophy for the Champion of Champion boat race were shared by two winners.

Friends Block South Valley Road
Anguilla recorded a tragic road accident just after midnight on Monday December 2, when 20-year-old Sigmund Carty of Roaches Hill, in the Valley area, fell from a pickup, travelling to the east just beyond the road junction to Long Bay, and died on the spot.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank provided a great deal of enthusiasm for boat racing crews and their fans when it sponsored a race from Sandy Ground to Rendezvous Bay and back on November 24th.

By David Kenworthy

When Nasser Hussain left Heathrow with the England team for the ill-fated Ashes tour, he said he genuinely believed his side stood a chance of competing with the Australians. However, he did qualify that optimism with a couple of phases that may now haunt him. “For us to beat Australia a few things have to go right on and off the field,” he said. “If we can get the bowlers fit I think we’ve got a really good chance.”

Scotiabank launched a Kiddy Cricket programme for the seven primary schools in Anguilla on Monday this week as part of a regional undertaking.
The Bank’s Managing Director in Anguilla, Walter MacCalman, sent Andrew Niles, one of the Credit Officers, to Barbados recently to familiarise himself with the programme and to coordinate the arrangements for its introduction in Anguilla. The initiative was developed by Scotiabank in collaboration with the West Indies Cricket Board of Control.

The Optimist Club in Anguilla made a significant impact on the minds of school children and adults across the island by its leadership role in spreading awareness about the killer disease HIV/AIDS.
On Friday November 29, two days prior to World AIDS Day, the Optimist Club led hundreds of children dressed in T-shirts, bearing the slogan “Where awareness makes a difference,” on a march from the grounds of the General Post Office to the Webster Park.

We occasionally hear about certain unlawful acts in some parts of the world in reaction to incidents which have an emotional effect on persons for one reason or another. For instance, a soccer match lost by one team may erupt into an uncalled for demonstration, rampage or even worse scenarios orchestrated by disappointed or aggrieved supporters. While their disappointment may be understood, this does not give them a license to break the law and thus become liable to prosecution for committing an offence.

The National Bank of Anguilla Ltd. officially opened its Corporate Building or Annex on November 21 with a promise of substantially increasing its services to the people of the island. The completion of the new building came 18 months after the Bank celebrated its 15th Anniversary on March 23, 2000 and is a fulfillment of a promise made at that time.

Anguilla’s long-established businessman, Albert A. R. Lake, was presented with an award from the Anguilla Progressive Association of New York on the occasion of its Sixth Annual Dinner Dance and celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Anguilla Revolution which were held in New York in June this year.

Anguillians Show Abhorrence For Crime
The largest rally seen in recent years in Anguilla blocked traffic in the Upper Valley area on Monday afternoon November 25 as Anguillians joined their voices against domestic violence. The occasion was the observance of International Day Against Violence Against Women and members of the local Multi-Agency Committee, which organised the rally, were overwhelmed with the huge response from people of all ages

Fundamental Rights and Freedoms - Part three
The following is a presentation made by Miss Bernice Lake, QC, as part of the Constitutional and Electoral Reform discussions now taking place in Anguilla.

Celebrating The Best For Anguilla

Tourism Week 2002 got off to a start on Sunday November 17 with a Thanksgiving Service in the garden of Paradise Cove, a locally-owned resort on the south-west coast of the island. It was the first such type of service conducted on a hotel premises organised jointly by the Anguilla Tourist Board and the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association.

Commissioner of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Mitchell Harrigan, was presented with the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) for Distinguished Service, thus becoming the first person in Anguilla to receive such an honour.

Plans are at an advanced stage for the lighting of the Valley area for Christmas under the theme “Follow the Star.” The lights, from the roundabout to a point just beyond the Department of Infrastructure, will take in some fifty large road side trees as well as the fencing along the area.

Presentation of Awards

The observance of Tourism Week 2002 in Anguilla continued with a presentation of awards ceremony at Coccoloba Resort on Monday, November 18, with the Special Assistant in the Ministry of Tourism, Donna Banks, chairing the proceedings. In her introductory remarks she observed that the best of Anguilla was being celebrated. Included in the list were the island’s friendly people, beaches, cuisine, culture, athletes, environment, accommodation facilities and taxi-drivers.