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Many attended the Police Dinner over the weekend at the House of Chandeliers and while they enjoyed a good supper and the climax of Police Week, they also had to digest some serious crime talk by Deputy Commissioner, Illidge Richardson.

There were three lucky winners in the raffle held by the Royal Anguilla Police Force as part of their activities for Police Week.

The Children’s Jamboree, part of the activities for Police Week 2008, was a big success.

Anguilla is to host the 32nd Annual Caribbean Customs Sports and Cultural Tournament during the Easter weekend in March this year and local arrangements are already in hand for this event which rotates annually among the regional islands.

The newly-elected Chairman of the West Indies Baptist Felowship Conference, Anguillian Pastor Cyril Gumbs, (who is based in Trinidad), and other ministerial colleagues, have praised Anguilla and Mr. Quincy Gumbs for the hospitality they enjoyed during the recent regional conference held on the island from January…..

Senior Journalists from across the Caribbean, working largely with the print media, attended a one-week course in Port of Spain, Trinidad, organised by the London-based Commonwealth Press Union (CPU). It is an association which groups from the largest influential British newspapers to The Anguillian in Anguilla.

The Anguilla Postal Club is hoping to raise US $20,000 for many of its members to travel to Trinidad during the Easter weekend to fellowship with their counterparts in the region and to discuss various postal matters.

Prisoners in Anguilla are being trained in ceramics and pottery as part of a continued programme to have them gainfully occupied. The three-week training was organised by the Anguilla Development Board through its Small Enterprise Development Unit (SEDU) with sponsorship by the Social Security Board.

Digicel’s Christmas Promotion which began mid November 2007 and ended January 18, 2008 was a huge success with daily, weekly and monthly winners who were happy recipients of gifts that included radio boom boxes, MP4 players and radio backpacks.
Existing and new customers took advantage of special holiday prices on a wide range of handsets from the ever popular Nokia to the sleek and stylish Coral which is exclusive to Digicel. Additionally, all who purchased new handsets received $60 credit.

Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming says that “the Government as it stands right now is perfectly intact in spite of what the rumours are saying.”

The Anguilla Craft Group’s annual luncheon was a special occasion this year as it marked the successful completion of their Cookbook Project.

The Optimist Club of Anguilla made two donations of US$1,000 each to the Anguilla Community Action Network and the National Aids Awareness Programme on Wednesday this week.

Girlguiding in Anguilla will open an internet café at the Scouts and Guides Headquarters. This was disclosed by the UK-based Guide Trainer, Helen Humphreys, and Anguilla’s Guide Commissioner, Dr. Linda Banks.

Last week James Edghill of Edghill Associates of Barbados presented a Suzuki Grand Vitara Jeep to the Ministry of Infrastructure. Edghill is the company that completed the Blowing Point jetty project and has worked on several other projects in Anguilla over the years.

The Royal Anguilla Police Force held its eighth tournament from December 14 to January 27, under the leadership of Constable Dejorn Saunders.

The alumni family of the ECCB Savings and Investments course is now 723 members strong, with the addition of 23 new graduates from St. Kitts and Nevis.

The Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre, in association with the Ministry of Social Development and its Department of Youth and Culture, launched the Commonwealth Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment (PAYE) on Tuesday, January 22 at the Teacher’s Resource Centre Auditorium.

The Chairman Dr. Franklin Lloyd and the Directors of the Board of the Health Authority of Anguilla have appointed Darlene A. Baptiste (nee Carty), MA Ed., R.T.T., E.M.T. to serve as Chief Executive Officer of HAA effective 15 January 2008. Prior to accepting this position, she served as the Vice-President for Dynamic Management & Consultants, Inc.

Ralph V. C. Hodge MBE joined the management team at the Anguilla Health Authority as the Finance Manager effective 15th January 2008.

In the weekly press briefing at the Royal Anguilla Police Headquarters, the press was informed of the various offences from the period of January 16-23 by Deputy Illidge Richardson, Sergeant Yearwood, Inspector Sinclair and Superintendent Rudolph Proctor.