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Anguilla’s Chief Minister, Osbourne Fleming, has called on all citizens, residents, businesses, churches and community organisations to give generous monetary donations to the relief effort following the tsunami crisis in Southern Asia.

The Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church has bidden farewell to Pastor Oville Fleming.

“The Eagle has Landed” is perhaps the second time that the phrase has been used. The first was when Astronaut Neil Armstrong touched down the NASA spacecraft on the surface of the moon in the early 1960s after some anxiety.

The just-completed Wallblake Airport runway has been the scene of a number of executive jet planes over the Christmas and New Year holiday season.

Caribbean Cable Communications in Anguilla, formerly known as Cable TV, has been issued a licence which enables the company to provide all manner of telecommunications except cellular which requires a separate licence.

A country music group from Nashville, Tennessee, is to tour Anguilla from February 19 to 20. This is another festival for the island. It is expected to have the support and appreciation of Anguillians, residents and visitors alike.

Anguilla…A Shorter Sleeved Way Of Life is the title of a new high quality- print coffee table book just launched on the island at The Pumphouse Restaurant at Sandy Ground.

As construction work progresses on the Anguilla Tennis Academy, at Blowing Point, fund-raising efforts for the world class facility are continuing to ensure that it becomes a reality.

Anguilla’s Chief Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Osbourne Fleming, closed out 2004 with his annual Christmas luncheon for the inmates of the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens Home.

Director of Social Security Timothy Hodge has expressed sorrow at the news of the death of Mr. Franklyn Richardson of George Hill, whom he affectionately remembers as “Daddy” or “Daddy Frank.” Mr. Richardson was a member of the first Social Security Board appointed in January 1981.

Christmas is a time of love and giving. Therefore when Anguilla was the only Caribbean territory visited during the current Atlantic Rim Festival by Essemble XX1 Moscow, at that time, it was a special treat for the island.

The Anguilla Social Security Board hosted its year-end Staff Awards Dinner on December 30, 2004.

Anguilla’s Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Investment and Commerce, the Hon. Victor Banks, delivered the Government’s Budget Address in the House of Assembly on Tuesday December 7. The budget calls for an expenditure of $117,265,433 to finance the public services in 2005. Of that amount, $93,940, 433 is to meet recurrent expenditure and the remainder of $23,325,000 is to be spent on capital projects. The 2004 budget amounted to $103,237,948.

One month after Prince Albert of Monaco and Anguilla’s Chief Minister, Osbourne Fleming, signed an agreement twinning the Yacht Clubs of both islands, a luxury sail boat arrived here from the wealthy Mediterranean isle. Its arrival is seen as a first step to other yachts coming to Anguilla and creating much publicity for the island in the European tourism market.

If the Soroptimist Club of Anguilla were to measure the support it has among the citizenry, its Annual Christmas Fair at Government House on December 4, would be a good yardstick with which to do so.

Cable and Wireless in Anguilla on Tuesday this week launched a brand new and versatile internet computer device that takes information technology a big step forward.

A large number of people people from throughout Anguilla were guests at a gala reception held by Scotiabank Anguilla Limited at Paradise Cove on December 4. It marked the bank’s 15th Anniversary, the retirement of former Managing Director, Walter MacCalman, who was highly praised for his eight years of dedicated service; and his handing over to Mr. Kerwin Jn Baptiste of St. Lucia, the new Managing Director.

The Anguilla Archaeological and Historical Society has a new Christmas card for sale this year. The card displays a painting of the Old Courthouse and Prison at Crocus Hill on Armistice Day 1919.

General Manager of the Anguilla Electricity Company (ANGLEC), Neil McConnie, said it was a great honour for him to accept a prestigious International Quality Crown Gold Award in London on behalf of the company.

A number of in-house guests, personnel of the hotel and members of the media were given, on December 2, a sample treat of what is being called “the new culinary world at CuisinArt.” It was a dinner and demo function at the resort’s beautifully-designed kitchen stadium during which the menu was prepared and served as the guests, seated in a classroom setting, watched the cooking and asked questions.