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As part of its outreach and public relations programme, the Freemasons Association of Anguilla, which encompasses seven Masonic Lodges and Chapters working on the island, has donated a total of US$5,000 shared between two local organisations.

One of the two fortunate recipients is the Arijah Children’s Foundation, established in Anguilla in August 2006 as a non-profit organisation dedicated to assisting children with special needs.

Boston-based artist, Teri Baydar, will be the featured painter in an art exhibition hosted by Malliouhana Hotel and Spa in Anguilla on Monday and Tuesday, December 28 and 29.

Senior Opposition Member in the Anguilla House of Assembly, Hubert Hughes, who was unable to respond to the Chief Minister’s press conference as it was not held on Tuesday this week, took the opportunity to focus his attention on two matters of his own choosing.

Foreign researchers come to Anguilla to research the island’s past and present, to research prehistoric rats the size of pigs, caves, Amerindian sites, flora, fauna, and even shipwrecks. As one of these researchers fortunate enough to come to Anguilla and research the island’s rich heritage, I have often been asked how I ended up with the opportunity to write my PhD in such a paradise.

The current tourism season in Anguilla is expected to see more visitors travelling to the island with the reopening of the Flag/Temenos Golf Course following its long and controversial closure. The other portions of the vast property, comprising the unfinished residences and the hotel, as well as the club house, remain closed pending the possibility of public acquisition or arrangements with a new investor which would also involve the golf course.

Sandbar – Anguilla’s fabulous new beachfront hangout is committed to saving Anguilla’s sand as well as serving “tasty tapas and cool cocktails”.

Sandbar is a cool and contemporary Caribbean beach bar with its heart in the right place.

Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Rudolph Proctor, reported to the media on Wednesday that the eleven new recruits have now been fully inducted in the local law enforcement body. The induction came as they completed a week of familiarisation with the Police Act, regulations and basic policing.

A joyful beach party was given by Pam Webster, APP Candidate for District One, on Sunday, on the Bay in Island Harbour. The traditional style Christmas celebration was intended to bring Anguillians together in peace and harmony for the greater good of Anguilla and all its people. The setting was magnificent, showcasing the idyllic and picturesque Bay.

Many people drink alcohol and many do so without any problems. We all know that a drink can sometimes make us more sociable and able to relax with friends. Drinking in moderation is unlikely to lead to problems. But heavy drinking or getting drunk can lead to a whole range of difficulties.

The economy is a mobile, sensitive and deeply interconnected system. It includes the production, exchange, distribution and consumption of goods and services. The availability of monies for investment, the rate of inflation and unemployment are all factors which affect the health of the economy. Interest rates, or the percentage annual (yearly) return (profit) on monies loaned, can be manipulated by governments and financial institutions to stabilize or keep economies healthy and to encourage the continued movement and production of goods and services.

Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly, David Carty, speaking in his capacity as Chairman of the island’s National Energy Committee, told reporters that he came away from the recent COP15 Climate Change World Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, feeling proud of the work of his local committee.

The Literary and Debating Society of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School in Anguilla is to present the first ever Political District Debates in Anguilla in cooperation with the various parties and candidates.

With the commencement of the tourist season, Anguilla has successfully benefited in a big way from meeting hundreds of top selling travel agents in the New York Tri-State area. The island’s Tourist Board in North America, in conjunction with representatives from a number of hoteliers here, kicked off the season with their annual December Fall Seminars.

St. Mary’s Street in The Valley was blocked to traffic on Tuesday afternoon this week to facilitate hundreds of young school children who attended the 2009 Christmas Gala held for the 9th year by the Caribbean Commercial Bank.

It was officially announced on Tuesday this week that senior law enforcement officer, former Superintendent in the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Rudolph Proctor, had been appointed Deputy Commissioner.

Police in Anguilla are investigating a number of cases involving fighting and wounding which occurred on December 12 at the Sandy Ground and on December 13 at the Princess Hospital.

It was a hot issue in Anguilla as well as in Antigua from late last week when the Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, said his Government had made loans to the two islands in the amounts of 12 million and 24 million dollars respectively. He was reported to have made the statement at a political rally in the run-up to the general election taking place there on Friday, this week. He was reportedly heard saying that he was able “to give’ the money due to his prudent management of Dominica’s finances.

His Excellency William A. Harrison
Governor of Anguilla
Government House
Old Ta
Anguilla


Dear Sir,

Response of the private sector representatives of Anguilla’s financial services industry to the ‘Foot Report’

1. The leading private sector representatives of the financial services industry in the form of the officers of the Anguilla Branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the leading worldwide professional body for practitioners in the fields of trusts, estates and related issues, and the Anguilla Financial Services Association (AFSA), having long recognized their mutual interests were to an extent interwoven, recently convened a joint meeting to discuss the Report of the Independent Review of the British Offshore Financial Service Centres, also known as the “Foot Report.”

Occasionally, a number of Indians working and residing at the Viceroy project have drifted into the nearby Immanuel Methodist Church at West End. One of them, Sajay Thomas, a Christian Catholic, became chief among them as a regular brother and worshipper until his departure from Anguilla on Tuesday this week.

Festival D’Noel, at the basketball court on the grounds of the old East End School added much to the festive season in Anguilla this week.