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Altamer has been featured in the May 2005 issue of Architectural Digest, now being distributed to newsstandsworldwide, as well as to over 800,000 subscribers of the magazine. Altamer, and the work of its American architect/interior design team, Myron and June Goldfinger, is one of a handful of designs featured in the annual Architecture issue. The cover story looks at twenty houses from the world’s top architects.

A 34-foot Express Boat-rider built by Rebel Marine and Anguilla Techni Sales, was launched at Road Bay on Monday this week. The classy pleasure boat is now one of four owned by Funtime Charters Limited, a local touring company.

The following is a press release issued on Tuesday April 5 by the Attorney General’s Chambers stating that the Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the Government in the Airport Case.

Catholics and many other persons in Anguilla have joined milling throngs around the world in following the events surrounding the death of Pope John Paul II, plans for his funeral on Friday (April 8) and arrangements for his succession in due course.

A large number of Anguillian students from the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School turned up for a week-long Caribbean Healthy Lifestyles Workshop this week.

The 2005 Anguilla “Mix-Up” Regatta will be held May 6 - 8 at Road Bay. This was announced jointly on Tuesday April 5 by the Anguilla Sailing Association in conjunction with the Anguilla Tourist Board and the Ministry of Tourism.

The Anguilla House of Assembly will meet on Tuesday April 12 for the first time since the general election on February 21.

Cap Juluca’s April 2nd Great Chefs/Great Wines Gastronomic Celebration was a special showcase for the resort’s young Commis Chefs. The special wine dinner which is held twice monthly at the internationally acclaimed resort, pairs world-class chefs with the world’s best wines, winemakers and wine connoisseurs.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Anguilla Community Foundation, its Treasurer, Sandra York-Gumbs, described the year 2004 as “a most spectacular year of growth” and she thanked all the donors who have made this possible. However, the Foundation still has a long way to go in order to achieve its objectives.

The Anguilla Beautification Club (ABC) was very active during the past year. At the Annual General Meeting, President Lady Gumbs reported that membership of the club stood at 53 and she welcomed new members and prospective members.

One of Anguilla’s longstanding cultural groups will be performing at the Soroptimist Club’s Concert at the Stoney Ground Primary School Auditorium on Saturday night, April 9.

What is stigma in mental illness and how does it operate in individuals and in the social context?

The target date for the opening of the18-hole Greg Norman Championship Golf Course in the Rendezvous area of Anguilla, is November 21. That’s just about at the start of the 2005/2006 tourism season.

The three-man Public Service Integrity Board is now set to investigate conflicts of interest among the 700-strong government employees. In addition to being armed with the legislation that created it, and led to its appointment by the Governor in October last year, the Board is now circulating an awareness leaflet outlining its functions. The publication, which also sets out guidelines for the civil service, will be sent to each employee and will be available to members of the public as well.

Anguillians and nationals of other British Overseas Territories have the opportunity to live and work in Britain and other European States, two of the facilities being the European Passport and British citizenship.

Plans are afoot to bring the issues of corporate governance before a wide cross-section of Anguillian business and other sectors, following the second meeting of the Caribbean Corporate Governance Forum (CCGF) recently held in St. Kitts.

With direct capital aid to Anguilla from the United Kingdom Government having ended on March 31, the island is now looking to the European Union for a greater portion of grant in aid for its development programmes.

Last year, due to a late start of operations at the Factory Shell at the Farrington, Anguilla was only able to refine and export 2,000 of sugar to European destinations.

The 2005 Primary School Science and Technology Fair has been described as having been the most competitive so far. Its organiser, Education Officer, Dr. Stan Percival, is to be commended for the continuing success of the event and for instilling in the students a growing interest in scientific matters.

The Anguilla Social Security Board, through its Development Fund, has provided much-needed assistance for three social causes on the island.