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The Anguilla Amateur Athletic Association was presented with two donations from the National Bank of Anguilla and Social Security. The presentations were made on Wednesday, May 2, to President of the athletic body, Kenn Banks, and young sprinter, Jonicia Richardson, but the cheque she received also goes to the Association.

Shimei Tabernacle of Seventh-day Adventists at Long Bay was the venue of a very large funeral on Sunday, April 29, at which persons from throughout Anguilla and various places outside the island paid their last respects to Beryl St. Clare Hodge-Fleming.

An Anguillian family is benefiting from the Heal a child Programme, run by the International Hospital for Children in Richmond, Virginia.

On April 18, a group of delegates representing Anguilla and the Anguilla Tennis Academy left for Nashville, Tennessee, to play in the Music City Tennis Invitational. The tournament was held on April 20-21 at the Vanderbilt University Tennis Complex that consists of six pristine indoor courts and nine top quality outdoor courts. The MCTI is a charity tennis tournament in which all the proceeds went to the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. This was the 34th time the tournament has taken place and consequently the second time that delegates from the Anguilla Tennis Academy have gone. This year, ATA Director Jason Allen decided to take the four top junior females in the ATA’s programs. Katie Hawkins, Olivia Geyer, Yasminn Ebner and Teresa Brooks were chosen, and they represented Anguilla well.

In one of the most absorbing human interest stories in Anguilla in recent times, Aubrey A. Gumbs and his wife, Gladys, sold their comfortable and spacious residence in The Valley to serve as a home for the elderly including themselves.

Heads of Department and Middle Managers serving with the Health Authority of Anguilla have benefited from a training course aimed at making them more efficient on the job.

Unlike some of the other islands, where there are Labour Parties and active labour unions, which hold parades and other related activities, Anguilla held its usual annual fun day at the Ronald Webster Park on Tuesday, May 1, for public and private sector workers.

The Annual General Meeting of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association (AHTA) was held at Frangipani Beach Resort on April 26. It was attended by a good cross section of the 148 members and special invited guests Terry Alloway, Head of the Governor’s Office and Superintendent Proctor from the Royal Anguilla Police Force.

St Regis Temenos Villas recently completed a service culture training program designed to develop the customer service skills of the staff. The training focused on the value of the associate to a corporation and the responsibility of the associate to deliver exceptional customer service.

A new chapter was written in the history of the calypso art form in Anguilla when a number of calypsonians met on Thursday 26th April to formally establish the Anguilla Calypsonians Association.

Girlguiding Branch Associations Adviser, Mary Livesey, has been in Anguilla as part of a tour of the Caribbean Overseas Territories to see how the various Girl Guide groupings are functioning and what assistance her office in London could be to them.

In order that the improved Health Services of Anguilla can continue to function at the level at which they have been taken, there will be a need for all of the care providers to work towards sustainability.

The Anguilla Sailing Association has been given a boost in its efforts to promote the annual yacht regatta which is aimed at attracting more tourists to the island during the lean months of the year.

The Anguilla Police Force says it is investigating several reports alleging that counterfeit US one hundred dollar notes are in circulation on the island.

Police in Anguilla, anxious to solve a number of crimes, including the shooting death of Elaine Phillips and various robberies, are offering cash rewards totalling EC$75,000 for information on which the perpetrators can be arrested and convicted.

Persons travelling to and from Anguilla are being offered cheaper flights aboard Spirit Airlines, a United States carrier, which made its inaugural flight into neighbouring St. Maarten on Friday, April 20.

There is a growing interest in farming in Anguilla and other industrial activities as has been seen late last week at the annual exhibition.

The Mothers’ Union of St. Augustine’s Church, at East End, the congregation, the rest of the Anglican community on the island as well as the business sector, all came together to honour Eric Ambrose Harrigan for his untiring 34 years of service.

The Optimist Club of Anguilla has won the platinum sponsorship of Cable and Wireless for the third consecutive year with regard to its Annual Triathalon. It is the 9th year since the club has been holding the popular event.

After a six-week V-Power fuel campaign, Margon Wind, a resident at West End, is the winner of a brand new Suzuki Grand Vitara jeep showcased in Anguilla at the Shell/Oil fuel station, whose proprietor is Albert Lake.