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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.

A big five-day conference dubbed “Youth Empowerment Solutions” YES, opened in Anguilla on Tuesday this week, with facilitators from ManFocus, a faith-based organisation in Philadelphia, leading the sessions.

Mrs. Cherrille Franklin has been recruited as the Director of Nursing Services with effect from February 19th, 2007. Mrs. Franklin is a national of Anguilla who has had extensive experience in the field of nursing. She obtained her Associates in Nursing Degree from the College of Virgin Islands, St. Thomas in 1970 where she was awarded Nursing Student of the Year. She later obtained her Baccalaureate in Health Care Administration from St. Josephs College, Maine, USA in 2000.

Chief Executive Officer of the Health Authority of Anguilla, Mr. Dexter James has advised that the Health Authority has recruited a psychiatrist to provide oversight and management of psychiatric services in Anguilla. Dr. Albertine Mathurin Jurgensen an Antiguan will provide in-patient and community services on-site for at least two (2) days every two (2) weeks.

The Government of Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming faced a barrage of thorny issues put forward by residents of West End and Long Bay at the first of a series of town hall meetings organised to hear and address matters of concern to the people of Anguilla.

Currently, as part of the Dutch Netherlands Kingdom, St. Maarten has a shared functioning social security system in place; but when the island becomes a territory by itself, it may need to have a system to call its own. It is with this in view that the Leader of Government there, Sarah Westcott Williams, on behalf of the Cabinet invited Anguilla’s Director of Social Security, Timothy Hodge, to deliver a presentation to the St. Maarten Government.

At a 25th Anniversary press conference held by NAGICO (National General Insurance Corporation) at Fair Play Management Services in Anguilla on Tuesday this week, insured customer, Stanley Mussington, gave a wide-ranging ‘thank you’ for all the assistance, care and support he had received following a devastating accident last year.

The Anguilla Government has announced that with effect from this month (February), it will be sharing decisions taken by Executive Council with the people of the island.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank has provided corporate financial sponsorship for the Anguilla National Trust to assist the organisation in funding some of its conservation activities. In turn, the Trust has awarded CCB by presenting the bank with a plaque and a useful link to its website. CCB will also be honoured at the next Annual General Meeting of the Trust.