Local News

A monthly meeting of the Ministry of Health and the Health Authority of Anguilla was held on Wednesday, August 16.

Now that the children are on their summer vacation, the opportunity is to be taken to pave the northern and eastern sides of the Stoney Ground Primary School yard and to grass the southern area where the playing field is located.

On August 9th 2005 Senior Social Worker Mrs. Brenda Proctor and Social Worker Ms. Erika Smith from the Department of Social Development visited Crystal’s Home in St. Maarten.

The Flamboyant Tree is not regarded as the national tree of Anguilla, but it continues to be of much attraction to visitors and natives every time the season of bloom comes around.

Executive Director of the Anguilla Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Calvin Bartlett, has expressed thanks on behalf of the organisation for the support and cooperation its first troupe in the Summer Festival has received.

Anguilla’s representative to the recently concluded Caribbean Public Service Association (CPSA) Conference was Mr. Carlton Pickering Sr., Vice president of the Anguilla Civil Service Association (ACSA). The conference took place in Barbados from July 27 - 29 and was guided by the theme “Quality Management + Quality Workers = Quality Public Service.”

Cap Juluca’s Executive Chef, George Reid is the Winner of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) 2005 Annual Competition. Chef Reid topped the list of the final six award-winning Caribbean Basin Chefs.

Cap Juluca hosted a series of Celebrity Chef Dinners at Pimms Restaurant. Chef Guy Guenego was the guest Chef from Tuesday, August 16 through Thursday, August 18th. On Thursday, Chef Guenego was the Chef for a special Wine Dinner, which featured wines from Cap Juluca’s Wine Cellar.

Anguilla is this week hosting the 18th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Regional Council of Soroptimist International from August 9 - 13 under the theme “Unity Through Communication.” The conference has brought together some 100 delegates, representing 17 clubs, from Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Anguillal. There are also representatives from the UK-based Federation.

Despite some disturbances of the carnival activities a number of troupes and revellers took to the streets in Anguilla during the Summer Festival.

Among the unfortunate incidents in Anguilla during the Summer Festival, was a severe road accident in which the driver and the passenger luckily escaped with their lives.

Unlike previous years, the carnival activities in Anguilla this year were affected, to some extent, by acts of violence, which led the police to curtail at least two of the shows in the interest of safety.

Police Commissioner Keithly Benjamin says the reluctance of persons to give information on “the despicable and embarrassing incident at Landsome Bowl” can only lead to victory of evil over good.”

The Seventh-day Adventist community in Anguilla and others may wish to know about the new ministerial appointments following the recent elections at the North Caribbean Conference with regional headquarters in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

By: Enna Gumbs

On Monday, August 8th, entire families were welcomed at Jerusalem Market Place at Campus B. The Market Place commenced with 40 students and on Tuesday the registration doubled to 80 students. It opened everyday at 9:00 am and closed at 12:00 noon.

In the photo, Anguillian national, John Brooks, who was appointed Mayor of Branbury, Oxfordshire on May 17, 2005, attends an official Sunday function in the town. He is accompanied by his Mace Bearers. His wife, Mrs. Audrey Brooks, is at the back.

Valentine Banks, CEO of the National Bank of Anguilla, defeated Clive Lloyd in the race for Vice President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) at the Board’s Sixth Annual Meeting held in St Maarten on Sunday 7th August 2005.

There is still some hope for our wayward youngsters in Anguilla, although they seem to be so uncontrollable and bad, says Superintendent Minister of the Methodist Circuit, Reverend Lindsay Richardson.

Fears of ferocious dogs in Anguilla reached a new dimension when a child was attacked and killed on August 4th at a home in the Forest.

Three top teams in the village fun day games organised by the National Bank of Anguilla, as part of activities celebrating its 20th Anniversary, are the proud trophy winners of the competition.