Local News

Social Security in Anguilla began a week of activities on Sunday, October 30 with its personnel attending a divine service at the Christian Assembly Church at Long Bay, conducted by Pastor Lucien McDonna.

As from next year when the current Deputy Governor, Mark Capes, leaves Anguilla at the end of his tour of duty, an Anguillian belonger will be appointed to the post.

One of the signs of the continuing growth of democracy in Anguilla in terms of free speech is the Talk Your Mind programme produced by Barrister-at-Law, John Benjamin. The fact that the interactive radio feature achieved its 11th anniversary on October 19 is testament to its wide acceptance, popularity and effectiveness in Anguilla and beyond its shores.

The Anguilla National Creative Arts Association has been praised for its vision, foresight, investment of time and other resources in developing and implementing a bamboo workshop and exhibition on the island.

The observance of the 20th Anniversary of the National Bank of Anguilla continued on Friday, October 28, with the award of a 4.5 kg Vince Automatic Washing Machine to Anderson Mills, one of the bank’s customers.

Just prior to its reopening, CuisinArt Resort and Spa held training sessions for a number of its staff. The training was conducted by visiting personnel from Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island.

Malliouhana Hotel and Spa opened for business on Tuesday, November 1, along with other resorts on the island, at the start of the 2005/2006 tourism season.

Cap Juluca Resort reopened on Friday, November 28, with a ceremony which included a number of addresses by Government and tourism officials, a feature address by Secretary-General of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, and the presentation of awards to members of staff. The ceremony was chaired by Director of Human Resources, Dr. Phyllis Fleming-Banks.

The Optimist Club in Anguilla is raising funds to finance its third Annual Race Against AIDS towards the end of this month.

The St. Augustine’s Chorale left Anguilla for the Bahamas to perform there over the coming week.

Some 200 members of the Dominica Association residing in Anguilla celebrated their island’s 27th Anniversary of Independence on Sunday, October 30.

Apart from their banking knowledge, staff members of the National Bank of Anguilla have now been trained in Emergency First Aid.

Government ministers and many restaurant and hotel personnel attended the grand opening of Merchants Market on Monday October 31. There was a display of some of the 7000 items that the company offers and many of the vendors were there to discuss and demonstrate their products that included soup, hors d’hoeuvres, fish, meat, desserts, paper products, cooking needs, drinks and much more.

As recently reported in The Anguillian, a magnificent Hawksbill Turtle toppled into a nearly empty pool at the old Fountain Beach Hotel at the western tip of Shoal Bay East and almost drowned. She landed upside down with her head under several inches of fetid water. Fortuitously, she was flipped onto her belly by a passerby and finally rescued by Mr. Patrick Webster of Island Harbour. Ultimately, after being documented and tagged by the Fisheries officers, she returned to the sea but without laying any eggs.

Head of the Visual Arts Department at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, Yasmini Lloyd, was rushed off to Orlando, Florida, last Friday notwithstanding the unsettled weather conditions and without having the time to tell the principal about her absence from the island.

Centre Stage “The Spotlights On YOU!” is a talent search competition held annually to seek out and turn the spot light on the hidden singing talent of our people. This event was held as a part of Cable &Wireless’ 34th anniversary celebrations.

Of late many Anguillians are becoming very health-conscious in view of the increasing chronic and death-threatening diseases affecting the local population and the world in general. Not to be accused of neglecting its advisory and prevention role on the island, the Primary Health Care Department, in conjunction with the Health Education Unit and the Community Nurses, has launched a series of awareness programmes to help maintain healthy life-styles among the island’s inhabitants.

The National Bank of Anguilla has taken its banking service to Sandy Ground with the official opening of an ATM there on Wednesday, October 26. It is located at the front of Sydans Guest House owned by Anne Edwards.

The fate of the Physical Planning Bill and the Labour Code Bill is still hanging in the balance with Government, some local lawyers and concerned persons locked in a dispute over the draft legislation following its taking to the public about six or seven weeks ago.

The Social Security Board celebrates its annual Social Security Week from Sunday October 30th to November 5th, 2005. The highlight of the week will be activities at the Atlin Noraldo Harrigan O.B.E. Parliamentary Building on the evening of Thursday November 3rd. That date will mark exactly 25 years since the passage of the Social Security Act (1980) in the House of Assembly on November 3rd, 1980.