Local News

Joshlin Williams of Stoney Ground is $10,000 richer thanks to Digicel her mobile provider. On Saturday, March 15th, Ms. Williams received the phone call that would change her life.

Forty-six-year-old Samuel (Sam) Webster, of Island Harbour, is alive today because of his faith in God, his will to survive and his ingenuity to protect himself in the merciless deep 35 miles east of Anguilla. He was thrown from his boat, Try Hard, when his hand mistakenly put the engines at full throttle on Friday afternoon, March 14.

The Anguilla Circuit of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court said farewell on Monday this week to Sir Brian Alleyne who has served for three years as Acting Chief Justice in the nine jurisdictions of the sub-region.

Members of the media were invited to a presentation made by various staff members of Flag Luxury Properties Anguilla and Temenos Anguilla. As it is well known, the Road Primary School has been adopted by Temenos as they have done much work in making improvements to the school.

At the weekly Wednesday press briefing, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Illidge Richardson, said he and other personnel had reason to be proud of the role they played in the search for Sam Webster, the Island Harbour fisherman, who was lost at sea last weekend.

Plans are underway for Anguilla to be represented at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) from 22nd – 31st August, 2008. This tenth edition of the regional mega festival will be returning to its place of birth, Guyana. The festival which was first held in 1972 aspires to be “a world-renowned hallmark festival of Caribbean cultural and artistic excellence that generates economic benefits, unites the region and excites all the peoples”.

The National Bank of Anguilla, the island’s leading financial institution, has donated US$25,000 to Moonsplash, an annual festival of music and cultural activities by Bankie Banx Enterprises Ltd.

White centre line markings are currently being solidly painted on the Stoney Ground/Little Dix section of the main road which loops around the eastern end of the island and down to Sandy Hill, The Farrington and The Quarter.

As Anguilla and Island Harbor denizens prepare for Festival Del Mar it might be noteworthy that Fisherman Patrick Webster is again demonstrating that there are fish to be caught. Leading up to the tournament, he is having good luck especially sense the seas are calm and the sky clear.

Geothermal energy has been proposed throughout the past decades in the Caribbean as this area of the world is known as a hot bed of volcanic activity. Yet, because of intense scrutiny, false promises and a lack of impetus, the geothermal projects have never come to fruition.

As part of their faith and the observance of the Easter Season the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Methodist Churches, which are members of the Anguilla Christian Council, staged their annual Palm Sunday procession on March 16.

The Rotary Club of Anguilla in association with the Interact Club of Anguilla, sponsored a one day seminar at the Teachers’ Resource Center on Tuesday March 18, 2008, 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m..

Children mature at different rates and as a parent it is always interesting to see how your baby grows and what path he or she follows. No less with a new Association.

A campaign involving the Royal Anguilla Police Force, the Governor’s Office and Government Departments in the United Kingdom is now in place aimed at addressing the increasing problem of dangerous driving and the need to ensure safety on the island’s roads.

At a meeting between Ministers, public officers and ferry boat owners and operators on Thursday March 6th, the ferry boat operators have agreed to new fares for the service between Anguilla and French St. Martin. Effective Monday 17, 2008 fares are as follows:

Persons 6 years and over: US$15.00
Persons 2 to 5 years: US$10.00
Persons Under 2 years: free

Island Harbour Bay, now virtually quiet, except for the gentle waves caressing the many fishing boats at anchor and crashing against the shoreline, will buzz with activity on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23. That is when Festival Del Mar (Festival of the Sea) will be held there attracting large crowds from across the island.

Police in Anguilla are looking for a missing motorist whose car was involved in a road accident on the Stoney Ground main road, in the early hours of February 23, which resulted in the death of village resident Nell Rogers.

Director of Medical Services in Anguilla, Dr. Kennedy Simmonds, has revealed plans for the delivery of more local care at the Princess Alexandra Hospital for diabetic patients requiring insulin.

The two longstanding hospital ambulances which sometimes do not start or break down during emergences, are to be replaced by a new, costly and vastly-improved vehicle notwithstanding that it is a 2007 model.

Ed Young, popular Christian Television personality, will speak at Campus B of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School on March 18.