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The owners of Twin Palms Villas, located at Meads Bay, have donated a wheel chair to the Ferry Terminal at Blowing Point, thus filling a need for such a facility there.

The Department of Youth and Culture and the Department of Education have initiated a partnership to expand the existing Workshop Initiative for Support in Education (WISE) Programme. The new initiative coined WISE PLUS, targets young people at risk.
The WISE Programme was developed and is administered by the Department of Education through the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

Sunsets on the azure water with a clear sky are daily attractions for visitors in Anguilla and many look for the ‘green flash’ that occurs just before the sun vanishes below the horizon.

Among the large number of members of the legal fraternity, government officials and other invited persons at the Thanksgiving Service in Anguilla for the 40th Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean States Supreme Court, was Dame Bernice Lake, Q.C.

Anyone who was acquainted with the Barnes Bay and Meads Bay site before the commencement of construction work there by the KOR Group, developers of the Viceroy Resort and Residences, would now be astonished by the upscale transformation taking place there.

Last weekend the Anguilla Beautification Club (ABC) held its 8th Flower and Garden Show. It was a great success with many beautiful flowers and plants and lots of people visiting on Saturday and Sunday.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Development and Youth Affairs, Rodney Rey, has praised the organisers of the Youth Empowerment Solutions (YES) Conference which was held in Anguilla last week.

Scotiabank, proud sponsors of the history-making Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean this year, gave prizes to the finalists who took part in a poetry competition held last year. “We have to involve our kids at this wonderful time in the Caribbean and hope it makes a lasting impression on them” said Valdez Johnson, CWC Champion for Anguilla and Kiddy Cricket Coordinator. Second Kallis Franklin and third place Taryn Connor, of the Road Primary School, received backpacks and first place Chris Cox of the Morris Vanterpool Primary received a backpack and Ipod. (Packs are filled with Scotiabank CWC branded merchandise hats, fans, seat cushions, water bottles etc.)

I can honestly say that I was terrified when I first went to Little Bay!

Last year a visiting friend and I investigated the bay for the first time. We had trouble finding the rope to help guide us down the steep path to the waiting golden sand. A very nimble gentleman we met at the top of the cliff showed us and even took our bags down to the beach for us. He made the descent look very easy but we realized why he helped us when we tried to follow him down.

The renowned Marriott Group of luxury hotel properties is anxious to have a resort in Anguilla, Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming was told on Tuesday, February 20.

Ministers of Government and other officials, residents from West End, two lawyers and a representative of Viceroy met on Monday, February 19, to discuss several problems arising from the construction work at Barns Bay. The matters included complaints about the dust nuisance experienced by a number of persons, public access difficulties and claims of encroachment on private lands.

Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming says Government will have to re-examine the salaries of civil servants to halt the brain drain to the private sector which is offering them more attractive levels of pay.

Parliamentary Secretary and Elected Member for the West End/Long Bay district, Albert Hughes, wants to see a stop to Government’s paying of exorbitant costs in rent for buildings and construction equipment, saying it must have its own.
Mr. Hughes told the House of House that he had risen to his feet to support a Government motion to borrow ten million dollars for an overdraft facility, but he was “seriously concerned” over the need to reduce expenses in various areas.

Longstanding Customer of FirstCaribbean International Bank, Gwenneth Johnson, of Anguilla, walked in the institution telling herself she must win the Valentine dinner-for-two prize at Tasty’s Restaurant.

As part of its ongoing 30th Anniversary celebrations, the Caribbean Commercial Bank (CCB) announces its first ever Gospel Extravaganza featuring the Jumelles also known as the Johnson Sisters.

Cable and Wireless has officially announced that it is a major sponsor for the ICC Cricket World Cup which will begin with the opening ceremony in Jamaica on March 11 and the start of matches on March 13.

Legislation has now been passed in the Anguilla House of Assembly for the establishment of a modern fire and rescue service for the island.
“The Government of Anguilla wants to develop a comprehensive fire service to meet the needs of the people,” according to Minister of Infrastructure and Public Utilities, Kenneth Harrigan, speaking in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, February 13.

The United Front Government in Anguilla, comprising the Chief Minister, the other Ministers, the Parliamentary Secretary, Advisers and Special Assistants, observed their second anniversary in office on Saturday and Sunday, February 17 and 18, following the 2005 general elections. They attended services at the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Ebenezer Methodist Church in The Valley respectively.

Having worshipped at the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church the day before, the Chief Minister, other Ministers and officials of Government, attended the Sunday morning service at Ebenezer Methodist Chapel on Sunday, February 18.

The regular service was conducted by Superintendent Minister of the Anguilla Circuit, the Reverend Dr. H. Clifton Niles.

People in Anguilla are still in shock over the shooting to death of 53-year-old Elaine Phillips by one of two masked and gun-carrying assailants who attempted to rob Hideaway Grocery and Hardware Department just before 9.00 pm on February 15.