Local News

Women in Anguilla have joined their colleagues in the Caribbean and Latin America in a sixteen-day campaign to increase awareness of domestic violence through a series of activities. The campaign runs from November 25, International Day of Violence against Women, until December 10, Human Rights Day.

One of the persons who attracted a great deal of attention during Anguilla’s Race Against AIDS on Sunday, November 26, organised by the Optimist Cub, was Marcel Fahie, an avid and regular runner in the annual half marathon from the Valley to Long Bay Village and back.

Hundreds of people from all walks of life joined in mourning and expressing solidarity with members of the Royal Anguilla Police Service as the officers laid to rest their colleague, the late Sergeant Eric Saunders, on Saturday, November 25, with full military honours.

This year, the Annual Tourism Gala, an integral part of Tourism Week, and described as “a glittering event in the island’s social calendar,” will be held at Zurra, Bob and Melinda’s new restaurant, at the Temenos St. Regis Golf Clubhouse, a showpiece of Anguilla’s 18-hole championship golf course. The National Bank of Anguilla, which has contributed US$5,000 towards sponsorship of the event, is the first ever headline sponsor of this function which will be held on Friday, December 1, commencing at 7 pm.

Nationals from Anguilla and other Overseas Territories studying in England will no longer be required to pay the international student fee at higher educational institutions there.

There has been an outpouring of sympathy and concern at the news that Desmond Richardson, popularly known as “Shine”, has lost his right leg after having been shot by an intruder at the West End gas station.

The first Mock Criminal Trial, hosted by the Organizational Committee for the 40th Anniversary of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court was held at the House of Assembly on Friday, 17th November, 2006. The event was such a success that organizers anticipate that it could become an annual event.

The recently-installed x-ray machine at the improved Ferry Terminal at Blowing Point Port helped Customs Officers there to detect a quantity of cannabis as one passenger arrived from St. Martin on Sunday, November 19.

More houses in close proximity to Wallblake Airport are being demolished in accordance with the agreements reached between Government and property owners.

The following is a press statement from the Anguilla National Tourism Investment Limited.

Press reports and rumours have been circulating in Anguilla since November 15th, suggesting that Cap Juluca has been sold to the Gencom Group, a hotel and vacation residential real estate development company based in Florida, USA. This has created much speculation and heightened the uncertainty and confusion at this time surrounding the future of the Resort.

Last week, Mrs. Sylvene Petty, Manager of Covecastles, signed a contract with the Anguilla Tennis Academy allowing the ATA to assume control of all tennis operations at the upscale resort. President, Mitchelle Lake, and Director, Jason Allen, of the ATA were present to sign the contract making the partnership official. Covecastles is a unique vacation destination as its architecture was designed by world famous Myron Goldfinger.

The Honourable Osbourne Fleming, Chief Minister, is leading a delegation to the 8th Overseas Territories Consultative Council (OTCC) accompanied by the Hon. Victor Banks, Minister of Finance.

Members of staff of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School celebrated the long period of service and attainment of retirement of two of their colleagues, Principal Darwin Hazell and Senior Teacher-Pastoral, Joycelyn Richardson.

The pictured 35 pound Wahoo caught by Patrick Webster on the 300 foot drop at Sombrero signals another season of bragging rights at Island Harbour and Anguilla at large.

Stewart Title Eastern Caribbean has celebrated its first anniversary in Anguilla with a cocktail reception at CuisinArt Resort & Spa, short addresses by key personnel and a display of information relating to its activities.

Arrangements are being made to have part of a novel entitled West of the Equator filmed in Anguilla in due course.

A number of young people, representing various divisions of the Pathfinder Club, were invested at the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church on November 18.

Senior personnel with the Anguilla Health Authority have been looking at various matters relating to a wide-range of employee relationship issues which usually crop up at the job place and how to deal effectively with them.

Cable and Wireless has officially launched its Christmas promotion with a quantity of colourful brochures and posters offering handsome cash prizes, great deals on mobile phones, free calls, rentals, weekend rates and other special offers.

Digicel Anguilla’s Talk for a Year Promotion made one lucky Digicel subscriber very happy.