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Limestone Bay, on the north coast of Anguilla, is no longer just an empty beach to relax on with no kind of hospitality services. Julian Harrigan, a former Permanent Secretary in the public service, has put a new face on the area, making it a most welcoming retreat. He has established there a brand new café which many persons are now discovering and enjoying.

Staff and management at Cap Juluca are now working with a new vision “Creating Experiences Beyond Expectations.” Details of this and the new mission and values were given on Wednesday at two sessions with staff, tourism officials, lawyers and the media.

The Mayor of St Martin, Mr Albert Fleming, travelled to Anguilla on Tuesday 22 March to have discussions with the Governor, Ministers and senior officials in Anguilla about the operations of the new ferry terminal in Marigot when it opens soon. The Mayor was accompanied by his Director of Cabinet, Mr Alex Richards, and the Port Superintendent, Mr Alberic Ellis, of Marigot.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Congrats To
Valentin Davis

I would like to commend Valentine Davis on his production of the 2005 Jazz Festival. Each year it gets better but he will have a hard time beating this one in 2006. The young performers from the Albena Lake school were great.

If all goes as planned by the Government, there will be two women in the Anguilla Houe of Assembly which is scheduled to meet in a general inaugural session on April 11 or 12. This is according to Chief Minister, Osboune Fleming.

Young people in Anguilla who have been clamouring for a car racing track are now having their dreams fulfilled. The Executive Council has given its approval to the idea and is to make available an area of land west of the Corito landfill site for this purpose.

Cable and Wireless is again sponsoring the Annual Sports Day events of the two-campus Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, taking place on March 31.

One hundred and twelve persons, comprising Staff members, Present and Past Directors, Promoters and Consultants, were awarded for their service to the National Bank of Anguilla (NBA) and ultimately to the island and its people.

The schools of Anguilla observed Commonwealth Day with varied activities on Monday, March 14.

An international Spectrum Coordination Meeting, involving representatives from Anguilla, France and the Netherlands Antilles is taking place this week at the Paradise Cove Resort.

A strong call has been made for women on the island to be appointed to all three posts of Speaker, First and Second Nominated Members in the Anguilla House of Assembly. The demand was made at the opening ceremony of a workshop held at the Tourist Board’s conference room on Tuesday, March 8, in observance of International Women’s Day.

His Excellency The Governor, Mr. Alan Huckle, has congratulated the Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Colville Petty OBE, and all the election officers, on the successful conduct of the elections in Anguilla on February 21, 2005.

At the close of the criminal sitting of the High Court in February, there were three convictions on charges of sexual intercourse with a minor and three convictions of indecently assaulting a minor.

The Royal Anguilla Police Force has been strengthened by the appointment of a United Kingdom Police Officer. He is retired Detective Chief Inspector Bernard Watson, who is on a two-year secondment. The cost of his service is being shared between the British Government and the Government of Anguilla.

On March 1, 2005, the Carimar Social Club, an association of the employees of Carimar Beach Club Resort, donated $5,000 U.S. to the Alwyn Allison Primary School Building Fund (West End, Anguilla).

The National Bank of Anguilla (NBA) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. The activities commenced on Sunday March 6, with Directors, Management and Staff attending the divine service at St. Mary’s Anglican Church.

It is understood that efforts are underway to establish a Home Health Care Programme in Anguilla to look after the varied needs of senior citizens.

As the new Government of the Anguilla United Front (AUF) sets up its administrative machinery following last week’s General Election, accommodation as Parliamentary Secretary has been made for Albert Hughes, a defected member of the Anguilla Strategic Alternative (ANSA).

Thirty-one Caribbean nationals living in Anguilla for a number of years have now become British Overseas Territory Citizens by virtue of their connection with this island.

Nakishma Rogers and Kristy Richardson, students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, gave Anguilla the 2005 championship in the Leeward Islands Debating Competition on Sunday night, February 27.