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The first of a series of Ani Art Academies in the world, being funded by a foundation set up by United States national, Tim Reynolds, is well underway in Anguilla and arrangements are in hand to recruit a number ofAnguillian students free of cost. The building is located in the Little Bay area, a stone’s throw from two luxurious Ani Villas owned by Mr. Reynolds.

LIME is pleased to announce the winner of its latest texting promotion which was held during the last two weeks of May in celebration of Anguilla Day 2011. Ms Santa-Rosa Gumbs is now the proud owner of a BlackBerry Torch! Incredibly, just two months ago, Ms Gumbs also won the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab, an extremely sophisticated and multipurpose touch screen ‘tablet’ which runs an Android operating system.

On June 13th 2011, AXA ITF TaeKwon-Do held Promotion Exams where Avon Carty was successfully promoted as the Club’s newest black belt. Also successfully promoted were Matilda Harrison for her Yellow Stripe, and four Red Belts who are now Black Belt Candidates: Eva McClean, Jamal Gumbs, Alessandro Piazzi and Tobie Bloom. Two First Degree Black Belts, Johnny Piazzi and Marco Piazzi, also passed their first of three stage tests toward their up-coming Second Degree Exam.

His Excellency the Governor and Mrs. Alistair Harrison welcomed a large number of invited guests to Government House at a cocktail reception on Thursday evening, June 9, to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth ll.

Governor Alistair Harrison announced on Friday, June 10, that Detective Inspector Andrew (Andy) Arsenault had been awarded the honour of Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours List of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. The award was in recognition of his services in the fight against corruption and financial crime in Anguilla.

On July 2nd, from 10 am until 3 pm, the Anguilla Youth Sailing Club (AYSC) will be holding a free family fun day, at the sailing school in Sandy Ground, to launch its summer camp program and showcase the many exciting activities that will be offered. There will be a bouncy castle, tubing rides, face painting and free hot dogs. Instructors will also be on hand to help parents and children try out a variety of sailboats or take them out on an introductory cruise around the bay.

After remaining closed, and the object of speculation by more than 70 investors, for several years, the Golf Course Project, owned by Flag Luxury Properties (Anguilla) LLC, was sold by public auction on Tuesday this week, June 7, for US$15 million. The event took place in the Golf Club House.

The newly-appointed Attorney General in Anguilla, James Wood, 45, told reporters he was extremely pleased and honoured to have been selected for the post which takes effect on July 11. He was speaking to reporters on Friday, June 3, shortly after Governor Alistair Harrison announced his appointment at a press conference.

Police in Anguilla said on Wednesday this week, June 7, that up to that date they had no leads with respect to an incident involving a shooter or shooters. The person or persons discharged a firearm during the launching ceremony of the 2011 carnival activities on the Valley Street opposite English Rose Restaurant on Friday, June 3.

The All Hazards Risk Reduction and Safety Fair 2011, held on May 27, on the Agricultural Department’s grounds, came four days before the official start of the hurricane season on June 1. It demonstrated that Anguilla was experiencing increased awareness of the risks associated with other hazards, according to Deputy Governor, Stanley Reid, whose responsibilities include disaster preparedness.

APANY awards the Diaspora Award to ATB's Director of North America, Mrs. Marie Walker, for her outstanding and dedicated service rendered to the Anguilla Tourist Board,

There is a new attractive addition to the Sandy Ground Cemetery and many people have been admiring the Memorial Wall that has been built in the north east corner of the Cemetery. It has been described as a living sculpture with a most beautiful organic form.

One of the domestic areas covered by the recent Risk Reduction and Safety Fair, held in Anguilla for the third year, was cooking gas used predominantly throughout the island. Adults and children, who visited the SOL gas stall, were surprised to learn that the fuel supply provided in a cylinder, or ‘gas tank’, was in fact in liquid form.

Anguilla is moving ahead with the introduction of Caribbean Vocational Qualifications (CVQ) at Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School. The Ministry of Social Development – Education began the process when it signed anAgreement with the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in September 2010.

The Wellness Centre - Dominion Faith Centre, June 5th, 2011 - The Wellness Centre in The Farrington has graduated its first cohort of para-counsellors.

Schools in Anguilla, at the request of the School Health Office, led their children in performing various exercises in celebration of Caribbean Nutrition Day. The event was celebrated on Wednesday, June 1, under the theme Healthy Eating and Active Living – Do A Variety of Physical Activities Today and Everyday.

Anguillian young woman, Melissa Meade, is the newly-appointed Director of Disaster Management in Anguilla. She assumed her appointment on May 2, in succession to Elizabeth Klute whose five-year contract to head and develop the Department has expired.

Former Director of Disaster Management in Anguilla, for the past five years, Elizabeth Klute, said her tenure of office was a wonderful experience. “It is always exciting to come in and develop a new programme and department and help spread the expertise of emergency management,” she told The Anguillian. “I love Anguilla and for me, to have become a part of the community, it was an honour to serve the people of Anguilla.”

Anguilla recorded the passing of its eldest citizen on the island on May 23 and her interment at Sandy Hill Cemetery on June 5, 2011, following the celebration of her life and thanksgiving service at the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Anguillians turned out in large numbers at the Ronald Webster Park on Anguilla Day, Monday, May 30, 2011, in celebration of their 1967 Revolution in which they wrested control of their island’s affairs from the Central Government of the late Premier Robert Bradshaw.