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On Sunday April 24th 2011 the Ebenezer Methodist Sunday School held its 2nd Annual Easter Spelling Bee. The competition is intended to assist children in developing their spelling knowledge and fostering sportsmanship amongst the competitors.

the 41st anniversary of Earth Day was celebrated on April 22nd. According to Earth Day Facts, “April 22nd is set aside to honor Earth Day [each year]. But every day is Earth Day.” The intent of Earth Day is to bring awareness and appreciation towards the Earth’s natural environment. One hundred and seventy five countries across the world celebrate Earth Day.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Soroptimist Club was held on Tuesday April 26 when the presidency was handed over from Blondell Rodgiers to Olive Hodge. Outgoing President Blondell stressed the need to work together and the need for action from members. “We can only be successful if we work together,” she noted. “Soroptimism is all about professionalism, sharing ideas and achieving goals.”

"Patrick and Roger are two great fishermen who competed fiercely in the just completed Festival Del Mar 2011 Fishing Competition.

Caribbean Energy Control System, an energy management company, announced today that it will be selling the first intelligent home electricity management solution, having been named the Caribbean authorized dealer for the Powerhouse Dynamics' eMonitorTM .

Staff at FirstCaribbean Anguilla brought early Easter cheer to residents at two of the island's senior citizens' homes.

It is likely that this year’s Careers Fair, organised annually by teachers at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, in conjunction with various organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors, was the biggest such event so far.

Seventh-day Adventist from various parts of the Caribbean, involved in the Church’s Prison Ministry and Community Service Departments, ended a 5-day retreat in Anguilla on Monday this week. It also brought together administrative officials from the North Caribbean Conference, the newly-established Conference in Antigua and the Caribbean Union in Trinidad.

Anguilla Air Express, an airline operated by Anguillians Kirby Hodge and his wife, Rose, can take over the service of the American Eagle which this month withdrew from the island as part of its termination of flights to various other Caribbean destinations from the San Juan, Puerto Rico hub.

Director for the British Overseas Territories, Colin Roberts, said it was sad to see some of the things written on the blogs about the United Kingdom Government’s attitude towards Anguilla and about Governor Harrison.

Twelve students, who have completed the basic sciences programme at St. James School of Medicine in Anguilla, graduated from their initial training at a White Coat Ceremony held at CuisinArt Resort and Spa on Monday, April 18.
The international students completed four semesters or sixteen months of study in the basic sciences.

Acts of burglary, robbery and theft are continuing in various parts of Anguilla, according to the Police Report for the period April 13-20, although, in some cases, at a reduced level.

Some 200 students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School attended what was described as a World Affairs Mini Seminar at the Rodney MacArthur Rey Auditorium on Wednesday, April 20.

Hon. Evans McNiel Rogers, Leader of the Opposition and Elected Member for Valley North, has written to the Clerk to the House of Assembly requesting the Speaker to convene an urgent meeting of the House of Assembly to repeal the Interim Stabilization Levy Act recently passed in the House on March 24 2011.

1. Question: Did the British Government ask the Anguilla United Front (AUF) to put income taxes in place?

Saturday, April 16, marked Anguilla’s Second Extreme Bake Off Competition, hosted by the “Jesus Christ V.I.Ps of Anguilla,” whose President is Lisa Connor.

The aim of such an event was to promote and expose the baking talent of the competitors.

As part of the wider educational initiatives in Anguilla, a nursing training programme is being planned for the island and will be launched in the coming months.

Several top Anguillian Nurses have served the island with distinction over the years but retired unsung, with little expression of public gratitude for their services. Their names came up recently when Minister of Social Development, including Health, the Hon. Edison Baird, showered much praise on them. The occasion was the graduation of 21 Cadet Nurses from the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School. This is what the Minister said:

The Director of all of the British Overseas Territories, Colin Roberts, said it was very fortunate, and a good thing, for him to be back in Anguilla, a very high-end tourism destination, on official business.

I have long maintained that one of the most significant events in the forward movement of the Anguillian people during the twentieth century was the establishment of the Social Security System, in 1981/82, by former Chief Minister Ronald Webster. The System which laid the foundation for the financial security of Anguillian people has become one of the island’s most viable, stable and reliable financial institutions – a development showpiece.