Local News

Digicel Anguilla on Tuesday May 24 donated US$2,000.00 to the All Hazard Risk Reduction and Safety Fair, due to take place here on Friday May 27.

A fashion show of the art and craft creations of primary schools in Anguilla was staged at the Orealia Kelly Primary School’s Auditorium on Wednesday, May 18. The hostess for the evening was Countess Lisa Rey.

Rose Marie Spatafore, owner of E-Z Travel Meeting/Event Planning LLC in Ansonia, Connecticut, one of a group of travel agents to have visited Anguilla several days ago, has related what she described as a human interest story while on the island.

As part of the information process The Anguillian conducted several interviews with a number of leading persons. The interviews included the Stabilisation Levy and other matters in connection with finance and the economy. Here is the first with Mr. Clement Ruan, a Financial Services Specialist.

An exhibition, in observance of Local History Month, focused on the Arawaks, the early inhabitants of Anguilla. It ended late this week at both campuses of the comprehensive school.

Early in May, the AXA ITF TaeKwon-Do Association headed by Chief Instructor Gregory Permuy 4th Dan (4th Degree Black Belt) hosted the 3rd GATO TaeKown-Do Workshop at its facility in The Valley. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Gato 6th Dan from Puerto Rico.

CITRUS Group, at East End, is partnering with the Environmental Health Unit in a clean-up programme in the district. A town hall meeting in that regard was held on May 22on the grounds of the Old East End School.

Students from all six Government Primary Schools in Anguilla benefited from a workshop on Friday, May 20, which covered various issues of life: religious, education, social and health.

The Third Annual Caribbean Cable Communications Inter-primary Anguilla Day Quiz took place at the Orealia Kelly Primary School Auditorium on Thursday, May 19.

Shellya Rogers, the reigning Miss Anguilla 2010-2011, added another win to her list of accomplishments when she placed First Runner-up in the Miss Caribbean World Pageant in the British Virgin Islands on Saturday, May 21. She captured the title of Miss Intellect, scoring 90 points.

This year Camp Be Aware is gearing up for the 13th edition of its annual two-week summer environmental programme to be held from July 11-22nd 2011. A total of 48 grade 4 and 5 students, six from each of the island’s primary schools, will be invited to take part in Anguilla’s most popular summer camp.

As part of its Employee Health and Wellness Programme, Cap Juluca again partnered with the Anguilla Diabetes Association and the Health Authority of Anguilla for another of its Employee Health Fairs.

At the Pageant on Saturday evening six teenagers competed for the title of Miss Caribbean Talented Teen. Sixteen year old Sylvana Charles from the British Virgin Islands was the clear winner, also winning the Miss Congeniality prize and Best Promotional Speech. She is graduating from high school this year and wants to pursue a masters degree in performing arts. She said that she loves singing, dancing, theatre and reading.

Improving access to Anguilla through St. Maarten, with Juliana International Airport as the hub, with a section to facilitate Anguilla-bound travellers and other immigration issues, was among some of the matters discussed here between Government and tourism officials from both territories.

General Manager and Managing Director of Malliouhana Hotel and Spa, Nigel Roydon, announced in a press release on Monday, May 16, that the property would be closing for the summer for refurbishments and renovations on Sunday, May 22. Reopening of the resort is scheduled for the thanksgiving period in November.

The Anguilla Government’s Literacy Project, being undertaken through the Ministry of Education, got a further boost on Monday this week when the National Bank of Anguilla contributed EC$15,000 towards local training initiatives.

Twelve criminal activities were reported in Anguilla during the period May 11-18. Three of the cases were burglaries at Corito, Old Ta and Island Harbour. The stolen property included a gas cylinder and goats.

“It is a great moment for the Anguilla Tennis Academy,” said President Mitchelle Lake, as he told local reporters on Tuesday this week that the ATA had entered a sponsorship agreement with Wilson Sporting Goods Company in the United States. The partnership followed discussions between Mr. Lake and Ricardo Gonzalez Vazquez, Regional Marketing Manager for Wilson in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Parliamentary Secretary Hon. Haydn Hughes and Trade and Investment Officer in the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Perin Bradley, recently returned from the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference conducted by the CTO in Montego Bay Jamaica, from May 10th to 12th.

Family, friends and well-wishers crowded St. Andrew’s Anglican Church Island Harbour, on Sunday, May 15, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mrs. Bernice V. Lake, a well-known resident at White Hill.