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The National Bank of Anguilla has announced a calendar of events spread over a year to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. The celebrations will officially commence on December 8, 2004 and continue until December 2005.

The Health Authority of Anguilla has just completed a review of its operations during the second quarter of the year, some 190 days since its establishment. The review was to receive feedback from Heads of Department on the level of implementation of objectives; identify constraints to the achievement of those objectives; and present plans and programmes for the third quarter.

Sixteen children in Anguilla will be hosted by the Department of Social Development during the period July 19 to 30 as part of its annual summer community outreach programme.

With schools in Anguilla now closed for the summer vacation, teachers are attending a two-week workshop which will conclude on July 23.

An American Astronaut, who travelled over 7.2 million miles in space and has been vacationing in Anguilla, says there is order in the universe.
Dr. Bernard A. Harris, 48, who is from San Antonio, Texas, made the comment to The Anguillian after addressing the Rotary Club of Anguilla on July 8 at Roy’s Place, Crocus Bay.

For the first time the St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank utilised modern technology to communicate with the people of its eight-member territories simultaneously via special video conference equipment. The occasion was the presentation of the 2003/2004 Annual Report by the Governor, Sir K. Dwight Venner, on June 23.

Class Six P of the Road Primary School has been named as the winner of the 2004 Hello Tourist Project of the Year Award. The awards were announced at a cocktail reception in honour of all Class six students held on Wednesday, July 14th, 2004 at the Anguilla Great House Beach Resort.

Scotiabank Anguilla Limited has made three donations as part of its commitment to youth development on the island. One of them, presented on Wednesday, was US$500 to the Promoter of the Anguilla Tennis Academy Summer Camp for children, Mitchell Lake.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank and LIAT are joint sponsors of fifty hats for Cub Scouts in Anguilla who will be travelling to Grenada on Sunday July 18 to participate in Cuboree 2004. The ceremony for the presentation of the hats was held at the Caribbean Commercial Bank on Tuesday.

The Government and Health Authority of Anguilla would like to publicly thank Dr Marjorie Yee Sing for the two and a half years of service that she has provided to the people of Anguilla. During this time she has become endeared to certain segments of the population for the work she has done in the community and for this we are truly grateful.

The New Beginnings Crusade reached a high point on July 10 when 56 adults and children were baptized at the Forest Bay.

The Chief Minister’s Office, which has responsibility for Labour, initiated a Job Preparation Workshop for the 2004 graduates of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The workshop, held at the House of Chandeliers, was organised by a Committee of representatives from the Chief Minister’s Office, the Labour Department, Tourist Board, Department of Education and the Guidance and Counselling Department of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

The 2004 Sixth Form Graduates of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School have been told to dream big. The advice has come from Ms Merlyn Rogers, Marketing Research Officer with the Tourist Board, who delivered the feature address at the graduation ceremony at the Teachers’ Resource Centre on Tuesday.

The Washington-based Executive Director of the Anguilla Financial Services Association (AFSA), Odell McCants, says he is busy setting up a marketing plan for the private sector body as well as undertakingother duties which do not require a full-time presence on the island.

A new wing to Her Majesty’s Prison in Anguilla has been commissioned to reduce the overcrowding conditions experienced in the main facility for some time now. The eight cells will accommodate 16 people.

Lagan Holdings International, the contractor for the Wallblake Airport expansion project, is reporting significant progress with only about 5% of work behind the real programme. The small lag is partly due to the fact that while the contract officially commenced on May 1, the company did not receive possession of the site until May 6. Notwithstanding this, the speed at which the work is progressing is expected to close the gap in due course.

The Pony Baseball/Softball Leaque in Anguilla has been given a boost by a grant of US$2,000 from the Community Foundation.

The Anguilla Community Foundation, the Health Authority of Anguilla and the Anguilla Concerned Team have come together to provide joint funding for a reconditioned ambulance for the Princess Alexandra Hospital.

FirstCaribbean International Bank is looking for the unsung heroes across the Caribbean. The Bank today, launched a programme, in four of its 15 territories, which will honour those ordinary people who are selflessly and silently at work, building their communities.

Scotiabank Anguilla Limited is playing a major role in the expansion of Wallblake Airport, having provided a loan of fifteen million US dollars towards the project. The agreement, previously announced in April this year, was signed on July 2 by Minister of Finance Victor Banks and Managing Director of Scotiabank, Walter MacCalman.